My daughter is 14, but I’m sure answers for kids younger or older can apply.

  • @[email protected]
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    596 days ago

    if you’re planning to leave because trump got elected, then be warned. the UK has similar problems

    • misery mansion
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      Similar risks I would say. The UK by and large chose “the sensible option” in the last general election. The equivalent of Harris/dems, or the “anti chaos” option.

      Reelecting Trump vs reelecting the Tories is a fair comparison, especially as the Tories are moving further and further right wing.

      In summary the labour party have about 3 years to make some noticeable impact to people’s lives in the UK, but all that against the backdrop of huge financial issues incurred during the past decade or so, increasing war and conflict and now the Trump presidency.

      There very well maybe people who will follow the conservative party on their way further right. The UK already had it’s brexit moment and has not really learned from it fully.

    • Flying SquidOP
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      The UK government is getting rid of conversion therapy. Labour wants to, the king wants to, the C of E wants to, and because of the last part, enough Tories want to that it will happen.

      So it doesn’t have similar problems when you have a queer child.

      • @[email protected]
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        115 days ago

        LGB is one thing, Q and T are another. There’s a reason it’s so often referred to as “TERF Island”.

        • jibbist
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          55 days ago

          Piss off, the UK is one of the safest places to be gay and to grow up gay in the world.

          • @[email protected]
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            75 days ago

            Absolutely - it’s a great place to be gay or lesbian, and presumably bi as well. Trans or gender nonconforming is another matter.

        • Flying SquidOP
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          55 days ago

          As unfortunate as that is, it is not in issue with my child. I know what I’m doing to keep her safe. I just don’t know enough about adjusting her to school.

        • MrsDoyle
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          TERFs are absolutely a tiny but vocal minority. Most people couldn’t give a toss.

        • @[email protected]
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          15 days ago

          That moment when I question what Q stands for. Lesbian Gay Bi ? Trans I thought the Q was queer, which always seemed redundant, so I just took it to mean pans. Like LGBPT.

          • @[email protected]
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            25 days ago

            Yep, Q is Queer (also sometimes Questioning). It’s kind of a fuzzy category to define from the outside, but covers people who don’t consider themselves to fall within any of the other categories.

            Non binary and other gender nonconforming folks will often identify as queer. So may people who challenge cis- or hetero-normativity, monamory, and other social norms around gender and sexuality (look into “Queer Theory”).

        • @RamblingPanda
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          25 days ago

          Quatsch, Merz ist super sympathisch und seine Brandmauer ist unüberwindbar! 😐

          We’re in danger

      • @[email protected]
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        85 days ago

        I feel like Ireland is still mostly reasonable despite some recent nonsense. Elections just got called yesterday so I may eat my words in three weeks but I don’t think so. The extremists were roundly rejected in the recent European elections which was comforting.