I think art is definitely a great thing, and looked at as a way to open people up.
When I do solo stuff, when I do anything involving music, it's very collaborative.
Your perspective probably depends on where you live.
You can spend time self-identifying and figuring out what you are on that, but at some point, you just want to be who you are and not walk around telling people.
An idealist who couldn't cope becomes cynical.
If you're a teacher, for instance, there are ways to have positive representation of gay people in the classroom. Making sure that, historically, people are noted and archived, and that kids are getting just positive images of people who are gay.