This is entirely misleading. G*y people don't give a damn about being "respected" by Christian weirdos, nor do they want vengeance. They care about equal treatment. If straight people can adopt children, LGBTQ people should be able to as well. If straight people can get married, or have employer sponsored health care, or just attend a hockey game without being harassed, LGBTQ people should be able to as well. The reason why we have pride nights, and pride parades, and LGBTQ activism in general is because Christian weirdos have always been unwilling to let any of that happen without a fight. They simply refuse to treat fellow citizens like...citizens. You seem to be suggesting that if LGBTQ people ask extra nicely the Christians might give them what they want, and that's false. The Christian freaks will never treat LGBTQ people fairly because they don't think LGBTQ people should exist. LGBTQ people will get what they want (fair treatment) when Christian weirdos can't do anything to stop it.
I'm loathe to engage in this conversation with you because it's clear you don't really give a sh*t and that anything you say on the matter is just meant to A) be irritating, and B) be belligerent but it's entirely misleading (presumably on purpose) to suggest that the goal of LGBTQ activists is to earn the "respect" of Reimer, Staal, Provorov, Trump, De Santis, or any other bigot. And by the way, Reimer isn't doing this because he just wants to be left alone as a Christian. He's doing it because he's a bigot. Nobody is threatening his faith in any way. He's doing this because his religion says being g*y is evil and he picks and chooses which parts of his religion to live by. The Christian religion also has a very long, well documented, history of passivism but for some reason Reimer doesn't seem to have a problem with military appreciation nights. Why? Because A) he like soldiers more than he liked que*r people, and B) because he's a hypocrite. F*ck that guy.
Edit: Reimer is such an obvious fraud.
Reimer: " I strongly believe that every person has value and worth, and the LGBTQIA+ community, like all others, should be welcomed in all aspects of the game of hockey" (real quote from him).
The NHL: You know how you could help them feel welcome at hockey games? If you participate in your team's Pride Night?
Reimer: Whoa whoa whoa, hold your horses guys. I didn't say I WOULD HELP make them feel welcome. I would never. But they totally have value and worth. Just...ya know...not if I have to have anything to do with it.