@ADignorantium I think my high tolerance for ppl who don't match the "normal" person standard of society is because I earnestly did my job without undue bias when I was a beat cop in the late 70's, mid 80's. I had contact with the LGBQT crowd back then, and even despite my laughter after I got through interacting with them and was driving away, I still learned. I think the big problem is that people have no experience with ppl outside their comfort zone.