Is tolerance of LGBT people for real?

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To OP, you are too paranoid. It is the natural political progression. New views and ideas are gradually accepted by society but the older people get, the more conservative they get, whereas younger people drive the progression. The progressives of today, will mostly be the conservatives of tomorrow, because your current "liberal" views will some day be outdated.

Let's not forget that we have an openly homophobic president and vice president in the office right now who are trying their damnest to ban gay marriage and bring back the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy.

Tokenism?

In the 1970s, we couldn't even talk about gay people at the dinner table.

Until very recently, "consensual sodomy" was a misdemeanor crime in New York State (though I've never seen anybody charged with it since I started working in the courts in 1980).

Now, they are able to get married in many states. Even if they are unable to get married, most states provide the same legal rights to gay couples as provided for heterosexual couples.

The LGBTQ, etc community has come a long ways in the past 50 years.

My Brother-in-law, who is a fundamentalist, dominionist, christian, will make barbs about vegan topics during Christmas to get me to act triggered; which always fails He has however never, and would never, make a barb about my being in a long-term gay relationship. I would say that shows some kind of ground gained. When you know people it is harder to hate them than from afar.

I believe it is positive media representation that has made the difference.
Stay vigilant, positive and principled in your solidarity! Pax

Progress has been made, but it's far from complete. Tolerance isn't the same as acceptance, and imo, isn't enough. Even within the LGBT+ community there are still issues. I feel a deep dismay for the exclusion I see from the other letters in that acronym towards people who are trans, especially in US society where the current administration is trying to erase them from existence.

Things have overall improved in many ways. I hope and think that they will continue to improve, but I don't think that we will ever truly be done.

It is true...

Pride Parade is still important to go to, but if you have a Trans rights event, I feel like that takes preference for solidarity sake. I especially feel so sad when I hear about how hard of a life racial minorities who are Trans have. From what I understand the stories and statistics are horrid.

They deserve better out of life.

It is like a sliding scale, right? Some places you will hear people say that the goal is already reached, because of things like representation. Some places you see people yell back like telling people to stop stuffing gay down their throat, with the implication that they are plenty tolerant because they are not calling for arrests simply for being LGBT. While some places on the internet you see that people treat the idea of LGBT people as a joke, or say that they should just die.

On some levels things have moved forward, while in some places it has simply become wrong to be seen spouting things like homophobia and transphobia so they keep it hidden. Things are better, but I don't think they have reached some end game when I can comment in certain communities, and expect like I am some sort of preaching and wrong SJW for simply saying that the use of an anime "trap" character is unfortunate. Pretty much told to F off for trying to question if something might not be very good representation.

What's so wrong with "Don't ask, don't tell"?

I mean, how people "enjoy each other in the bedroom" (euphemistically speaking) really is no one else's business.

If anything, the phrase should be amended to read, "Don't ask, don't tell, don't need to know" and left at that.

What's so wrong with "Don't ask, don't tell"?

I mean, how people "enjoy each other in the bedroom" (euphemistically speaking) really is no one else's business.

If anything, the phrase should be amended to read, "Don't ask, don't tell, don't need to know" and left at that.

The problem with "Don't ask, don't tell" is that for some people they don't have to say anything. For those in a discriminated against minority, not speaking up is a great recipe for allowing greater prejudice. You gotta be woke.

Nobody has "gotta be woke". Instead, if what someone else is doing is not causing or threatening to cause harm to you, them, or someone else, and they are not breaking the law, then simply leave them alone.

I mean, it's not as if a sausage party two towns over is going to give you pernicious leukemia, right?

I wonder what is the full basis of homophobia. According to Kinsey and Penile engorgement studies, most males are bisexual. In primate studies the alpha male is bisexual, with a hurd of homies and one queen. Sound familiar? Humans in denial, again. I mean, a bunch of "straight" guys have to beat up on someone after all...

The probable cause of transphobia is unfortunate though, gender dysphoria is hard on viewer and subject alike. That is the hardest part for gender queer persons, I would think. The need to appear as close as possible to a sex you were not born with is an endless source of pain. Recently, a vlogger named ContraPoints created a huge roe in the Trans community over Nonbinary identity and how it messes with her gender dysphoria.

Identity in politics is a disturbing element. Your religion, except perhaps in gingerly noting inspiration for your secular policies, should not be in the public sphere. That goes especially in the US, where we are supposed to have seperation of church and state. Most Conservatives in the US should get out. They have no right to live in a Republic because they keep calling for a Theocratic Kingdom.

Go Back to England Conservatives!
Oh, they won't take you?
Go live in the water then, maybe Cthulhu will have you.