StarShocked@lemmy.villa-straylight.socialtoNews@lemmy.world•Teachers in England will have to tell parents if children question their gender
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1 year agoSo your entire argument is predicated on the belief that all parents know what’s best for their child?
I’m not saying it happens to every queer kid, it’s to prevent “…28% of LGBTQ youth [reporting] experiencing homelessness or housing instability…” and 52% of queer youth [reporting] to have experienced three or more ACEs (adverse childhood experiences,) which includes emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and physical abuse.
I don’t believe that government is necessarily a bad thing; I highly disagree with many of the policies of governments today, but I think that when government is used for the people, by the people, it can be a very useful and productive tool. Your entire argument boils down to, “Parents are always right and government should just fuck off,” which is not just completely incorrect, but extremely disrespectful to those who have experienced abuse by their parents and relatives.
While I’ll probably never be able to convince you, when you’re in a nursing home wondering why your kids never visit you, I hope you realize what I mean.