why do gay people get so much support?

[Kevin]

I personally don't care about what sexual orientation someone is, I don't like to judge people on stereotypes, I judge them for who they are as an individual. However one thing i don't understand about gay people, particularly in America is why they get so much support. As heterosexual male I don't get support for being straight. Nobody is congratulating me. It's like saying, "Oh, it's okay that your black, asian or latino, i still love you and support you." I know people want to give equality to homosexuals but i don't think equality is the right word here. Especially when people are getting higher chances of getting jobs for being gay, and people all over social media are getting support for being gay. As a father, i don't want my child to grow up and be gay, i will still love him unconditionally if he was, but as of now, and him being so young, if i could prevent it, i would. I just don't want my son to be growing up in a society where it's almost better to be gay or something. I don't see this as equality.