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It's true that Balmung is generally pretty good about this. But there's still that small chance that you'll run into bad apples that can ruin your day. I don't blame anyone who fears that sort of backlash for looking into options that minimize the chances of that occurring to almost nothing.
It's particularly prudent for individuals who suffer from some level of social anxiety, which I imagine is quite common among LGBTQA people who have suffered abuse for their differences. No matter how many times you tell them "it's okay, the community's cool", the fact remains that it's a server full of tens of thousands of people and you cannot absolutely guarantee that all of the people you run into are going to be as cool with this stuff as others.
It's particularly prudent for individuals who suffer from some level of social anxiety, which I imagine is quite common among LGBTQA people who have suffered abuse for their differences. No matter how many times you tell them "it's okay, the community's cool", the fact remains that it's a server full of tens of thousands of people and you cannot absolutely guarantee that all of the people you run into are going to be as cool with this stuff as others.