Like everyone else (here in U.S), I work with a group of people I see and interact with every day. As a human rights advocate and Lesbian, my views are liberal and I by no means preach my beliefs in my work place. However, I want to know, when is it OK to state your opinions on an issue. For example, if someone mentions that their next door neighbor, who happens to be a 12 year old boy, was playing with dolls and that "this is going down the wrong road and he is strange/weird", is it OK for me to say that we shouldn't judge him for who he is? So confused... This just happened at lunch and I am very upset about it... When is it ok to force people to do things against their will if you are a liberal and wondering how much force you should advocate for?