fascinating, until there is understanding. How does one get understanding when one is hiding in the closet?
Every movement has had to have someone who is in the light. No group ever got understanding by keeping hidden in the dark. Everyone in the group gets the benefits and claims them after the fight. The one's who are in the fray want to just get on afterward but the one's who watched the war from the sidelines want to re-live every battle. You don't get anything without asking for it. A magic fairy doesn't come down and say "you have been so discreet and quiet. I'll grant you equality or understanding or even rights"
My feelings are if you stay in the closet you cannot complain about the darkness. You cannot say "why?" You cannot ask why you cannot be who you are. The answer is you can be anything you want to be IF you are willing to work for it.