I believe there is always an element that will go with the prevailing narrative. Some half-heartedly accepted Gay marriage because they were speaking to the crowd. Another thing which one needs to consider is the influence of religion.

On another issue, I was pretty struck by how people felt empowered after Brexit in the UK to express racist sentiments. I believe that the answer to your question lies in your story of living in parallel worlds. People prefer to live a fantasy rather than the reality. How many make it under the American capitalist system? For how many does the American dream come true, yet people still idolise and make Demi-Gods of the likes of Donald Trump? The rise of Donald Trump is built on the foundation of the American dream. We prefer to believe the life as presented on our LCD and OLED screens.

It feels these days that to express concern about the struggles of LGBTQ+ is a faux pas. The predominant narrative is to celebrate. If one expresses concerns about racism within the gay community, one is deemed negative. We have made it, gay marriage being the pinnacle of this achievement. We have withdrawn into the space of living dream. We have been sold and bought into the message of the dream: financial success, individualism, and selfishness are values we must abide by. We can see this in the commercialisation of LGBTQ+ culture. It is all about the surface, living a parallel of the patriarchal life.

As in the broader society, we celebrate those who have made it, those who are struggling only have themselves to blame. We are more concerned with representations and visibility on the silver screens rather than the challenges faced by those struggling.