I went to the linked article, and a commenter says, "People probably were this prejudiced about gays in the 1950s. We got over that, we'll get over this." (I paraphrase, from memory.)
Big difference:
gay rights are about applying civil rights equally to gays. Nobody loses by it.
Trans demands are to define women and use their space.
That is NOT an equal application of civil rights. No other group is denied the right to self-define. Only women are supposed to erase themselves for the sake of others.
That has nothing to do with rights. It's misogynist activism.