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By Ladypcnj · Posted
When I was a kid growing up, I was considered the baby sibling of the family. I was often the last to know of everything, and since I wasn't old enough just yet to stay home by myself, I had to tagged along with my family members who drove their cars, this included going to church. I never knew other religions existed; all I knew was about the teachings of Christianity. It's easy to join a church, but what if things aren't what it appears to be than what is preached? Strange things began going on at the church in which group leaders didn't want the news media to know about it, such as an almost drowning during a baptizing among other things. The preacher/minister began to sense I wanted out of the cult. Followers that was nice to me in the beginning, was now talking behind my back, not encouraging me to find another church that I would feel more spiritually connected to. -
By Ivy · Posted
An option to opt out is one thing, but removing the content entirely (for everyone) is something different. I don't think it's beneficial to isolate one's kids from the broader culture since they are going to have to live in it eventually. If something about it bothers you, you need to explain why. Pretending it doesn't exist is a disservice to them. In my (and my ex's) more conservative past, we considered homeschooling. But we also realized our kids had to live in the broader culture and needed the socialization. Two of my adult children do homeschool now. I have mixed feelings about that. Another of them is a public school teacher. I personally would prefer that scarce resources not be diverted from public education. The current move against public education bothers me. For many kids it's all they have. -
By April Marie · Posted
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By Charlize · Posted
Perhaps a bit of light might exist if i look at this as a further verification that simply disliking the existence of a school's policy is not a reason to sue. The rights of these parents or their children are not harmed. They simply cannot dictate policy because of dubious beliefs. Hugs, Charlize -
By Mmindy · Posted
Life has its twist, and who knows what the future holds. She may only want to know your family and medical history’s long term chronic health history. Then again she may become your biggest supporter in your current life situation. I am an optimist. So much so that if you put me in a room full of puppy poo, I’m going to look for the puppies. Hugs and best wishes, Mindy🌈🐛🏳️⚧️🦋 -
By Charlize · Posted
Managing a support group takes a great deal of work. When i found this site there were ,to my knowledge, only 2 sites that supported anyone whose gender was out of the "norm". I had searched before and only found porn. i'd almost given up. I hope that you are finding what you need here. Hugs, Charlize -
By RaineOnYourParade · Posted
This also isn't necessarily trans-positive in itself. They're just saying the case doesn't have strong enough ground to sue because the plaintiff didn't bring enough evidence to court. Basically, that could mean that, rather than not wanting to do the case, they feel that there is insufficient information given to do so. By leaving the suit be, it also leaves no precedent for future cases to be built off of. This just leaves holes for court to get messier in the future. Precedent is essential in all types of cases. Giving a ruling, one way or another, would be pretty essential to building cases of the same nature in the future. By letting this go, they aren't really supporting trans people -- they're just dismissing the issue all together, which, in reality, doesn't help either side of it. -
By RaineOnYourParade · Posted
I don't personally agree with people opting out of LGBT education, but I suppose it would depend on the context it was taught in. Parents do have the right to opt their children out of sex ed and such for various reasons, so if it was taught in line with sex ed (which would make sense, as those classes also cover puberty as well as sometimes relationship health, so it would be about in-line with how heterosexual students are taught about their own types of relationships), I would understand them then being able to opt out. Similarly, parents often have options to opt their child out of reading books with "disturbing" content, so if the novels chosen for LGBT discussion have a large focus on homophobia/etc., an opt-out option might be made available due to the intensity of the content rather than the content itself. I've seen these for books like To Kill a Mockingbird and All-American Boys that discuss racism in-depth, as some parents might not be comfortable with their child/teenager reading intense content. I disagree with the choices to opt-out of reading these books since I think they're important, but I do understand why they're provided. So, I think whether an opt-out option would be provided for these topics would depend on the way that they were presented. I didn't see anything in the article saying where the topics were being presented (though correct me if I'm wrong). Are they being talked about in sex ed or in content that may be considered disturbing? In that case, it wouldn't necessarily be LGBT-phobic legislation, per se -- It's about in line with what is in line for dozens of topics. -
By Birdie · Posted
I feel much better after a nice nap, breakfast, and a cup of tea. I go to see a specialist today at the hospital, so I won't be at the day-centre till this afternoon. ☺️ -
By RaineOnYourParade · Posted
G'morning! Green tea for my morning beverage. My mom made me eat breakfast so I could take a pill... and now I feel sick, thanks to my weird stomach .-. Stomach issues aside, I signed up for a story gift exchange a little while ago and just got in the story with four minutes to spare! Liiiiittle close for comfort, but, hey, it's in! We're at that point in the school year where we aren't doing much. AP testing is done for my history class, so we're watching a WWII film rn (Dunkirk). My college course is already over as well (the semester ends earlier), so I've really only got two classes to worry about, and one of those is an art class. Lowest stress I've had all year. -
By Heather Shay · Posted
Another Hidden Treasure I heard for the first time today. Well written, wonderful vocals and nice instrumental work throughot and even covered two Dalton and Dubarri songs. -
By Ladypcnj · Posted
I noticed that there is not too many online intersex support groups? -
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By Heather Shay · Posted
Which emotion seems to be the strongest in your life and is it good or bad? -
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