[jklinger410]

> It's more like left-handedness (or good old homosexuality), in that the rate of incidence is not increasing but rather that social repression has backed off slightly and people feel a bit more confident being out.

I hear this exact same argument for autism, adhd, gender disphoria, cancer, heart disease...

I also hear about how hard it is to come out, and how you should believe what someone tells you because no one would sign up for this lifestyle without good merit. And I also hear about the increase of hate crimes, and the fact that it is the topic de jour of modern American politics.

Seems like we are consistently eating our cake and having it too, here.