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?

As a bisexual women I feel that there is a lot of confusion surrounding the LGBT+ community. Some people feel nothing but hatred when confronted with a member of the LGBT+ community, others seem less angry and more scared of something that they do not understand. Whilst it can't be denied that discrimination and homophobia is still a huge problem, we shouldn't let bigots undermine all the fantastic progress that has been made towards true equality. I believe for all the people who despise us, there are people who support us. Some people don't understand but try their best to support anyway. There are heterosexual allies who have helped the community and they shouldn't be undervalued because of the efforts of hate groups. Above all, there are members of the LGBT community who have fought (and continue to fight) tooth and nail to get to where we are today. There is nowhere to go but up.

Well, I don't think that that's the case. While LGBTs might not be considered equal by many people, society is doing their best in trying to see them as equal and give them as many support as possible. But I see your point.. "Gay best friend" and "gay couple" roles, in movies, series and books, are still sometimes frowned up or being talked rudely about, I like to think that the rest of the population sees all humans as equals, regardless of their gender or who they love. If that's still not as accepted as it should be, then we have to ask ourselves where did it stop and how to make it happen

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From my experience then yes plenty of people value LGBT+ members as much as people of a straight orientation. And they are right because who you like or what your gender is does not have to define you as a person and it should be your personality that counts. Unfortunately some people think that LGBT members are not deserving but there are plenty of people who advocate for equality who are LGBT and allies. It's important to find people in your life who are willing to be open and accept your identity. Seeing LGBT as equal to heterosexuals is becoming more normalised in our culture which is great news!

Most people I've met were never against gays. In fact, the only person who said they were a homo-phob was a Bi- person ( probably as a joke). No one really cares what sexuality you are, because your sexuality does Not define you. The problem with LGBT community is that they feel constantly suppressed. Even if you were bullied, it isn't the end of the world, because we've been all bullied. At the end of the day we're all human, and we're never perfect. Trust me I've met rude people from the LGBT community, but that doesn't make me define them as a whole. Because again, we aren't perfect beings. So if you are LGBT, please don't hate on straights ( well if you do), because we aren't all that different.

I believe that many people in this world see LGBTQ people as equal; they see them as their brother/sister, as fellow colleagues, as friends, as family. However, I also believe there are also plenty of people who despise the idea that LGBTQ exists in humanity and want to have nothing to do with it. A large factor involves culture too. Oriental culture, for example, is much less accepting about being non-heterosexual, while the Western cultures are more accepting (in most cases). On a personal level, I believe that you should see a person for his or her morals and virtues, not by sexual orientation.

I know that I, personally, do see all humans as equals. I would hope that there are others like that as well. I find it hard to believe that I am the only one who believes we are all equals. I am bisexual and I see myself and other members of the LGBTQ+ community as equals to any heterosexual human. Just like the color of someone's skin, their sexuality doesn't define their worth. I honestly find it crazy that some people define a person's worth by the color of their skin, gender, culture, religion, or sexuality. In reality, we are all the same things, humans, with differences that make us unique. With that being said, I don't think everyone secretly despises the LGBTQ+ community and there are people who see us as equals. :)

Yes I believe there are people who see lgbt people equal in worth for Hate is taught. No one has been born hating lgbt people or anyone of that matter. In the society we live in it’s easy to find many who do hate lgbt people for that was how they were raised. But there are also many who have been raised to know that lgbt people should be accepted and loved as everyone else. I personally as a bisexual person truly feel that lgbt people are 100% equal in worth compared to everyone that is heterosexual/cis/etc. if you truly look at the world and people in a loving and accepting manner, I don’t see how one could still see lgbt individuals as inferior.

I truly believe there are people out there who are true allies of the LGBTQ+ community. Unfortunately the world as a whole is littered with so much hate in general and they obviously pick the easiest targets that they think are weak due to differences. I personally don't know exactly where I fall into the spectrum but I am a pansexual and I also have a gay son and I have seen how cruel people can be so I make it a point to help out with making others feel loved no matter what and have offered to be someone's substitute mom if their real parents dont accept them for who they are. There are good people out there regardless of sexual and gender identity who are kind hearted.

No! Not everyone hates the LGBTQ+ community. In fact, most people in the United States view them as equal to heterosexuals. I, for one, definitely do not hate the LGBTQ+ community or people who identify as LGBTQ+. I'm not sure what prompted you to ask this question, but if it was someone saying that everyone hated the LGBTQ+ community, I urge you to ignore them. They're just spreading false information. Lies.