I was always very liberal and considered myself an atheist until maybe 2013 or 14. I had a ex-room mate suddenly decide they were trans and of course somehow come into contact with an old class mate that was also recently trans. I wanted to be as supporting and helpful as I could because I had lost another friend to suicide recently and I was aware of the potential for depression for people undergoing such radical changes.

I really did try to be as supporting as possible but some of the shit that they said taught me that these otherwise intelligent people were completely insane. I let it go until they linked an article about how the Canadian government would charge parents and even remove parents if they didnt follow through with the child's wishes to be trans. I asked why anyone would think that was a good idea and got abusively lectured about how kids as young as 4 really do know what gender that they should be and can get put on hormone blockers with no repercussions. Then I knew, these people are delusional at best, evil at worst. For my part I tried to stay friendly but they really didn't like me after I told them my view point, whatever friendship we had was broken. Over the next two years I learned that I am very much a libertarian and even awoke my desire to reexamine my faith.