I concur with /u/sirbiznatchderyk2001's sentiments towards the so-called "community." My endgame as being gay is that I'm "me" because of me and not because I'm gay. In that sense, I don't believe in the sometimes hypocritical gay community of the present. I'm for total assimilation and not because I'll patronize a gay business, because they're run and operated by gay(s) or gay-friendly. I'll patronize a business, if they provide the service/quality that I deem that in-sync with my needs. I was annoyed at the "community" during the Chick-Fil-A and a slew of bakery protest debacles. There was news that a gay couple sued a bakery for refusing to make their wedding cake. I thought in my head, unless this bakery was truly the creme-de-la-cream, there were several bakeries within their city they could have given business to!

As /u/Chaserly pointed out, the LGBT came together for rights to marriage and equality. In the US, we have laws that protect the LGBT-identifying members from hate crimes, protections at work, and recently marriage equality. There is no longer a need to band together in strict unity like several branches tied together with the common goals. Sticking to the analogy (pun intended)—the present community is still banded together, but lose and not-as-tightly held in the 60's to the late 90s.

I'm certain there were racism during those times, it's not reported or recorded as easily today. I have experienced my fair share of "No Asian" on dating websites. As much as I wanted to publicly shame them at my photography and personal blog, I resisted the urge and reported to the website administrator. I admit, I'm not as active in the LGBT community as I should. I thought about volunteering at the Sacramento LGBT center, but didn't attend their workshop for volunteers. At present, the people in the (T) of the LGBT needs support. They're facing and experiencing the discrimination the LGB people faced during the AIDS/HIV scare of the 80s.

I do think that because of the more relaxed times with several practical laws protecting us, we don't have to be sticking together as tight as in the past. I do feel that I should remain in the metaphorical group a little longer and that the big picture of "community" is not about "me," but the overall big picture of other members.