(05-28-2023, 11:52 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(05-27-2023, 11:05 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: 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.

Let me clarify a couple of things. 

I used the word celebrate in quotes when responding initially to L2L because I didn't really feel it was the right term.

My intent in whatever support I'm lending to the notion of a "pride" month is simply a desire for kids who may be lost trying to figure out why they are "different" may have some solace that there is a populace and community out there that went through something similar. 

The notion of it being "celebrated" and possibly overly so, in my opinion, stems from the increased inclusion of queer characters and storylines in film and television. Folks feel like they are getting beat over the head with this message, and I can totally understand that. It seems almost ever present. I get how that is off-putting to those who don't sympathize. 

Pride Month, Pride Parades, and various "celebrations" don't need to bother those of us it's not intended for. 
I don't get pissed off at Columbus Day because I'm not Italian. 
I don't get my panties in a twist on National Bacon Cheeseburger Day because I like Swiss and mushrooms on my burger. 

There may be some reckoning or adjustment coming down the pike for Hollywood studios and production houses that issue lots of queer content to demos that largely do not "get it." That wouldn't surprise me, and I would be understanding. 

I don't think calling for the LGBTQ community to not be "celebrated" or "validated" (which I find more accurate)  is any sort of reasonable answer to anything. 

It's not fair to the hundreds of thousands of kids that know they aren't traditionally heterosexual and are trying to figure out how to move forward in their lives.

You are confusing acceptance with celebrating or validation as you put it.  Look I can accept that you think you can fly but I refuse to applaud you as you leap off of a 10 story building.  Most people can accept homosexuality but draw a line at this transgender crap.  The need to tell a 7 year old child that they may be trapped in the wrong body is sickening.  If a 30 year old man were to tell a 7 year old girl that it was ok to touch him the people supporting this idea of trans would be having a fit.

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