[Editorial]
I was reading comments on Yahoo and there was a big debate (it was rather transphoblic) but the anti-trans rhetoric basically found it horrible that children want to transition. That they are too young to decide.
I say so what if a child wants to be a boy or a girl?
It is only a big deal because the right-wing people say it is. I say let the child explore their gender there is no harm in doing so, the harm comes from the adults and their indignation.
When I came out to my family and told the grandnieces and grandnephews whow were between 5 and 12, their answer was… “Okay. Can we go back out and play?”
It is one party that spreads the lies and create fear of the unknown that is causing problem.
Take this scenario, a boy wants to dress up as a “princess” for Halloween.
So what did those two cases teach the child?
As the song from South Pacific so elegantly put it…
I was reading comments on Yahoo and there was a big debate (it was rather transphoblic) but the anti-trans rhetoric basically found it horrible that children want to transition. That they are too young to decide.
I say so what if a child wants to be a boy or a girl?
It is only a big deal because the right-wing people say it is. I say let the child explore their gender there is no harm in doing so, the harm comes from the adults and their indignation.
When I came out to my family and told the grandnieces and grandnephews whow were between 5 and 12, their answer was… “Okay. Can we go back out and play?”
It is one party that spreads the lies and create fear of the unknown that is causing problem.
Take this scenario, a boy wants to dress up as a “princess” for Halloween.
Case #1: Parent flips out and explains girls wear dresses boys don’t!
Case #2: Parent says okay and helps him pick out a costume.
Case #2: Parent says okay and helps him pick out a costume.
So what did those two cases teach the child?
Case #1: That there is something bad and evil in wanting to break from the norm.
Case #2: That it is okay to experiment, that your parents love you no matter what.
Case #2: That it is okay to experiment, that your parents love you no matter what.
As the song from South Pacific so elegantly put it…
You’ve got to be taught to hate and fear,
You’ve got to be taught from year to year,
It’s got to be drummed in your dear little ear—
You’ve got to be carefully taught!
You’ve got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made,
And people whose skin is a different shade—
You’ve got to be carefully taught.
You’ve got to be taught before it’s too late,
Before you are six or seven or eight,
To hate all the people your relatives hate—
You’ve got to be carefully taught!
You’ve got to be carefully taught!
You’ve got to be taught from year to year,
It’s got to be drummed in your dear little ear—
You’ve got to be carefully taught!
You’ve got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made,
And people whose skin is a different shade—
You’ve got to be carefully taught.
You’ve got to be taught before it’s too late,
Before you are six or seven or eight,
To hate all the people your relatives hate—
You’ve got to be carefully taught!
You’ve got to be carefully taught!
Prejudices run in families! They are passed down from one generation to the next, from Fred to Donald. How many have succumb to inter-generational hate? How many children have been murdered by a parent who wanted to beat “the gayness” out of the boy.
We need to stop the hate, break the link between generations.
We need to stop the hate, break the link between generations.
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