Why do they hate us?

A young lady asked me why people can’t understand the point of view of lgbtq,(especially T), people, much less sympathize. My answer;

*****, most people don’t try to understand with any depth. They have their first, knee-jerk, reaction, based on unconscious fears and insecurities, and go no further. When questioned about it they double down on it, "it" being a snap decision made in ignorance. Many will even invent false "evidence", to 'support' their unsupported assumption.

--"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a (person) in everlasting ignorance. That principle is *contempt prior to investigation.*"- Herbert Spencer-

They are so afraid of facing the same or even remotely similar feelings within themselves that they mentally, instantly, turn away from it like a frightened animal. They then instantly, without question, associate us with a deep fear. They react to the fear with the “fight” reaction, of the fight-or-flight response. It doesn’t matter what the root cause of the fear is, they don’t analyze it, or want to even go near the thought,(it’s too frightening), simply instinctively avoiding a strong fear.

*- "When we hate someone, we hate something in them that is also in us. What isn’t in us doesn’t disturb us." - Hermann Hesse -