Social Tolerance in the Society

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Social tolerance refers to an individual’s ability to accept others’ differences in society. I have been a victim of it when people around avoided discussions about sexual identity and orientation. In most cases, individuals discriminate against transgender. Transgender are people whose sexual identities are different from their biological gender. For instance, you may find a person born as a male identifying himself as a female and wears feminine clothes. Social tolerance enables me to interact with such individuals and others without conflicts.
Several months ago, I initiated a chat with one of my friends about transgender after encountering a challenging event. Here is our conversation:
Me: Have you ever imagined if you were born of the opposite gender?
Friend: No. Why?
Me: Since many people do not like individuals who identify themselves as females and they were born males biologically.
Friend: Such a deep thought. Besides, I do not like transgender.
Me: Do you believe that people have the choice to be what they want?
Friend: Yes. But since no one chooses his or her gender, it would be better if everyone learns to accept their biological sexual identity.
Me: I partially agree with you. However, I believe that individuals should live in a way they feel comfortable. In the same way that one might hate to wear specific clothes, a person should be free to choose his or her sexual orientation.
The above small conversation with my friend reminded me of how I encountered a transgender person who did not want to expose herself. Specifically, the individual was born as a male, but she identified as a female. The only primary issue she encountered is tha...