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?

Yes there are. We are evolving as a culture and as a society to better understand that the world is rarely about binaries. Most things present as ranges and not as discreet lines. I think that we experience growth as a community as well as individuals. Community growth requires that we examine commonly held but flawed historic beliefs and dogma and adjust those ideas going forward. Gender and sexual orientation will likely be viewed as less and less binary and more a more in terms of personal relationships and feelings that change over time and in response to each other.

No they don't, but I can't speak for everyone. Me, myself, don't despise.. lots of my friends belong in LGBTQ and are open and I'm respectful. I'm sure many people are close minded and can't comprehend, but don't worry, they don't want to understand anything they don't want to know.

I think it's easy to say that people who are LGBT wish they was a 'heterosexual' purely because it's easier; it doesn't mean they want to be. There could be many opinions to this question but in my opinion no, everyone doesn't secretly despise LGBTs.

Yes! There are. The LGBT+ community actively fights for equality, not because they want to become equal, but because they ARE equal, and they want the rest of the world to see that.

It is not unreasonable to think that there are some people who pretend to accept LGBTQ+ people so that they will not be called out on for being prejudiced. However, there are many people who do not see LGBTQ+ individuals as being any different outside of their sexual/romantic orientation or gender identity. You can see this through the many Gay-Straight Alliance groups, as well as the multitude of parents who fully accept their children.

Internalized homophobia does exist within the LGBT+ community, there is hate between the groups in it, and many people are homophobic even tho they don't think they are or just don't realize it. Some people are fine with certain aspects of the LGBT+ community while they hate or are angered by other aspects, this is mainly due to the fact that they are uninformed, misinformed, or have just conformed to the opinion of the majority or the people they are surrounded by. For example someone may be an ally and fight for the equality of LGBT+ and straight people but they see pride events as nothing other but a happening at which sex crazed lunatics get a chance to strip naked and dance around (something that might not even be happening at their country or near them, but they have seen it in more developed ones), and they are angered by the fact that something like this is allowed just because the government considers the LGBT people "special". In which case they are Ignoring the history of how Pride came to be and what is the main goal of it, and of course that their view of it is skewed because they are focusing on only the things they don't like. These people are still homophobic even if they might be considered an ally, they have made no effort to be more open minded and considerate, and are staying ignorant to the facts due to their personal feelings. And this isn't to say that in the LGBT+ community everyone is perfect, all societies are flawed, but some people like to strictly correlate certain flaws with specific types of people disregarding the actual prevalence of those flaws, which is again wrong. So the answer to your questions is no, not everyone despises the LGBT+ community, and there are many people who are open minded enough to see LGBT+ and heterosexual people as equal.

I was in charge of an assembly recently, and the theme I wished to express what "accepting one's orientation". This, on a superficial level, refers to LGBT. I wanted to tell everyone that it's okay for being who you are, for choosing what you choose and for liking whoever and whatever you like. However, the coordinator I was meant to get it confirmed from blatantly rejected my idea, claiming that such a topic isn't appropriate--especially for the youth aged 15-18. I was baffled because this was coming from a person who openly discussed acceptance of different races, religions and the likes. Quite strangely, she has even talked about being more open-minded about the happenings in the world, subtly and shortly bringing LGBT in the picture. However, all these talks were in front of our principal, further confirming her facade as she rejected it in his absence. To answer this question absolutely disheartened, I believe this is an example of people who secretly despise LGBT and refuse to widen their perspectives. It is our job to educate the youth, and the fact that she couldn't do so with the idea of the LGBT community was more than a shocker.

I would say that people judge whether they mean to or not, most though are pro lgbt. It isn't a black and white picture and people are often scared of what they don't understand. There are some branches of religion that say homosexuality and lgbt is a sin, however the same religious texts will say things that contradict that.

Well, I see it equally, and I know a lot others do too. But there will always be someone who hates or causes distress upon this. But that some do it doesn't mean everyone does.

Out of experience I can say that there are people who truely consider LGBT members as equal. I think the major reason for this is their personal experience with homosexual individuals.