Are you blaming heterosexuals for AIDS and suicides amongst the LGB folks?And no you don't see heterosexual people acting out (except they do) because they are all you see. Banal LGBT characters wouldn't even exist on TV if it weren't for the rioters and protesters marching in their underwear to create a scene, to force the government and society to pay attention to the violence and the suicide and then AIDS.
• While estimates show that men who have sex with men (MSM) comprise only about 2% of the U.S. population, this group accounts for most new HIV infections (63% in 2010, with an additional 3% occurring in MSM with a history of injection drug use).4,5 Between 2008 and 2010, annual new HIV infections increased 12% among MSM.4Is this the progress you are referring to?Between 2008 and 2010, annual new HIV infections increased 12% among MSM.4
And I have no objection to civil unions, legal contracts, etc. But "marriage" should be between a man and a woman. This is just part of the onging attack on our culture by the left.
And as we know, children learn by observing adults. And children adopted by gay or lesbian couples, will grow up never seeing or knowing a normal mother and father relationship. Raising children involves more than food and clothing and a roof over their heads.
The LGB folks are free to pursue happiness. The Constitution permits it, but does not guarantee it.
And assault or murder against the LGB folks is a crime, just as it is against anyone else. But all the parades and whistle blowing isn't going to prevent it, if someone is determined to do it.