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?

No, there are many people who wholeheartedly support the lgbt community, despite what you may see! I know it can be overwhelming to see so much hate and ignorance, especially online, but there are so many people who are willing to support you. There isn't quite a good reason why someone wouldn't see lgbt members as of equal worth as heterosexuals. Society doesn't shun people with green eyes for having a rarer trait that they were born with! We can think of it like that. Almost all of my friends and I are either part of the lgbt community or support it! And then my friends' buddies also are a part of the community or support it. It can be hard to see, especially through the internet sometimes, but yes there are people who wholeheartedly support lgbt.

Everyone does not secretly despise the LGBT community. Acceptance is real and genuine, there truly are people who know that LGBT community members are as worthy and equal as heterosexuals. Who someone loves and wants to be with is worthy, regardless of gender. Its no one else's place to tell you who you should be with or what is right, because there is no universal answer. What matters is what's right for you and what feels good for you. No one has the right to tell you how to live your life.

Absolutely, there are certainly people who are homophobic/ transphobic, but there are also tons of amazing and supportive allies willing to help fight for equality. It’s easy to only see the people who only support the LGBT community in public, but there are definitely people who are strong allies and see LGBT love as equal to that of straight couples. And maybe you yourself as lesser than heterosexual people, and it may take time to overcome that, but know that you are valid and worthy of love. Not all, but many people think you are just as valid as straight people, and you’ll meet them all throughout your life.

Yes! I think that a lot of people do actually view LGBTQ+ members as equal to heterosexuals! A lot of people are just scared, and afraid on what society is going to say. The Internet and society has told people that it’s not normal to be a member of LGBTQ+ BUT actually it’s completely normal, LGBTQ+ members make up half of the world. There are also a lot of people who do say they support them just on social media and not actually support it, but you have to find the right people I think. Things like this are tricky

Hello there! What you have asked is a really genuine question because even though I am not a part of the community, I have this question in mind as well. But from what I have seen, I believe that there are people of varied opinions, because even though the LGBTQ+ community has always existed, somewhere or the other we always tried to pretend it doesn't exist or believe that "being gay is a mental illness". As the awareness about homosexuality is increasing more with time, people are accepting this idea even more. But yes, homophobia unfortunately still exists, but then I don't think anyone should ever let anybody else dictate their identity or their choices! While I say that, I am also of the opinion that we should also be a bit understanding towards homophobes because not every homophobe despises LGBTQ+. There are some of them who are still trying to understand and accept the idea of this community actually existing, so it is wise to give them that time as well. (like Rosa's parents in Brooklyn 99)- some day we will move towards a better day and some day the world will be a better place than yesterday. :D Love is love, so live and let live!

People think all sorts of things about LGBT people. Some people do see and think of them similarly to themselves. Others feel that some of the behaviours are weird like males wearing makeup. That idea makes them uncomfortable. Others don't like LBGT people because they feel like their activism is in their face and like they are being attacked. A few people feel like they are more important than heterosexuals and that they are better and kinder than others. Is important to treat these people equally to other people no matter how you feel about them. Who they're attracted to doesn't complete the person they are.

I’m a lesbian. Even in the days that I didn’t know my sexuality, I saw LGBT as of equal worth as heterosexuals. I am confident to say that most people my age in my community see LGBT the same as me, which is encouraging. However, quite an amount of older people despise LGBTs either secretly or openly. They see it as a mental illness and discriminate LGBT members and allies. If they have an LGBT children, they might take them to a doctor. This is a common phenomenon and there are still LGBT treatments online. So I think it’s a yes to both of the questions.

Not quite. Many people despise LGBTs although they openly claim to accept and love them. But there are also many people who see LGBTs as of equal worth as heterosexuals. The amount of the later is growing exponentially. The amount of the first group is stagnant. Social change is very slow to be well appreciated in a lifetime. But discrimination will disappear as generations pass by. It is happening with racial discrimination (the US elected a black president, people of all kinds all over the world were furious about the killing of George Floyd). It happened also to a very great extent with women in politics, academia, and the workplace.

I think its human to have a little bit of lgbt curiosity about ourselves and our sexual orientation, but because this has been shamed for so long, people are afraid of their own curiosity. I think if someone secretly despises lgbt its because they fear they are lgbt, and their sense of identity, i.e. ego, is threatened, which turns into anger and hate. I think a true heterosexual would have no hatred towards lgbt because they have nothing to fear. If you are comfortable with your own sexuality then why would you feel the need to diminish someone elses sexuality?

LGBT people are equal and are just as worthy of people who are heterosexual or cisgender. Unfortunately there is some hate towards the community, but it can be too easy to focus on this. Don’t get me wrong, homophobia is awful and we should absolutely stand up to it, but please do know that not everyone is like this. There are plenty of people who are allies or are even part of the LGBT community themselves. It can often feel like the whole world is against us, but they are not! LGBT people are so brave and they deserve the same rights and acceptance as everyone else.