(March 27, 2014 at 3:11 pm)Diamond Wrote:(March 27, 2014 at 2:57 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: It's hard to argue someone into being a more open minded person about such matters. If you are trying to get someone that you are close with to become a more open minded it's better to get them to empathize with the people. This is how most past-homophobes lose their homophobia. It's not that they come to some sudden intellectual realization, it's that they end up with a gay kid, or their close friend comes out of the closet and they realize that it's just not all that important. If you know any transgendered people just hanging out would probably be the way to go. If not your local college probably has GBLT talks where they could get some exposure.
I realize that. I'm asking for a compelling argument that could get him, or me if I'm the one who's wrong, to think about the issue. I used to be pretty homophobic myself (then it turned out I'm bisexual), so I know it will take time.
They are not "sick in the head", they are born that way, and it is a well-documented natural phenomenon in humans, just like homosexuality. There are studies showing that transsexualism has biological causes; the brain is one gender while the body is another.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_t...d_theories
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