Acceptance of an idea is not at all the same thing as the ability to express an idea. Free speech protects the expression of ideas, no matter how disagreeable

Acceptance of an idea is not at all the same thing as the ability to express an idea. Free speech protects the expression of ideas, no matter how disagreeable or vile some demographics may find them. And LGBT ideology was certainly viewed as vile by the majority of the population for many decades and would have been completely stomped out from discourse if not for free speech protections. Want to see what would have happened to the LGBT community without strong free speech protection? Look no further than Russia. The necessary cost of free speech is allowing speech one disagrees with. People who enjoy the benefits of free speech but fail to understand this core tenet boggle my mind.