Healthy cultures acknowledge their growing pains. Within LGBTQ+ spaces, there have been real tensions:

In that moment, the isolation Leo felt in his small-town bedroom evaporated. He spent the night listening to stories. He met Maya, a woman who transitioned in her sixties, who told him that "joy is the best form of protest." He met a group of college kids who argued passionately about the best binders and the latest queer cinema.