I’m a parent of a kid caught up in the gender identity movement. One thing that was clear to me from the start is that my daughter doesn’t really want to be a boy. She wants to be trans. She wants to identify as gay (in what universe is a female who’s attracted to males “gay”?!). She likes the sense of belonging, the identity, and the positive validation she gets from this. But it’s obvious she’s pretending to be something she’s not, and that’s had a terrible impact on her mental health. How is this any better then the days when gay kids felt they had to pretend to be straight in order to fit in and not be rejected?
First off, you cannot get inside your kids head. And second of all your lack of understanding of the LGBTQIA community is disgusting. As a proud parent of a trans bisexual daughter, it disappoints me to see parents continue this bigoted, uneducated behavior. Your SON is trans, that is his sexual/gender identity. That is how he sees and is in himself. He is also gay meaning he has attraction for men. Your view of how “society” works is outdated. No wonder you believe that your son has to be a girl and like boys. Your son can’t choose how he feels he is in his body and neither can he choose who he loves, they don’t need to go hand in hand. Plus, since when is being LGBTQIA fitting in. PEOPLE GET KILLED for being queer. Educate yourself, be a good parent, be a good human, and just do better.
This is an incredibly important observation. When you said "Now society has embraced mental illness to such an extent that the people who need help aren’t getting it anymore," it made me happy to know that there are people who recognize this. My wife has struggled with so much real-life trauma and there is no help for her because none of her previous doctors or psychiatrists knew what to do with her. They have all been inundated with waves of people claiming mental illness. It seems to have created some kind of standard, or even a zeitgeist in the medical community. I also think that the level of de-stigmatization is what is allowing for movements like MAPS (minor attracted persons) to come into the mainstream. I am dreading the potential consequences for this kind of openness and acceptance. Keep up the good work.
I’m a parent of a kid caught up in the gender identity movement. One thing that was clear to me from the start is that my daughter doesn’t really want to be a boy. She wants to be trans. She wants to identify as gay (in what universe is a female who’s attracted to males “gay”?!). She likes the sense of belonging, the identity, and the positive validation she gets from this. But it’s obvious she’s pretending to be something she’s not, and that’s had a terrible impact on her mental health. How is this any better then the days when gay kids felt they had to pretend to be straight in order to fit in and not be rejected?
First off, you cannot get inside your kids head. And second of all your lack of understanding of the LGBTQIA community is disgusting. As a proud parent of a trans bisexual daughter, it disappoints me to see parents continue this bigoted, uneducated behavior. Your SON is trans, that is his sexual/gender identity. That is how he sees and is in himself. He is also gay meaning he has attraction for men. Your view of how “society” works is outdated. No wonder you believe that your son has to be a girl and like boys. Your son can’t choose how he feels he is in his body and neither can he choose who he loves, they don’t need to go hand in hand. Plus, since when is being LGBTQIA fitting in. PEOPLE GET KILLED for being queer. Educate yourself, be a good parent, be a good human, and just do better.
This is an incredibly important observation. When you said "Now society has embraced mental illness to such an extent that the people who need help aren’t getting it anymore," it made me happy to know that there are people who recognize this. My wife has struggled with so much real-life trauma and there is no help for her because none of her previous doctors or psychiatrists knew what to do with her. They have all been inundated with waves of people claiming mental illness. It seems to have created some kind of standard, or even a zeitgeist in the medical community. I also think that the level of de-stigmatization is what is allowing for movements like MAPS (minor attracted persons) to come into the mainstream. I am dreading the potential consequences for this kind of openness and acceptance. Keep up the good work.
No such thing as MAPS. They are PAEDOPHILES.
Hopefully it’s the pendulum swinging way out before it levels.🙏
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