There's a thread circulating on Twitter right now, from a lesbian mom, talking about all the steps she's taking to essentially go back into the closet, as far as she's able. I think there's a lot of fear at the moment.

Oddly enough, the fear seems to be throughout the political spectrum. Before the pandemic, my county (60% Republican, 40% Democrat) held gatherings where county residents from a wide variety of backgrounds could get to know each other. We could use more of that.