@Chronic-Yonic @sim @HebrideanHecate You make a great point. Absolutely it does. Public perception usually changes because people don't like unfairness or inequality. Genuine change often starts with legislation, eg the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK in 1967, and then goes on as people meet each other and discover that people are people, regardless of characteristics. Genuine and lasting change takes time and does not coerce. As you say, people will hold the views they do (for a variety of reasons) and they are entitled to do so, even if we might think them misguided. Compelling people to change their views rarely works and sometimes has the effect of making people cling to their views. Open and honest conversations are key.