lgbt history related to your self respect

I’ve always been into politics and since i knew i was a lesbian I involved myself in the community and it’s history. Knowing this and seeing what we have gone through to be here rn made me prouder and louder about who I am, also in imposing boundaries to whose that didn’t want to follow. However my gf is pretty ignorant in that aspect and makes her naive to think that her VERY homophobic parents are not so just because they told her that (even tho their actions are the literal opposite lol). So my question is, does having knowledge in your history makes you less ignorant and naive to people’s manipulation tactics?