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Why would that matter? I am talking about working class peoples opinions.the answer is 1 roommate 1 lover 1 friend but it is irrelevant
Because the best way to fight bigotry is through exposure. This is why colleges and cities run more liberal - because that's where people are introduced to and live around a wider variety of people and cultures and realize "Oh, they're people, just like me."
I'm working class. I'm trans. I've never met a Mexican farmer. If I said that I find caring about the issues that Mexicans face alienating, would the fact that I've never even met a Mexican matter? It absolutely would.
The fact that none of the people that you work with have probably ever known a single trans person is very important to how they've formed their opinions.