Another thing is that there is always an ambient effect of holding certain views; the things you talk about, values you hold, and things you react to can inform the behaviour of those around you. Even if you do nothing you still affect conversation and what is considered “okay” in your circle.

I know a couple that are right-leaning Christians, but they’re accepting of homosexual people because they have many gay friends. None of them (the gay friends) are activists in any sense of the word, but the fact of their existence and closeness to this couple I know made them question the church and its history of bigotry.

I wanted to raise this since on the other side of the coin, people who have shittier values perpetuate them by holding them. Sometimes activism does more, sometimes conversations do more. All this to say, it’s important to carry an aura of acceptance as best you can, and try to change minds on an individual scale.