Saddened that this is still the case in the real world, in the 2020s, Zelma.

In 1990 my lesbian buds took me out for my birthday. Me and two committed couples. Yet even though it was San Fransisco, they couldn't hold hands with each other because it was just not safe. In San Fran-freaking-sisco.

My ex-wife's girlfriend held my hand at one point, because "somebody should hold your hand on your birthday," at which point my ex took my other hand. But the other couple still declined to hold hands in public. ☹️

Maybe by 2050?