There is a difference between having an opinion and spending money to promote it. Also, beside the direct murders as @ceejayoz mentioned, the social exclusion

There is a difference between having an opinion and spending money to promote it. Also, beside the direct murders as @ceejayoz mentioned, the social exclusion of LGBT folks drives far too many of them to many of them to suicide. The legalization of same sex marriage cause a noticeable drop in their suicide rate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_among_LGBTQ_people#:~:text=suicide%20over%20time.-,United%20States,-%5Bedit%5D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_among_LGBTQ_people#:~:...).