No problem :) Yea, the rejection part is tough on many, whether from society, family, friends, religious institution, etc.. In my opinion, this is a huge part of what leads to the insane numbers of suicide attempts in the community.

Just so I'm not solely painting a grim picture, there are a lot of very positive stories out there that often get swept under the rug. To balance things a bit, here's one I'll be talking about in my more uplifting LGBT post:
http://www.people.com/article/landon-patterson-transgender-homecoming-queen-high-school

Long live the Optimists! :D