Refuting anti-LGBT+ arguments

I actually got a Ugandan Minister to say on camera… I said to him… there's so much more to worry about in your country than the odd gay person going to bed with the other gay person. For example, you have almost an epidemic of child rape in this country, which is just frightening. And he said, 'Ah, but it is the right kind of child rape.' I said, 'That was on camera. Do you know that was on camera?' He said, 'Yes.' I said, 'Can you just explain what you meant?' 'Well, it is men raping girls. Which is natural.'

Over the years, mostly right wing and religious nuts have come up with arguments against the LGBTQIA+ community. Some arguments include: "Being LGBT is sinful", "Marriage is a sacred bond between a man and a woman", and "Being gay or transgender is a mental illness". These arguments have no scientific or historical basis, and this type of intolerance can lead LGBTQIA+ people to commit suicide or to major mental health issues. Ignorant prejudice from anti-LGBT+ bigots has even become a domestic terrorist threat as stated by the United States Department of Homeland Security. Violence against LGBT+ people often culminate as mass shootings. This will cover arguments against the LGBT community and refute them in an academic and scientific, as well as somewhat religious, manner (i.e., theological arguments against transphobia). Anti-LGBT+ arguments range from seemingly intelligent to downright bullshit. Many arguments are derived from twisting around neuroscience/psychology (or science in general) and twisting around religious concepts.

== Religious arguments ==

Note: There were no (distorted) biblical arguments against transgender people.

Also note that in secular society, if one is arguing for legality related to LGBTQIA+, these arguments are not enough to serve as the basis of new laws, and could also violate constitutional prohibitions on establishing religious beliefs on others.