(05-27-2023, 06:18 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(05-27-2023, 05:26 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote: I have talked to 4 girls in their early 20's that say they thought they were lesbians all through high school. It's anecdotal, but that seems a bit high to me. I think the gray area is quite large, because people want to be celebrated. If we, as a society, celebrate the wrong thing, it's going to bring a ton of converts, no matter what it is. We need to stop celebrating "pride."

The point of celebrating pride is so that these folks that don't understand what's different about them don't feel lost in a wasteland of non-conformity that leads to depression and suicide at an alarming rate.

In that respect it is a good thing, and it should not be, and will not be discontinued because you're afraid kids are being converted when they are actually not being converted.

Celebrating something that is giving these kids anxiety and depression and suicidal thoughts is wrong. They should be talking to someone they trust or a counselor who has no agenda who can help them process what they're feeling. 

I personally don't agree with or understand homosexuality but I 100% understand anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts because I've been there and I would not wish that upon these kids, or anyone struggling with it for any reason, and trying to convert anyone is not the answer. 

Kids need to be heard not influenced. 

Being influenced by a society who doesn't give a rat's [BLEEP] about any of us is no way for kids to have to deal with issues.

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