... is not unfounded at all. We face real persecution that forces us to remain hidden and to lie and form alternate identities.

Obsession can also be a negative effect of our repressed lifestyles and discrimination we face. I don't have any obsession besides maybe guns and little girls. Ha just kidding, no I don't really obsess over anything.

Depression? That comes and goes for me. Maybe a little bit more than the average individual but overall I am happy and enjoy my life regardless of how society wants me to suffer.

I guess that is part of it, a desire to say "fuck alllllll of you people who hate me. I am going to live a happy fulfilled life regardless!"