LGBTQ+

cue the eye-rolling but what was it 21 years ago you could beat and kill lgbt and use the defense(gay panic)that them seeing a lgbt person drove them to such rage they couldn't/wouldn't be held accountable in a court of law.(Matthew Shepherd🙏was the first time it didn't work) along with don't ask don't tell. 1976 was the year the AMA removed that the mental illness that lgbt people suffered from causes them to be sexual deviates. for decades 5% of the pop identified as lgbt. when Obama included lgbt people in the hate crimes act the numbers soon shot up to 25% of the population. the 80s and 90s the thinking was if you could safely be out be out bc they couldn't kill all us without suffering a backlash and they'll just have to get use to lgbt folks. you want to push back on hetronormativty tell your grandmother pretty boys grandma I'm bi and then she knows she let's the family know and your life improves bc not being able to be seen as your trueself is damaging to your mental health and confidence AND they have skin in the game you and your safety and they'll be more likely to shut down homophobia and we all benefit from this but it's not going to work if 87% lgbt remain closeted. Just a thought