Hetero Pride

I just figured out why people think different is opposition. I think it's because they themselves are opposed to it; it makes them feel uncomfortable; they feel threatened by it so they figure that those who are different must be just as xenophobic as they are.

Most of the time I dont even think there is a thought process, just the fear response.

From my perspective as a person with multiple rejected identities I’ve learned to identify things that tell me when I'm not safe; when I see those things my self perserving fear kicks in. In most cases I am the vulnerable one, the outsider who's difference is not welcomed in a culture that wasn't created with me in mind, so I feel that my reaction Is justified; but this defense against defense is never going to work.

How do we convince the haters that difference is something not to fear without having to lie down and take their disrespect and abuse?