Sexuality in Today's Society

So as a whole, I feel like society has come a long way, but as I was talking to my favorite Starbucks morning crew the views of folks that are older are still very conservative for the liberal day and age I have grown to know and appreciate. Homosexuals are in my personal opinion about 45% more accepted than they were just a mere 10 years ago. It says a lot especially in America that they have gone so far as to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy in the military. However even with all these steps forward we still have so much hate for people that live alternatively. I'm going to play a race card, but not in the traditional "compare black rights to gay rights"; I'm comparing interracial dating acceptance to LGBT acceptance. For many reasons we understand that interracial dating was not acceptable, because of the intense and socially acceptable open racism there was for white and black folks to date outside their race. Over time this has become a more traditional way of mating culture. The same has happened with the LGBT community. We are just in the middle phase between outrage and acceptance. What one couple does in the privacy of their home is their business, that goes for any type of relationship.
It bothered me that the cool ass people from the Starbucks morning crew were so closed minded hating on the females that dressed like dudes, walking into the coffee shop with some bad looking broads.(probably jealous they couldn't pull a female that looked that good) Talking about the gay men at that establishment, calling them fairies and other derogatory names. I respect their opinions on so many things, and then for them to say these things, its like watching your idol go to jail or something just as horrifying. I'm still cool with them, but I see them in a different light.
I saw these things, because I feel like if anyone who reads this, gets a spark or twinkle of activism in their body, they should speak up, stand up, and reach out for equality. Sexual preference doesn't make anyone any less of a person.