Patricia Arquette questioned how open-minded she was when her transgender brother Alexis first announced he was going to become a woman. The star admits she felt "a loss" when Alexis - born Robert Arquette - told her of his transition plans.

And the actress was surprised to discover she wasn't as broad-minded as she'd previously thought.

Patricia says, "I had all the questions (for him) at first: 'Do you love yourself? Is it something that you want to change about the way you look?' I get concerned when anybody I love wants to do any change to the way they look - where's this coming from and why?...

"Accepting as I am, I didn't really understand and I can't say I really do understand it. But I did feel a sadness. Like, there's a loss. Am I going to lose my brother? I have memories of growing up - little faces we made, getting dressed up for Halloween.

"I always imagined myself to be a very open-minded person. So when I was feeling a level of judgement... I really had to think about myself."

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