By the way, I approach "gay rights" questions from a "libertarian" or "classical liberal" point-of-view -- which, in practice, makes me very "conservative"/"right-wing" in comparison with most American gays. From a "classical liberal" perspective, the most important principle of "gay rights" is simply: Государство должно оставить геев в покое.

And if my neighbor thinks that I'm a "pervert," it's my job as an individual citizen, and not the job of the government, to try to change my neighbor's opinion -- because Государство тоже должно оставить гомофобов в покое.

But if, in the end, my neighbor won't change his opinion, then I must respect his right to consider me a pervert. But of course I will at least make an attempt to change his mind, just as self-respecting Jews try to prove the irrationality of antisemitism, and self-respecting blacks try to make racists "see the light". Unfortunately, many American gays have the attitude: "Change the law (from the top), and the culture (of the masses) will follow."
But I think this is a very backwards and "see-see-see-pee" way to look at things.

И отсюда мой лозунг: "Я гомосексуалист, а не гей" (And hence my slogan: "I'm homosexual, but not gay")