69 countries have laws against homosexuality and many of those offenses can be subject to the death penalty. In the US, there are cities in the Deep South (and some in rural PA), that would make you a target if you hold hands with someone of the same sex. And now, there’s been an uptick in homophobic hate crimes, while a member of the supreme court (and many anti-gay politicians) have called for a repeal of gay marriage and a reversal of many laws protecting gays in the US. I get that some issues shouldn’t be worth dictating your life, but others are actual life-or-death issues for many of us.