After reading your thoughts, it reignites these feelings that I have:

1. Many folks still don't truly see us as equally human.
2. Many" good" folks will not speak up unless their community is directly affected by these issues.
3. We are really on our own unless we are in some area where there is more local control of the government and community.

I hope it doesn't get worse before it gets better, but with the national lens focused on a person, the prez, and his ilk that have little respect or understanding for our community, it definitely will not.