Technically you're right. In reality how we treat people in media tells a lot about what we think of them, and in turn also influences how we think of them. There's a reason queer people are more likely to die and least likely to have a happy ending. There's a reason that within 2015-2016 29 LGBTQIA characters were killed at least 10 of those were in 2016 alone and were all queer women. There's a reason and its not a good one.