What are your opinions about the LGBTQ community?

I’m a right leaning independent with some views from both sides. My late father was VERY right wing, very MAGA (some things he said and did made me think he was alt-right) My mom is also conservative but more of a chill conservative, she’s not radical right, and she mainly respects most people.

I was raised in a very strong Conservative and Christian household where i was taught anyone in the LGBTQ community was outright WRONG and “Sinful” Now, my mom didn’t think this as much as my dad did, my mom didn’t like the idea of it, but didn’t hate the people. My father on the other hand was a different story. He was EXTREMELY anti LGBTQ. He hated the people, and everything they stood for. He constantly made hate comments towards them and thought they should outright be banned from the country. And i am ashamed to admit i too use to somewhat agree.

A few years back i was VERY conservative. Not as much as my dad, but i was MAGA, pro trump (aged like milk), anti Gay, nadda yadda you get it. But after my dad unfortunately passed, I realized how hateful the views we shared were.

I mean in reality, what really did the people in the LGBTQ community do to the Radical Rights ? They just wanna do their own thing. Once i got older, and evolved as a person, my views shifted more left. I made some friends who are in or support that community and my views changed.

I also saw how very hateful some politicians on the right were being to the people in that community (some of you in the Right Wing aren’t like that, not calling you out) so i became more of a “live and let live” kind of guy. After doing some research on the civil rights era recently, i realized how similar LGBTQ hate is similar to racism. Same layout, a group of minorities get hated by mainly privileged people.

All in all, i came to say, i changed my views and i wouldn’t say i “support” the LGBTQ community, but i certainly don’t hate on the people. There are a LOT of nice and caring people in that community. What are your thoughts on the matter ? Where do you stand ?