So I’m not sure on your guys’ experience, but I’ve managed to live my whole life so far with literally nothing being forced on me from any of this. I mean, I see some stuff with rainbows on it and I see the word ‘pride’ a bit more this time of year but that’s literally it, and it’s not like those things tangibly affect me. I haven’t had to do anything I wouldn’t otherwise do, say anything I wouldn’t otherwise say, or in any other way be imposed upon. I have noticed in the past fifteen years or so it’s way less common to hear someone get called ‘faggot’, and most of us have outgrown saying ‘that’s gay’ as a way to express mild displeasure at some minor inconvenience, but it’s not like those going away are bad things.
So yeah, I’m inclined to think that if anyone feels more intolerant or hostile because of this, that’s a them thing. It sucks that threats to the LGBTQ2+ community necessitate extra policing and security, but the major events themselves pay for that in many jurisdictions- Toronto Pride, for instance, was provided an estimate of 1400 paid duty hours among 90 officers for this year’s event, and the event pays those extra costs.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6853673
Maybe some of you guys are compelled to participate in pride events at work or something… but I suspect you’re not. Usually when I see someone pissed off about what gay rights ‘imposed’ on them, challenging them on it normally boils down to “I don’t get to just pretend these people don’t exist, and I’m no longer able to easily get away with treating them like shit either”.
That’s my observations, anyway.