▲ 785 ▼ The Real Threat to Free Speech Is Coming From the Right (www.newsweek.com) submitted 3 years ago by HLMenckenFan@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 179 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] potosi@lemmy.world -3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) They CAN'T feel certain ways? How do you know this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] potosi@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago What? I don't understand why this left field comment exists... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lightor@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago So saying you can't know how a child feels about their gender is the same as a person thinking they're a dog? Holy crap this seems like some ignorant boomer shit. Like when people say "gay people want to marry, what's next, marrying a horse!?" No Karen, gender differences are not the same as species differences. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lightor@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* They can't? A boy can't look at girls playing and be drawn to that. To feel more natural presenting as a woman? Because they %100 can. A child that age shouldn't be making life altering decisions? At what and what decisions. No one is saying a 6 year old needs a sex change. But you're right, they shouldn't be pressured into viewing the world a certain way at a young age and they don't know better. So I can only assume you're against teaching children about religion. I mean that can have a life long impact and they're too young to know what to believe. Again, no one is trying to change the sex of a child. But if a 12 year old boy wants to wear a dress, he should be able to. It doesn't harm anyone except by way of bigots attacking him for his choices. Also I love how you say it can't be proved. Even though you can see suicide rates lower amongst LGBT in areas where they are accepted. And I hate to break it to you, but being queer or trans isn't a choice. You suppressing the way your child feels doesn't change how he identifies. They will just feel more alone and depressed. This leads to the suicide I mentioned. I lived in Utah, I know what it looks like to see people repressed, depressed, and suicidal. I've seen first hand the damage your mindset does. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) They CAN'T feel certain ways? How do you know this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] potosi@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago What? I don't understand why this left field comment exists... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lightor@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago So saying you can't know how a child feels about their gender is the same as a person thinking they're a dog? Holy crap this seems like some ignorant boomer shit. Like when people say "gay people want to marry, what's next, marrying a horse!?" No Karen, gender differences are not the same as species differences. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] potosi@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago What? I don't understand why this left field comment exists... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lightor@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago So saying you can't know how a child feels about their gender is the same as a person thinking they're a dog? Holy crap this seems like some ignorant boomer shit. Like when people say "gay people want to marry, what's next, marrying a horse!?" No Karen, gender differences are not the same as species differences. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago What? I don't understand why this left field comment exists... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lightor@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago So saying you can't know how a child feels about their gender is the same as a person thinking they're a dog? Holy crap this seems like some ignorant boomer shit. Like when people say "gay people want to marry, what's next, marrying a horse!?" No Karen, gender differences are not the same as species differences. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lightor@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* They can't? A boy can't look at girls playing and be drawn to that. To feel more natural presenting as a woman? Because they %100 can. A child that age shouldn't be making life altering decisions? At what and what decisions. No one is saying a 6 year old needs a sex change. But you're right, they shouldn't be pressured into viewing the world a certain way at a young age and they don't know better. So I can only assume you're against teaching children about religion. I mean that can have a life long impact and they're too young to know what to believe. Again, no one is trying to change the sex of a child. But if a 12 year old boy wants to wear a dress, he should be able to. It doesn't harm anyone except by way of bigots attacking him for his choices. Also I love how you say it can't be proved. Even though you can see suicide rates lower amongst LGBT in areas where they are accepted. And I hate to break it to you, but being queer or trans isn't a choice. You suppressing the way your child feels doesn't change how he identifies. They will just feel more alone and depressed. This leads to the suicide I mentioned. I lived in Utah, I know what it looks like to see people repressed, depressed, and suicidal. I've seen first hand the damage your mindset does. permalink fedilink source parent