“I wish it were different but go up to anyone in the mall and ask if they care.”
That’s a simplistic generalization. Go up to anyone in the patriot blue states and ask if they care.
First, you seem to be confused about red vs. blue states. The red ones are the conservative ones.
Secondly, young people — even in red states — tend not to see this as an issue, other than “fairness” and “equality”.
Yes, there are exceptions like those in my own family.