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There's a lot of people who are "okay" with trans people, but when you ask them about any actual policy, they side with transphobes. Many people who are self-reportedly "comfortable" with trans people still think women should be forced to use the men's restroom, for example. They'll support bans on coverage of medical care for trans people. They'll continue to deadname or misgender those trans people. Etc.
So many people like to believe they're not a bigot when they're not. If you asked my parents if they're racist, for example, they'd say "no" without hesitation and believe it. But then they'll say things like black people are dangerous and assume someone is likely to kill them just because of their skin color, complain about black people using welfare and how white people are discriminated against, etc.
I legit was thinking "I'd date him, but I wouldn't marry him" kind of mindsets. Which I have run into, and have never loved. But I am love-bug by trade, and I pass-a-fist on it.