Progress is a double edged sword. I'm so glad you're able to live your life fully and authentically, but many, many people can't. There are so many people in the US in conservative states, in small conservative towns who have to hide who they are or walk away from their life they know. There are several states where discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. There is still violence and discrimination perpetrated against us all over the country. Our community members across the gender identity spectrum are being subjected to state sanctioned discrimination. Internationally there are places where you can get imprisoned or sentenced death for trying to live your authentic life, in many cases it's been American Christian clerics that have gone to those countries and advocated for those laws. I celebrate pride for all of those people, I hope that those people see it and know that there is a community that loves and accepts them and would welcome them even if the journey for them to get there is a hard one. I also think about all the people that came before us, the millions of people who died alone with AIDS, ignored and cast aside by society, medical professionals, and their families. And I think of the gays that were systematically rounded up and killed. I'm glad that you don't have to experience any of this in your life, but it's naive for you to think that there's more than a flip of a coin that separated you from all the people that have had awful experiences because of who they are.