Just had an amazing conversation with a homophobe?

So I got talking to someone online (we were given the prompt question 'how do you feel about gay marriage?'). The conversation made me smile, so I thought i'd share it with you

stranger: eeeww
you: I'm glad it exists
stranger: just no its too much its wrong
you: fuck you
stranger: whaat your gay?
you: yes, i am
you: mind telling me how my life affects you?
stranger: i dunno i have nothing against them as long as theyr like ' oh im gay i have to tell the world im gay and maybe do some riots cause other people dont like me' i mean if your gay keep it to yourself...
stranger: have a boyfriend and be happy with him no need to share it with world
you: *girlfriend. Why should i keep it to myself, you think my family and friends don't want to know if i'm in love?
stranger: no, the family friends...it's fine...but when you gay people do riots and all that thing thats just too much
you: lol what riots?
you: do you know how much violence is committed against gay people?
you: are you talking about pride parades?
stranger: thats only because some gay people just want to share it with the whole world that theyr gay..not like anyone cares
stranger: yeah
you: you clearly care if you think we shouldn't be able to marry
you: if nobody cares why do i have to keep it to myself?
stranger: you wouldnr be able to have kids tho
you: adoption, ivf, plus not everybody wants to have kids
you: do you think infertile people shouldn't be allowed to marry?
stranger: adoption? do you even realize what sort of life that kid would have?..
you: yes
stranger: i dont mind the marriage i told you already
you: it would have two loving parents instead of being in a children's home
you: where are you from?
stranger: yeah? i mean this kid you want to adopt..it's already been ditched...and it wants the perfect life...having mummy and daddy not mummy and muummy
stranger: and also as you might have noticed society is cruel so that if that kid will be in school other kids will just bully that kid and it wont have a normal life...and all because two gay cauple wanted a baby
you: well, frankly, there aren't enough 'mummys and daddys' stepping up to adopt
you: there are lots of kids with gay parents where i'm from
you: they're healthy, happy, don't get bullied
you: and even if they did, you punish the bullies not the parents
stranger: what? do you even know what bullying is?
stranger: yeah? but the kid will be broken anyway and you wont care because you wanted a kid
you: how will he or she be broken exactly?
stranger: the bullies..they will chanche her/his life for ever it might just seem like it's just kids but its not like this at all...
you: have a read of this if you have time Kids with Lesbian Parents May Do Better Than Their Peers - TIME
stranger: no
you: ok, stay close-minded
you: i was bullied as a child
you: because of people like you might i add
you: and i'm not broken
you: i'm very happy
stranger: oh really? guess what? i was bullied too
stranger: and do you know why?
stranger: because my mother was a prostitute
you: I'm sorry about that, but can't you see you're growing up to continue the cycle?
stranger: i loved her..but it just killed me..i mean the kids even tho it as ages ago..i can still remember how painful it was
stranger: going to schoo..not havinf friends..even its been 20 years i just still have that pain
you: where do you think those kids learnt to have those ideas about your mother? From their parents and from society
you: we should teach kids to accept difference
you: rather than just avoid being different
stranger: well..it's a beautiful idea and the world would of been so much better for both of us..but let's br realistic it will never happen
you: i think it can
you: i've seen it happen
you: the kids i know don't treat gay people the way they did when i was little and i'm only 20
stranger: yeah...maybe but the people will always be people
you: there'll always be assholes in the world yes
you: and they'll always find something to pick on, whether its a kids parents, or ginger, or a speech impediment or whatever
you: But we shouldn't let assholes control us
stranger: i'm sorry about this gay hate..i guess im an asshole too
you: its ok
you: i understand where you were coming from
you: just don't give power to bullies by agreeing with them, yeah?
stranger: yeah..
you: Its been a pleasure speaking to you. Take care.
stranger: bye i hope you will not meet any assholes like me in the future any more
you have disconnected.