How can i convince a gay ally to stop being transphobic ?
This issue has been bugging for quiet some time. My friend (she/her) who identifies as bisexual, despite being at least accepting of me coming out as non-binary (they/her) doesn't even tolerate me bringing up the topic of trans people. We will talk about how represive our government is, and when i speak about trans folks and themes of gender. She will do snarky comments about how she doesn't believe there are more than just 2 genders and how i shouldn't bring up trans allegories and metaphors in stories when we discuss them because it "makes her uncomfortable".
I can't wrap my head around how is that possible. We were headbutting for some time she even said that if someone close to her came out to her as trans she ACTUALLY WOULD support them but it still won't change her overall opinion on trans people. Why does it take someone close to you to came out to start respecting marginalized group heck not even the group just that one person???
We live in a very conservative country in fact am considered a terrorist BY THE LAW but so is she and most of our friends. I really don't wanna lose that connection and i see the potential is there. I just don't know how to convince her to actually engage and explore the topic of gender identity. And most importantly stop this prejudgment and hatred.