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Most of the kids will outgrow it because it's hard to fight biology no matter what some want to think, but a few will be damaged by it.Īnonymous wrote:I wish the acceptance and frankly awareness we have today was around when I was a kid. Human bodies have not changed in the last 25 years. LGBT is "cool" and any kind of oppressed label is cool, so kids are latching on to the only oppressed status they can find, which is to make up a sexual identity for themselves and latch onto the LGBT whatever alphabet.
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I don't know if 41 counts as elder, but both looking back at my own teen years and looking at my own peers today, the answer is resolutely social media and cultural pressures pushing kids to make up their own identities, which is exacerbated by enabling adults. PS I also use the term “elder” in subject cheekily too.
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Or do you think social media plays way too heavy a hand, and that this is, in fact, trendy.
#I AM I GAY OR IS IT A PHASE FREE#
I want to hear from real, live LGBTQ folks what they think (yes, I say “real, live” very cheekily.) I do want to know your thoughts do you think that this is great – kids feel free and there is way more of us "out" now as it is so much more accepeted now. All I can tell you is that my DD seems to have a disproportionate amount of LGBTQ friends, like 50%. Most of the comments have suggested that it is “just a phase.” That with social media kids are exploring sexuality earlier and feel like they must identify as something, that LGBTQ is all over TikTok, etc. There have been a lot of posts on that forum throughout the years that their child (esp. Anonymous wrote:Taking this from the teen/tween forum over here.