Does anybody have information on how this has historically changed? Think about what the world was like 50/60 years ago and what it would be like if we had a g

Does anybody have information on how this has historically changed? Think about what the world was like 50/60 years ago and what it would be like if we had a global notice board where people post their views under their real names. Back then, I would have been fired without a second thought if my employer found out that I'm gay. Not even for my political views, just for being gay. There's no way I could express my politics under my real name in a public setting. What about the 50s? You'd be accused of being a commy if you weren't in with the prevailing political ideals. Think about how the hippies, feminists, or abolitionists were treated? Would they be OK publishing their opinions under their real name without fear of professional retribution? I have to imagine that we've gotten better and that it's really our assumptions about what is acceptable to announce publicly under our own names that have shifted. Alternatively, I wonder if these are the pains of a group of people who were used to speaking up about their brand of politics in public without being challenged because those were the popular opinions of the time. Now, their ideas have fallen out of favor and they wonder why people oppose them online and consider that to be oppression.