As a thought ......
In "most" western countries church attendance, and the acceptance of "religious" views is falling at a high rate, which coincides almost exactly with the rise in "acceptance" of LGBT (and whatever other initials are added .. I've lost count) views, in fact it could be said those "views" dominate the social structure.
In other societies .... predominately mid-asian, pacific, (often referred to as "third world") religious attendances (of whatever religion) is rising, and at the same time the the acceptance of LGBT views is falling, to the extent that laws are being passed that severely limit the possible behaviours of those who relate to "LGBT"
Instantly the "west" denigrate those countries and try to insist that LGBT behaviours be "allowed" ( foisting views on other countries ...... interesting concept in the days of "freedom of expression")
So, what do we have ? In countries with rapidly rising crime rates, drug use, and the lack of religious leadership ... the concept of LGBT is no longer optional .. it is mandatory and woe betide anyone who speaks against it
In countries with strong religious beliefs the LGBT "movement" is resisted, and they are called backward ....
Strange how the moral ground is shifted by western media to suit it's own point of view ... 
I completely understand what you are saying Entwood, but look at it all another way. In the West we have been through and partially out of the history of oppression, where religious compliance was almost mandatory, with the church ruling how the population should think, what it did, and even backing wars. Crime against the church, or when a person worshiped at the 'wrong church' was severely punished, with burning at the stake, whipping, and other forms of painful death. The Monarch and the Church was in charge and nothing but what they said was accepted - LGBT did not come into it - it was 'sins' like adultery, blasphemy, swearing allegiance to another but not the King / Queen, worshipping the religion opposite to the wish of the monarch, etc, etc.
The Eastern part of the world, in the main, is about 400 years or so behind our development, and still preach absolute observance to church law (not necessarily God's law) to suit the political situation and keep the populous under control. The ways of them are just as ours were hundreds of years ago, with death in a religious war seen as a way to paradise, ignoring the actual teachings of Jesus and Muhammad for peace, love, tolerance and understanding. We know though what the punishment is generally in many Islamic states; stoning, the very subject of the famous encounter Jesus had when challenging those about to stone a convicted person "let him without sin................". That part of the world is eventually going to come around and be a modern society, if religious war does not kill everyone first! Women are rising up in those societies and questioning the male dominance they suffer every single day. They are questioning their 'religion' as we have in our society, and want peaceful change. The ISAS business have highlighted how 'religious' war can ruin the lives of everyday people. The realisation is sinking in, as it has in the west to a large extent, that religious dogma, that ignores individuals rights and values, those very qualities given by God, is no way to go. LGBTi issues play very little part in anything within the grand scale of Islamic and Christian life in the Middle East. There are far bigger issues for them to face first. They will eventually recognise that Church political rule is unhealthy and does not help the people. It is a weapon of the state against the people.
In all this we must not forget Hinduism, the World's third largest religion with 900 million followers (Islam has 1.3 billion, Christianity 2.4 billion), largely in India, which is a "peaceful" religion, not believing in any single God, that has a far more 'diverse' outlook on life.
Eventually, the political influence of the Churches and their dogmas will be gone, and worshipping God direct in a personal free way as we are more and more in the west will become a reality. So will the understanding that God has given us personal freedoms and identity, to be ourselves, whilst of course obeying the Ten Commandments, which make no mention or give any specific direction on how not to be diverse, but with both the Holly Bible and the Qur'an tell us to love, be tolerant, be understanding and not to judge, as God alone will be the final judge.
We have, as a World, some way to go with the greatest of God's challenges to us; to live together in peace and harmony.
No one surely in the West wants to go backwards and lose our personal freedoms gained by our forebears with much pain and sacrifice.
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