My daughter is still interested in Pride. She is planning on going this weekend. I fully support her in this. She's nearly an adult. In her own internet/online social media world, she is supportive of Pride. Right up until she stumbled across 2
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One of those Pride "tell everyone what's what and who and why and who can and can't" posts, somewhere online. There are hundreds of such posts. Mostly young people dictating to each other what they should or should not think or believe. 3
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She stumbled across one that was dictating who Pride is for and who shouldn't be shamed. In that long list, was one regarding age. Listen for the screeching of brakes. Because that's exactly what her brain did. It was her first time hearing about this addition. 4
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In the car, as I was driving her across town, she raged about this. "Mom" she said, "That's pedophilia". She rages more, "How is that ok? This is wrong." I let her rage on. It's these pivotal moments that I want to share what I know, but really want to hear what she knows. 5
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Hush, I tell myself. And on, she went. These are all men advocating this, she recognized. These are disgusting men with disgusting fetishes. Why are they having all the say? There's nothing new here. How is this any different than it's ever been? Men dictating conditions. 6
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Initially she was poking around at how silly a notion "straight pride" was. That's the majority of the world, she says. Straight people don't need a special recognition, but LGBTQ shouldn't be hating on straight people, as that's what they don't want done to them. 7
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She used the word "Cis" here. It's a learning curve, friends. Cis people are operating on a fundamental biological existence. It's what human animals do, they procreate. Every person is alive as a result and people shouldn't be hating on that. 8
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Then she goes on to make the connection that being gay or lesbian is NORMAL. Hello! That's what every gay and lesbian has been working towards since forever, to be recognized as normal. And yet, here comes Pride attempting to normalize pedophilia. 9
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More rage. "Why the f*ck is nobody calling this out?!!!" Yes, my kids use strong words for emphasis. It evokes exactly what my thoughts are also. Why the f*ck indeed? I assured her that people ARE calling it out, but they are silenced. 10
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It will be young people like her who are smart, who see the wolves in sheep's clothing. You know what sort of people are able to see that? It's the young people who's boundaries have been protected. She is going to Pride this weekend but her eyes are WIDE open. 11
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