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I'm not crying you're... nah I'm crying.
I really don't care what it takes for people to finally open their eyes and minds as long as it happens. This father could've very easily not accepted his daughter, but he did. Not only did he accept his daughter, he admitted to himself that he was wrong his entire life. It doesn't matter how he was in the past, we should not judge him for it. He knows what he did and who he was, he will beat himself up over it enough and doesn't need anyone else to help him with that. We should celebrate this man.
People who have awakenings like that later in life are very valuable allies. They can speak to segments of the population that we can't and I am very happy to have someone like him on our side.
Same. It's unbelievably frustrating that there are so many people who don't care until it impacts their lives, but there are also plenty of trans kids who end up closeted, homeless, or dead because their families won't change no matter what. I'll take this guy supporting his kid over that any day. I want people to know that changing their mind is good and welcome. Hopefully that'll make it more likely and more kids will be safe.
I agree, it is incredibly frustrating but people learn at different paces and in different ways. Some people can only learn from hands-on learning and first-hand experiences.