When West arrived to Prague and we went for a walk, not having seen each other for a long time I wanted to hold his hand, have some contact - even if on public, on the street. Though... We've met two or three groups of people, youg guys who should be more liberal, tolerant, IDK what I was thinking... well all we heard was snickering and maybe they made some comments... IDK, I didn't care. Though, it stings. Another occasion - we can go for a dinner to any restaurant here and waiters don't bat an eye. But once some guests noticed and started snickering, having fun talking about us. At the same time the two of them were sitting at a similar table, having an evening out - how more gay can you be?
What I meant to say - even if our societies are far more liberal than many places on the Earth, we still need to be careful because people who have the feeling they belong to some majority, they feel the power and don't hesitate to strike.