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Initech

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6. The first time I learned of the existence of drag queens was seeing Rupaul on Jay Leno.

Reply to Hugh_Lebowski (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 29, 2021, 07:34 PM

Jul 2021

And I was maybe 13 at the time. I didn't even know transgender was a thing until I was taking a psych class when I was 21. And before that I only maybe was aware of the concept because of off color jokes on sitcoms like Home Improvement and the Simpsons and of course, Ace Ventura.

That's definitely not how people should learn about it, either. And probably why there's so much hate on this issue. Fuck these assholes.

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Nebraska largely scraps gender identity lessons after uproar [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 2021 OP

Inappropriate for kids?? Why? SunSeeker Jul 2021 #1

Gender identity is a different subject than sexual orientation, just saying ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2021 #3

I know. These classes were supposed to cover a broad range of sexuality subjects. SunSeeker Jul 2021 #8

I don't know. But they are getting more and more batshit insane on this issue. Initech Jul 2021 #5

I feel bad for kids, particularly LGBTQ kids, with those kind of parents. SunSeeker Jul 2021 #9

They seem to be under the belief... LiberatedUSA Jul 2021 #10

Nobody is teaching kids to make "life altering decisions." SunSeeker Aug 2021 #11

That to. LiberatedUSA Aug 2021 #12

Kids don't need to know every body part to feel their body does not match their gender identity. SunSeeker Aug 2021 #13

I don't understand; don't we begin teaching "gender" from the first name sanatanadharma Jul 2021 #2

Beautifully said! Withywindle Jul 2021 #7

I learned the concept of 'transgender' people when I watched the 50's horror movie 'Homicidal' Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2021 #4

The first time I learned of the existence of drag queens was seeing Rupaul on Jay Leno. Initech Jul 2021 #6