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Part of the reason is what the consequences are.
Being perceived as gay in public? You get beat. Want to marry your partner? Too bad. Want to be able to advocate for your partner when they’re in the hospital? You’re now trespassing cause your not family. Happen to be watching nieces/nephews? Congrats , you’re now a pedo. The list of atrocities goes on.
This has gotten better over the years due to the protests and pride events
Chronic illnesses are generally met with sympathy. I’ve yet to hear of anyone being beat for their illness except for certain cases of tuberculosis and aids.
Not to say this group should be ignored. It just gets lost relative to everything else. Everyone deserves healthcare and it ends up being drowned out by that I think.
No one will mention it as a reason for violence, but it happens all the time. When people perceive you as different, you will get treated differently. You'll likely experience violence, perhaps in more "subtle" ways, such as getting bullied. It's not seen as discrimination, since people will see you as an outsider and not as a person who behaves differently due to a chronic disease