They're afraid of things they don't understand. It took a while for Sloan to decide to have a sex-change operation. She said her co-workers didn't want to accept her new identity at first, but after about a year, most eventually came around. Sloan first revealed her new identity at the company Christmas party. Her co-workers were shocked at first, but she said she helped host the party last year.
People accept it.
It just takes one at a time. Write a letter to the editor .