S.T.A.G.E. said:
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There have been numerous politicians and actors who have been against gay marriage and rights until their child "came out". When these kinds of people finally have an inlet of what it's like, they finally get it. It's so frustrating to know that these kinds of people are in power, where it takes a family member to convince them of something, and they can't just try and understand the situation on their own.
Empathy is about caring enough about a situation to actively try to understand it....not about waiting until you get smacked in the face with it.