Yea, I don't think your anecdotal evidence is going to convince me here. In any case, do you think it's a good idea for these kids to be outed when they are not ready to tell their parents even though their parents couldn't care less? Or would it be better to first understand why they are not ready to tell their parents?I've known multiple kids that waited years to come out to their parents, even though they're parents couldn't care less. Kids are scared to tell their parents lots of things.
I think it strongly depends on the circumstances, lots of kids won't seek council with their parents when it would be in their benefit. But there are times that parents knowing wouldn't be in the child's benefit. As for my anecdotal evidence, I thought it was pretty widely accepted most teens aren't great communicators with their parents, regardless of how compassionate those parents are. Especially when it's a subject about how they aren't "normal."Yea, I don't think your anecdotal evidence is going to convince me here. In any case, do you think it's a good idea for these kids to be outed when they are not ready to tell their parents even though their parents couldn't care less? Or would it be better to first understand why they are not ready to tell their parents?
If the child felt it safe at home to communicate with his parents would have. the child must have felt it a hostile environment to talk of such issues.Andrea Yates?
Our problem might start when all parents are presumed guilty, treated as such, and denied any say in their child's lives. Especially on such important topics.
So, teachers are trained in diagnosing psychological/mental and physical symptoms and their underlying causes? What medical schools do you think teachers attend in their spare time?That's an interesting question.
I am no expert on excluding parents from their children's lives. I appreciate there are circumstances where abuse may occur, but to presume all parents are automatically guilty of abuse to the point of lying to and hiding critical (mental) health information of ALL children from ALL parents.... To automatically deprive all parents of parental rights. That's one hell of a mess to sort out.
So, teachers are trained in diagnosing psychological/mental and physical symptoms and their underlying causes? What medical schools do you think teachers attend in their spare time?
So, now not only are teachers expected to teach a subject(s), they’re supposed to be professionally trained armed guards (arm all the teachers crap) and be medical/psychological professionals and properly diagnose kids’ thoughts vis a vis talking about gender
Sheesh.
We can't do that, teachers are overpaid according to the Reich.Each new task should be +$1k/month.
I think it strongly depends on the circumstances, lots of kids won't seek council with their parents when it would be in their benefit. But there are times that parents knowing wouldn't be in the child's benefit. As for my anecdotal evidence, I thought it was pretty widely accepted most teens aren't great communicators with their parents, regardless of how compassionate those parents are. Especially when it's a subject about how they aren't "normal."
Regardless, I don't think there is a religious right to out kids, that's fucking stupid.
I've known multiple kids whose parents were LGBTQ+ allies, up until the moment it was their own kid that came out to them--and the parent still supported everyone else, but not their own kid.I've known multiple kids that waited years to come out to their parents, even though they're parents couldn't care less. Kids are scared to tell their parents lots of things.
I'm trans and intersex. Yes, it happens. I was caught crossdressing as a child and my mom freaked out. I was yelled at and asked, "do you want to be a freak?"Yea, I don't think your anecdotal evidence is going to convince me here. In any case, do you think it's a good idea for these kids to be outed when they are not ready to tell their parents even though their parents couldn't care less? Or would it be better to first understand why they are not ready to tell their parents?
Yeah, I'm sure that happens. It also happens the other way, bigoted until it's their kid then accept it. See Dick Cheney.I've known multiple kids whose parents were LGBTQ+ allies, up until the moment it was their own kid that came out to them--and the parent still supported everyone else, but not their own kid.
This is how it was (broadly) interpreted until recently. Then maybe 15 years ago or so SCOTUS changed it to the idea that religious people can opt out of any law they don’t like.IMO 1A needs to be revised to say something along the lines of protecting one's right to freedom of religious belief but only insofar as one can only make belief-based choices to affect one's own life and no-one else's. At the moment it seems that 1A is being interpreted to allow religious followers to make up random bullshit and force everyone to abide by it otherwise it's infringing on their random bullshit.
IMO ideally the reference to religious belief should simply be removed. The era it was intended for is over (e.g. a monarch tries to enforce their sky-fairy beliefs on their people, tries to eliminate followers of other religions). Without it you simply have a right to believe whatever you want to believe, whether AMD is better than Intel/NVIDIA, ketchup goes in hotdogs, Pink Floyd is better than Taylor Swift, who gives a crap. Having said that, if it was removed, I bet the GQP would have a field day with "wrong religions".
That's literally exactly what they want. The suffering is the point.This whole thing is idiotic anyways, if they force teachers to inform parents of this then kids will just stop revealing it to teachers/counselors and try to hide it even more which doesn't sound healthy really.
That's literally exactly what they want. The suffering is the point.