> Has everyone just decided that words have no meaning anymore?

Yes. It seems a lovely social media trend. And on instagram many (most?) people don't seem to actually be able to use words, only emoji's. Not sure if that's worse or better.

That doesn't mean you speak on behalf of all hindus. Just because you don't feel threatened and free to be a proud hindu

What if a person lives near racists, people who keep directing hate at hindus because of their (unjustified) hate against muslims? They may feel unsafe if people knew they were hindu no matter the area of the world

It's good that you don't feel threatened, but unfortunately not everyone is so lucky. And we should respect people who want to keep any aspect of their lives private.

Being gay means that simply holding hands with one's partner puts one at direct risk of being attacked. This is certainly still true in places like the UK. Are you saying you're at as much of a risk of being attacked like that in the UK for being Hindu? If so, it sounds like the UK has some major safety issues.

Most likely as a Hindu you never had to fear the response you would receive by telling your parents or other family members that you are a Hindu.

As long as people have to fear getting kicked out, disowned, subject to slurs, or otherwise being ostracized by their family, friends, or community for being gay, lesbian, bi, or trans, then yes, the LGBT community remains vulnerable. And once you've been vulnerable like that, it never goes away. There will ALWAYS be a part of you that remembers it and it will affect you for the rest of your life.

That alone is enough vulnerability. The fact that the LGBT community still deals with a lot of verbal and physical assaults as well just makes things worse. And yes, this is still an issue in the UK, in Norway, the US, and other western countries.

Why is the country relevant? The app is used globally

I live in Berlin. It's one of the freest places for gays in the world and you still hear of attacks for no reason on gay couples.