Seriously.
The politicians and the cops are responsible for the gay liberation movement.
In the 1960s, there was a fierce crackdown on gays in American cities.
Vice squads went all out to entrap gays. Thousands were arrested every year in American cities. (The New York police department even pressured landlords to evict gay men tenants.) (The Los Angeles police department bragged about how many gay men it arrested every year.)
The anti-gay forces did not realize that if you back a rat into a corner, you are making it certain that it will fight back.
Thus was born the gay liberation movement.
If the powers-that-be had had the sense to let gays quietly do their thing without such harassment, there would have been no need for a liberation movement and we would not be talking about this matter now. (In some countries -- I prefer not to be specific -- gay relations are a non-issue. The authorities turn a blind eye; gays in return stay in the closet.