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If we are banning all LGBT conversations , books and materials from anyone under 18 to prevent them from being brainwashed.... Should we then have lgbtq libraries that are for people that are 18 plus... hold classes and house every single banned book on LGBT people, fictional or otherwise .... And teach about heteronormative culture and how queer people have always been around and teach about the important contributions to society by LGBT people and how gay culture has shaped America and other important topics related to non heterosexual sexualities.... And even discussing asexuality? ( Posting incog here because I want a decent discussion by people who think that banning these subjects outright is a good idea )

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That sounds like a fun honestly lol we have a book store that’s like also a bar/cafe thing. They host a lot of lgbtq+ game and movie nights, drag bingo and such. It definitely needs to be a bigger thing so people can connect

I like the idea

Yea that’s cute for sure I believe people should be able to do what they want. Have as many meetings etc long as it’s not pressed on my kids if my kids turn out to be gay that’s fine as well but it doesn’t need to be shoved down their throats before 18 IMO and im bisexual myself 🤷🏾‍♀️

I'm personally against banning it and tbh, people are mainly wanting to ban because of the trans part

( I myself am a queer mom.... And I'm posting this incog because I'm more out on peanut but I wanted a decent conversation without people tying it to me as a person )

I mean there are definitely LGBT centers, having classes to inform us how anyone learns about anything in general, so why not classes about the influences of gay culture on America? Or the history of drag? ... To give a few examples

I mean, in Canada it's just called marriage 🤣🤣🤣 .... Nobody cares which team you play for or root for 😂😂😂 ( to use an analogy)

Tbh, I have nothing against the LGBTQ stuff, I personally think that would be a great idea. I personally feel that it’s reasonable for it to be before 18, because a lot of kids don’t fully know what they want till then and who’s to say they decide to be a male, get all the male parts, but then decides at 18+ that they really don’t want to be a male?? IMPO, they go through phases without fully knowing what they want.

There’s nothing wrong with being informative about different sexualities IMO. Why is it so bad that there are LGBT conversations and literacy but heterosexual relationships are literally everywhere all the time?? As a bisexual woman who didn’t really understand these things till late high school, I would’ve liked to have someone to talk to about what I was feeling towards boys and girls at a young age.

@MaryKate as a woman who identifies more as pansexual than bisexual, personally, but feels that bisexual for the most when I was initially exploring labels ... I wish there had been more conversations when I was younger about other options! I didn't start exploring my sexuality until I went off to college, with my second boyfriend... ( I'm 39, lost my virginity at 21 or 22..... And finally accepted that being not straight was okay .... In my mid 30s .... And accepted that I wasn't straight and was okay with that.... Probably about 2019 or 2020 .... At age 35...) Growing up conservative Christian, I thought for so long that straight was the only option and the only correct option.

Heteronormative culture is so pervasive . And then bisexuality being seen as a fetish is totally erasure.... So that doesn't help either

I get that! I was so confused for a long time and just thought I was weird and different and I kept it to myself till I was a senior in high school (2015). I didn’t really know anything about it growing up but even knowing the basic terms without going into detail I think would’ve helped me.

Why are these conversations being banned? It seems like things are moving backwards & not forwards.

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