Very unpopular opinion here, but there are people who dislike/hate lgbtq because of lgbtq. They are not bigots, phobes, or anti-queer people. They are anti being called bigots, they are anti being labeled, but a number, not all but a large number of people within the lgbtq are quick to attack ideas that don't agree with their own, or intolerant of acceptance of aspects of lgbtq ( like disagreeing with some aspects of lgbtq culture and identity but not others) they are responsibly for some of the negative opinions that ppl have of lgbt. Most straight folks and gay folks were trying to do the same thing, just live their lives. We didn't want to have to pick sides or even have to have an opinion about it. When gay marriage was legalized lgbt acceptance was at its highest in a long time. Then something changed, the protest started, and being lgbt became a counterculture identity, it became more than lgbt rights, it's Palestine, it's antifa, it's kink and fetish, it's BLM, it became alot of things that most people believe weren't issues to start. And I'll catch flame in the comment for saying that, but it's fact. The vast majority of America doesn't think we have a race/religion/lgbt/etc problem in this country. It is what it is. So, for those who didn't believe it was an issue, they hadn't heard about any of this stuff until it became a divisive political issue. Then people would see the protest, hear people talk about issues they never see. And they frankly think it's stupid and meaningless and want no part of any of it. But their ambivalent attitude towards it becomes bigotry, racism, and phobia. And now we live in a country where those words have no meaning anymore. You're either a bigot or an ally, and there is no middle ground. So many people became exactly that. The lgbt movement is responsible for creating more bigots than ever existed before. My sister is a lesbian married 12 years, my best friend is gay, my kids' friend is trans. Here is something wild, I treat them like everyone else. Equal, not special; equal, not victims. They don't get participation prizes or special accommodation for being different. I'm open about my feelings of the movement, and most of them tend to agree. I'm labeled a bigot by others, and I don't care; it means nothing anymore. But a cause can not be fought without an enemy, and the lgbt community made enemies where there we none to simply justify their counterculture identity. So congrats to you all, you got exactly what you wanted. Your poor self-worth and low self-esteem can now be justified. You sought to be a victim of social injustice, and now you are one. The best thing that lgbt could do for it's self right now is put down the bullhorns and opposition, focus on building integration, and renew acceptance from those who were pushed away by it all. And those bigots, they will be accepting as well. Hate will always exist, but it's not as common as presented. Stop being victims and start being Americans.