I'm sorry you had to experience that! I see this kind of over the top offensive commentary constantly on social media. The more reach you get, the more of that stuff you draw. And all you really have to do is scratch the surface to get it all to come bubbling out.

Believable, serious polling shows a large majority of Americans are supportive of LGBTQ people, but the small percentage (30%, roughly) who tell pollsters they are not supportive tend to be very loud and obnoxious.

I guess there's two things that are significant about that. First, 30% is still an enormous number of people even though it doesn't approach a majority. Second, people who say they support LGBTQ equality tend to be passive supporters. They believe in diversity and equity in principle, but they're not outspoken about particular issues, often lacking awareness of LGBTQ concerns. Which just boils down to, you're not likely to hear from them.

What's scary about the antis is how passionate they are. Somebody who takes the time out of their day to insult a stranger on Facebook over an inoccuous post is clearly somebody to worry about.

Also, by the way, it's discouraging to note that Facebook allows posts like this. While they technically do not allow comments that "dehumanize" or "direct hate at" groups of people, that policy does not mean what it appears to mean on its face.

I don't know exactly how they interpret their policy, but they do not interpret it to mean that you can't insult queer people for being queer.