Does everyone secretly despise LGBTs although many openly claim to accept and love it, including LGBT members and allies? Are there really people who see LGBT as of equal worth as heterosexuals?

I'm pretty sure there are! I'm straight and never once in my life had this crossed my mind, till you asked. :P I don't consider myself better or superior to the LGBT community. In fact they're pretty awesome! Of course there are few people that are secretly homophobic but show the opposite, but there are even more people that don't despise a person just because of their sexuality. :)

A lot of people do not see it as a part of their actual daily life, despite being aware of the LGBT communicty existing. That can make it really difficult between "knowing" they are equal, but feeling very uncertain and a little uneasy being around them, because it's a new und "weird" experience. It doesn't help that the way we are taught about and see in TV about sexuality and relationships is usually geared towards heterosexual dimension. That does not mean everyone secretly despises LGBT, although it can seem that way at first glance meeting people. There are many people who, after they get comfortable with different sexual orientations or similar, accept them as much as anyone else. And there are also many people who love them as much as anyone else.

No, there are many people who truly respect LGBTs, and see them as equal to heterosexuals. Our world is changing, and is becoming more tolerant as time goes by.

While I am a straight person myself, I find everyone, despite their gender, sexuality, or race to be equal. I don't understand why there are people out there who believe that because there are those who are willing to show who they truly are that they deserve to be treated with less respect. I see everyone as an equal, which can be hard at times for other people to comprehend because it goes both ways, but I believe that everyone deserves to be treated with kindness and respect to matter what. So, to answer the question, yes, there are really people who see LGBT as equals with heterosexuals. I mean, we are all human beings, why don't we all deserve to be treated like one?

I personally do not know why anyone would consider LGBT folks as being of a different worth than heterosexuals, or what they would base that on. It's simply about who you love, and how can that be wrong or of less worth? I do not think everyone secretly despises LGBT folks. In fact, in the United States I would guess that most people are OK with LGBT folks. But it's the few that hate that make the news for hurting people. Folks who are OK with LGBT folks don't make the news because they are living in peace and harmony. As for people who secretly despise LGBT folks while claiming to love and accept them, I"m sure those people exist too. I would hope they are a minority. I know there are many people around me who work with and in the LGBT community and they are very serious allies who truly are accepting and are dedicating their careers to help. I hope this helps.

NO!..to the first question and YES!...to the second!! I had the unique experience of practicing hair and makeup during beauty school on the first transgender woman anyone around me had heard of in 1984. Her grace and openness to answering questions to the rest of my beauty class taught me strength. Since then, my life has been full of people in the LGBTQ+ Community and every one of them never ceases to amaze me with beauty, grace. powerful personality and most of all, strength. So not only do I believe that group is of equal worth, I believe they are amazing. above and beyond!!

Well, I for one accept that the LGBTQ+ community is just as important as the heterosexual community so yes, there are people who actually genuinely care.

I know for a fact there are really people who see LGBT as of equal worth as heterosexuals, including me.

Yes. Personally I am heterosexual but I support the LGBT community whole heartedly, love is love no matter what. My own brother is transgender and I massively support him, it's really hard for him sometimes and he does face discrimination but he also has many friends who accept him for him too. So to answer your question, yes there are a lot of awful, phobic and prejudice people in this world but no, not all heterosexuals are bothered by the LGBT community. Saying that all heterosexuals secretly despise the LGBT community is prejudice in its own right and not acceptable either. I'm sorry if you have experienced any form of discrimination though, nobody deserves that.

Well yes, there are people who genuinely care for LGBT+ and are very accepting. On the other hand, there are also LGBTs who despise themselves and everyone like them because that's just how they were raised