There is no 5 year old in the world that is explicitly gay, lesbian, transgender or heterosexual. Small children do not think about sex and sexuality unless they have been groomed to do so by an adult. These are the facts.
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Dana Cow Scene is obviously one more believer in the idea that children are “innocent” in the meaning “have no thoughts that are even REMOTELY remotely sexual and feels nothing even slightly similar to romantic feelings for anyone” until they start puberty.
Unless they are groomed by pedophiles…
Well, she’s basically right in the first sentence. I mean, there are some people who say “I always knew I was gay” but… as most little people are primarily socially attracted to their own sex anyway I’m somewhat sceptical about that. On the other hand, kids ought to know where babies come from. Which is going to lead to why some couples are both men or both women. The idea that this is going to turn kids gay, or even give them an active interest in sex beyond “another weird thing that grown-ups do” is part of a disgraceful campaign of disinformation that most right-wingers in the developed world have long since abandoned, and it’s a disgrace that the ones in the USA are still sticking to it. WTFd.
My mother enjoyed telling the story of a little boy who proposed to me in nursery school (and threw water on my dress when I turned him down. The nerve!) Apparently his parents were very happily married and he wanted to be just like them.
Children don't live in a vacuum. They watch tv, they observe the adults around them, they learn from each other. They may get wrong ideas, and that's where education comes in. And for those saying parents should teach their kids the facts of life, they are often waaaay behind the curve, if they bring it up at all. Mine certainly didn't.
Little Charlie's parents didn't realize their son wanted to get married at the age of four. Our teacher had to tell them. No harm was done (except for my dress!) but it makes the point that teachers see how children act with their peers, which may be quite different from how they act at home. Teachers can provide useful guidance at important moments in a child's development.
In Charlie's case, that amounted to "Wait till you're 18 to propose, and stop throwing water on girls." For other kids, at other ages, it can literally be a life-saver. Children are not the property of their parents; they are individuals who deserve to know the facts of life in order to make their own decisions.
“There is no 5 year old in the world that is explicitly gay, lesbian, transgender or heterosexual.”
Anyone else remember Falwell’s opinion on this? He was saying that Gay is a choice, because HE, at least, distinctly remembered making the choice to be heterosexual during his developing years.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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