Kansas' attorney general is telling public schools they're required to tell parents their children are transgender or nonbinary even if they're not out at home, though Kansas is not among the states with a law that explicitly says to do that.
I’m not who you initially responded to, and I don’t think that anybody has claimed that zero LGBTQ people are groomers, just that’s it’s not a higher percentage than any other group, that’s what I was trying to point out
I am not saying that there is not any LGBTQ child predators, I am saying that the tale spun to demonize LGBTQ people as a whole as groomers is just that, a tale with no basis in reality.
Simply put, the groomer myth is an attempt to demonize LGBTQ people, and it’s rhetoric is widely used by people on the right and far right as a way to create some bullshit culture war. It demonizes their opponents, and to creates a moral basis for their otherwise disgusting authoritarian policies while rallying support and making a divide that is impossible to sympathize across.
Parents do not co-parent with the government, as much as the gov would like otherwise.
True, I agree with you on this, they have an influence but they’re not co-parenting, but school is a place where kids can be themselves among peers, and school and home life should (mostly) be shared at the child’s discretion, especially if they’re over 15.
Schools are pressuring kids to transition then hiding it from the parents
Source? Theyre not doing that, what are you talking about?
If that doesn’t raise alarm bells you might be a gr00mer
It doesnt raise alarm bells for me because that’s not something that’s happening.
No, I mean that nothing in the article is proof that that’s what they’re doing, they’re only hiding the fact that the children are trans from their parents if that’s what the children want, and helping children that are trans by giving them counseling or whatever. Even those articles have no proof of what they’re claiming is happening
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Ah, the classic LGBTQ groomer allegations. A tale as old as the gay panic, a tale that has never been true.
Go take your culture war bullshit off lemmy
It’s been true countless times.
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/san-francisco-lgbt-advocate-sentenced-for-child-porn-possession/
https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/06/23/former-new-hampshire-state-rep-charged-with-child-pornography/
How many priests and conservative politicians have been convicted for child porn?
Whataboutism. Not the point.
You said it didn’t happen which is clearly false.
I’m not who you initially responded to, and I don’t think that anybody has claimed that zero LGBTQ people are groomers, just that’s it’s not a higher percentage than any other group, that’s what I was trying to point out
They did that literally in this thread. And the mod removed a post for ‘reasons’.
https://capitalresearch.org/article/nea-counsels-school-districts-to-hide-gender-transitions-from-parents/
I am not saying that there is not any LGBTQ child predators, I am saying that the tale spun to demonize LGBTQ people as a whole as groomers is just that, a tale with no basis in reality.
For a quick overview on the origins of this myth, this wapo article goes into it, and this study by the NLM shows that there is no increased risk of sexual abuse due to being LGB.
Simply put, the groomer myth is an attempt to demonize LGBTQ people, and it’s rhetoric is widely used by people on the right and far right as a way to create some bullshit culture war. It demonizes their opponents, and to creates a moral basis for their otherwise disgusting authoritarian policies while rallying support and making a divide that is impossible to sympathize across.
True, I agree with you on this, they have an influence but they’re not co-parenting, but school is a place where kids can be themselves among peers, and school and home life should (mostly) be shared at the child’s discretion, especially if they’re over 15.
Source? Theyre not doing that, what are you talking about?
It doesnt raise alarm bells for me because that’s not something that’s happening.
“That’s not happening”
https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-10-05-schools-are-now-encouraging-children-to-transition.html
https://www.prageru.com/video/prageru-ceo-marissa-streit-reacts-schools-encourage-kids-to-transition
Both of those sources are known to constantly spout disinformation, and their “evidence” seems tenuous at best.
Where “disinformation” = News that the left doesn’t like, I agree.
And we have proof that this is exactly the definition used by the left to censor Twitter and the rest of mainstream internet.
Imagine unironically sourcing PragerU for any reason and expecting to look smart for it
No, I mean that nothing in the article is proof that that’s what they’re doing, they’re only hiding the fact that the children are trans from their parents if that’s what the children want, and helping children that are trans by giving them counseling or whatever. Even those articles have no proof of what they’re claiming is happening
“No proof” aka “I don’t have any logical response to your facts so I’m going to pretend they aren’t real.”
If you stick your head in the sand even further, you won’t see any light at all.
https://capitalresearch.org/article/nea-counsels-school-districts-to-hide-gender-transitions-from-parents/
“No proof” aka your “source” doesn’t back up your bold claim that “schools are pressuring kids into transitioning”
Instead of posting it over and over, you should try actually reading it.
https://capitalresearch.org/article/nea-counsels-school-districts-to-hide-gender-transitions-from-parents/
I’m sure you have the potential to type a compelling and eloquent post that would cause us all to change our minds.
… and I have to thank you for restraining yourself and instead posting nonsense and attempting to start fights.
I’m glad you are doing this because it reminds the rest of us how much we need to support trans people who regularly have to deal with this.
Thanks friend. In many ways this makes you a trans ally.