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In reply to the discussion: Did you hate, fear or dislike gay people at one time? [View all]undeterred
(34,658 posts)That was when I used a religious interpretation for everything.
The thing that made me change was getting to know real people who were gay. People who were astonishingly patient and kind with someone who didn't get it. Being confronted with real human beings enables you to drop the stereotypes you have learned. Seeing gay couples in love and raising children made me realize that gay people are just people. Listening to gay people helped me understand. I realized I was homophobic and wanted to change. I opened my eyes.
I credit the gays I have known with extraordinary patience in dealing with the rest of us.
If your religion makes you unethical - makes you hateful, racist, or homophobic - then your beliefs have to change. I was never extreme, but I had some wrong thinking.