to ACCEPT us...
would be a very silly question.
Wouldn't it?
Exactly WHAT is YOUR idea of acceptance? For all of you in the closet wanting OUT, when will you know for sure that "Society" accepts us? At what point will you know it is safe to come out?
Would it be good enough that evey single person within your range of vision SEES and watches you for 2 seconds and then returns to what they were doing? Is that acceptance?
Or do they need to look for 4 seconds?
Or look for 5 seconds, while giving you the double thumbs up with big smile on their face?
Or would you prefer them to immediately stop what they are doing and give you a big round of applause? Am I getting warm? How much applause is enough and how much is too much?
What might it mean if they stand, clap and laugh ALL at the same time? But of course we know SOME people are mind readers here and you WOULD know if they are laughing at you or with you. And we all know one is OK but one is not.
Name just one thing on the planet that everyone "accepts".
There are a LOT of bad drivers out there. Chances are very good, that if you are 40 or over, you have been in some kind of minor or major car accident. Did you stop driving/riding in cars?
Many people do not "accept" Religion. Do some of you let that stop you from going to church every Sunday?
So WHAT will it take?