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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
... I think you also need a dose of reality. There are still places that are really really hostile to gay people. Parents will abuse/beat/disown their kids, people have in many many cases killed gay men for propositioning them, they will be denied jobs, treated poorly in every aspect, etc

I live in Seattle but I know not everywhere is forward thinking
gpt
And then you've also got the new wave of hatred towards trans people that has risen suddenly in the past 10 years. 

People get murdered for being different all the time. If that isn't persecution then nothing is.