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I dunno, might be impossible. But the fear of getting canceled for being homophobic is very real and widespread.
There’s also the fear of being fired or brutalized for being gay, so you win some you lose some.
[citation needed]
Do you think the opposite is not true? Is it not possible for people to feel pressured to oppose a popularly held view because their particular social circle might cancel them?
Any citation I could give you — and there are hundreds of thousands out there — would be from a conservative or right-wing source that you'd probably dismiss out-of-hand for being biased.
As for the opposite being true: well I suppose it depends on one's social circle, but sure in some cases. I mean that basically explains why so many Germans went along with the Nazis, and why today's Chinese are so apprehensive to speak out against the CCP. I hope we can agree that living in fear of getting canceled is a bad thing.