Since the title probably grabbed your eye, let me first state I have no opposition to what people do with their lives. I draw the line at my nose. If I believe I have unalienable rights, then everyone else has the same unalienable right to decide how to live their life or I am a hypocrite.
My thought on gender identity is there are two – basically male and female. Whatever you do with your body is your own choice.
For millennia, human beings have paired up as male and female to procreate and create families. The benefits of the family unit allow the children to learn and grow from both parents as well as create bonds of trust and life-long meaningful relationships. However, these relationships get in the way of some people’s agendas.
Enter gender dysphoria – defined as “psychological distress that results from an incongruence between one’s sex assigned at birth and one’s gender identity.“ Obviously it has been around a while without having to mention it to children, but now some folks have the impression children need to know about it. I always thought there were school counselors and parents to discuss the issue with their children when there was a need; however, why on God’s green earth would it be necessary to discuss the issue with children that do not have an issue with their gender? Every parent knows children test their boundaries and if you provide them another stick to poke the bear with, they will use it eventually.
Nuclear families are a stick in the mud for authoritarian regimes because the familial bonds are stronger than bonds between individuals and the regime. Blood is thicker than water. If children can be fooled into thinking they have gender dysphoria where it didn’t exist before, the parents can be blamed for ‘withholding’ information and a wedge is placed in the family. All the outsiders need do is wait for the teenage years for the rebellious behavior to kick into high gear.
When non-traditional gender roles are assumed, the idea of a nuclear family is usually thrown out the window. This removes a big headache for potential dictators as now they have eliminated the familial bonds of trust and love. The regime can now rely on children to report the thought crimes of their caretakers and reduce opposition to their rule.
As I said in the first sentence, it doesn’t matter to me what you do with your life. I still treat everyone with dignity and respect until they provide a reason not to. When I write ‘everyone’ I mean no matter what your skin color, national origin, sexual proclivities, or opinions.
btw, follow this search link “elimination of the nuclear family“ to see there are folks out there advocating the abolition of the nuclear family. One example follows:What is the “nuclear family” or so-called “traditional” family? In short, it’s a social unit used as an instrument of oppression on the succeeding generation. Outmoded and often racist ideas are passed from one generation to the next via the so-called “traditional family”.Sounds like some folks are afraid of familial bonds and think the State should be in charge of raising/indoctrinating children. I rest my case.