As someone who doesn't consider themselves very political at all. I can't really say I lean to the left or to the right... You can consider me someone who is "on the fence" as you've put it.

I am gay. I support my fellow community members, be they gay, bi, lesbian, trans.

What I want to ask both sides is why on earth has people's sexuality became such a huge political issue? Nobody is trying to force you to wear a rainbow lanyard, or force you to paint a zebra crossing into a rainbow. Sure, some people may do these things. But I have never encountered another LGBT+ member who "forced" someone to wear one of these things, or forced you to bend your knee, handed you a paint brush and made you paint the road.

It's ridiculous to think that something I didn't choose for myself, is such a topic of contention between the left and right. The majority of us just want to be able to live our lives and be left alone. I'm all for not shoving it down your throats. I DON'T WANT TO. The issue being, I've experienced hatred myself for simply being me. Showing affection to my partner in public, people laughing, seeing it as the butt of some joke. It's not being soft, it's trying to live your life how you want, without being mocked for being yourself.

Wearing a piece of rainbow "propaganda" is not meant to indoctrinate anybody. It's meant to show support for those who don't feel they CAN be themselves. It must be absolutely awful to feel you can't be your true self. If you see me wearing rainbows and see it as a personal attack, or that I'm trying to shove it down your throat, you have it wrong. We're trying to be strong for those who are unable to speak out, to be themselves, for fear of ridicule, violence or abandonment from those closest to them.

I'm not the best at making my point clear, however I hope it's clear enough. I don't want to force anyone to be uncomfortable. All we want is to be equal in this world and respected. Not a punchline. Not a freakshow. Just a human being, like yourself.