drag queens reading .... books to children.
if it isn't of a sexual nature, i don't see how we COULD ban it, even if i wanted to. because we have this little thing called the first amendment...
i have zero PROBLEM with someone reading my kid a book, if it is not of a sexual nature... yes, even if it's a dude wearing women's clothing (as long as it isn't clothing of a sexual nature, or revealing of genitalia or whatever). and even if it's a trans person. they are just people, afterall... and if they are good at reading, then great!
if it's of a sexual nature, features human sexuality, etc. etc. etc... that's a different story and i would not be ok with that (unless we are talking health class or biology class in middle school, strictly scholarly learning just like the sex ed or reproduction lessons we have been having in school for decades. and of course, i would want to know about it before hand).
(while we are on the topic, do you want to ban children from american football games? dudes love dressing in drag for football. it's an american tradition.)
If you still support someone else's "right" to sexualize children
who is trying to 'sexualize' kids? what do you even mean by this? cause i doubt anyone would openly admit to supporting sexualizing of kids, nor does supporting pride or non- sexual displays at pride.
i have a feeling that your idea of what 'sexualizing' kids means is a giant stretch.
also, as far as pride parades go... this has to be taken as a case-by-case thing... you've got to give me specific examples; i am
not cool with people waving around double dongs with kids present, but don't really care if some dudes wanna wear tacky and ugly leather suits (obviously with the sensitive areas covered up). i've been to exactly one pride parade, and it was VERY kid friendly (besides the hateful assholes protesting against gay and trans people) and non sexualized. just people with colorful clothing being happy and open about immutable traits.
do you think parents should have the choice to expose their children to kink behavior at pride parades?
as long as it is not explicit, sexual acts and/ or genitals exposed, it isn't "sexual" to kids that have no clue what's going on. if it's not sex acts or simulating sex acts, then
you are the one injecting sexuality. i could make the argument that YOU are promoting pedophilia if you are highlighting things (to kids) that are not overtly sexual or suggestive of sexuality and then injecting sexuality where it needn't be injected.
Many people on this forum do support it.
i'm gonna take a wild guess that you're jumping to conclusions based upon vague comments that aren't truly supporting sexualizing children. (
aka citation needed if you want me to believe you).
gender is a societal construct,
afaik, gender is a psychological construct, not societal. gender roles, however, are 100% made up societal constructs.
being prosecuted when in fact they are not?
wait, do you mean 'persecuted'? cause you are just plain wrong if you think trans people are not being persecuted. they are 4 times more likely to be victims of violent crimes, including rape, and there are many examples of hate crimes against lgbtq+ ppl in general. trans people are CERTAINLY being persecuted. and that's just in the united states. if you really do mean 'prosecuted', that's also wrong... because being trans or gay is a crime in other countries besides the u.s. and canada.