In my experience, the most staunchly held views are based on ignorance or accepted dogma, not carefully considered accumulations of facts. The more you expose the intricacies and realtities of the situation, the less clear-cut things become.
Mary RoachMasters points out that the heterosexuals were at a disadvantage, as they do not benefit from what he called โgender empathyโ. Doing unto your partner as you would do unto yourself only works well when you're gay.
Mary RoachI don't write on topics that require a lot of urgency. But in 'Stiff,' I wanted to change people's hearts about organ donation. Whenever I get a chance, I try to talk about that.
Mary Roach