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originally posted by: kaylaluv
a reply to: IgnoranceIsntBlisss
Gee, I don't know, why do they need to know that Cinderella loves Prince Charming and wants to marry him and live happily ever after? That's as much about sexuality as saying sometimes there are two mommies and sometimes there are two daddies.
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: IgnoranceIsntBlisss
a reply to: kaylaluv
What do they really need to understand about SEXuality at age 4???
Gender awareness. By age 2 or 3, a child starts to develop a sense of being a male or female. This awareness is called gender identity. Kids this age start to understand the difference between boys and girls, and can identify themselves as one or the other. Some people think gender identity is biologically determined and some say it's a product of a child's environment. Most likely, it's a combination of both. kidshealth.org...
A
Shown here live at Øyafestivalen 2013, Raeen Roes, better known by their stage name Angel Haze, is a well known rapper who came out as agender in 2015.
agender. 1. Some who call themselves agender have no gender identity (genderless). 2. Some who call themselves agender have a gender identity, which isn't female or male, but neutral.[1] In cassolotl's Nonbinary Stats Survey 2013, 445 respondents identified as agender. In cassolotl's Nonbinary Stats Survey 2016, 944 respondents identified as agender.
androgyne. This word is used for a wide variety of gender nonconforming and non-binary gender identities and gender expressions.[1] Number of survey respondents who identified as androgyne: 346 in Nonbinary Stats Survey 2013, and 380 in Nonbinary Stats Survey 2016.
B
Sworn virgin in Rapsha, Hoti, Ottoman Albania, at the beginning of the 20th century.
bigender, or bi-gender.[1] Bigender individuals have two gender identities, at the same time, or at different times.[2] These two genders might be female and male. Number of bigender survey respondents: 137 in Nonbinary Stats Survey 2013, and 123 in Nonbinary Stats Survey 2016.
burrnesha, or sworn virgins. In Albania, the Burrnesha are people assigned female at birth who have a masculine gender expression and role, and were traditionally considered neither female nor male. This tradition goes back to at least the 1400s, and is still practiced.[3][4]
butch.[1] A queer masculine gender identity or expression, which some see as a nonbinary gender. In Nonbinary Stats Survey 2016, only 5 respondents labeled their gender identity as butch, but it is very common in the wider LGBT community.
D
demigender.[1] An umbrella term for nonbinary gender identities that have a partial connection to a certain gender, such as demiboy (male-like, or both male and genderless)[5][1], and demigirl (female-like, or both female and genderless.[6]). In Nonbinary Stats Survey 2016, 452 respondents identified as demigender.
E
enby (plural: enbies).[1] Created in 2013 by a nonbinary person named vector, going by the username revolutionator.[7] Based on an initialism of "non-binary," "NB". A common noun for a person with a nonbinary gender identity, meaning this is the nonbinary gender equivalent of the common nouns "boy" or "girl." In Nonbinary Stats Survey 2016, 477 respondents said they identified as enbies.
F
fa'afafine. In Samoa, the Fa'afafine are people assigned male at birth who have a feminine gender expression, and who don't think of themselves as female or male.[8]
femme.[1] A queer feminine gender, which some use as a nonbinary identity. In Nonbinary Stats Survey 2016, only 14 respondents labeled their gender identities as femme, but it is very common in the wider LGBT community.
G
Asia's first genderqueer pride parade in Madurai, 2012. The person on the left carries the genderqueer pride flag (a tricolor of lavender, white, and chartreuse).
genderfluid, also called gender-fluid or fluid gender.[1] A gender identity that often changes, so that a person may feel one day like a boy, and another day like a girl, for example. Number of respondents who identified as genderfluid: 645 in Nonbinary Stats Survey 2013, and 942 in Nonbinary Stats Survey 2016.
genderflux. Coined by deergoths in 2014, who said, "Whereas genderfluidity is a shift between different genders, genderflux is more like varying intensity." A gender identity that often changes in intensity, so that a person may feel one day as though they have almost no gender, or none at all, and another day they feel very gendered.[1] In Nonbinary Stats Survey 2016, 25 respondents identified as genderflux.
genderless.[1] Having no gender identity. Syn. agender. In Nonbinary Stats Survey 2016, 17 respondents used the word "genderless" for their identities.
genderqueer[1] is a non-normative gender identity or expression. This can be either an umbrella term, or a specific identity. Number of respondents who used the word "genderqueer" for their identities: 1202 in Nonbinary Stats Survey 2013, and 1243 in Nonbinary Stats Survey 2016.
H
A Pakistani hijra at a protest between two hijra groups from Islamabad and Rawalpindi. 2008.
Hijra. In south Asian countries including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, the Hijra are people assigned male at birth who have a feminine gender expression. This is a very ancient tradition. Today, Hijra are legally recognized as a gender other than female or male.[9][10][11][12][13][14] In 1996, there were an estimated 50,000 hijra in India alone.[15]
I
intergender.[1] Coined in the 1990s or earlier. A certain nonbinary gender identity in between female and male. In the 1990s, this was an identity label that any person could use, even if they were born with non-intersex (dyadic) bodies,[16] but others say it should only be used by people who were born with intersex bodies. Number of survey respondents who identified as intergender: 46 in Nonbinary Stats Survey 2013, and 47 in Nonbinary Stats Survey 2016.
M
Māhū. In Hawaii, the Māhū is a nonbinary gender role, made of people who can be either AFAB or AMAB. This tradition existed before Western invaders, and survives today.[17]
maverique.[1] Coined by Vesper H. (queerascat) in 2014. A specific nonbinary gender identity "characterized by autonomy and inner conviction regarding a sense of self that is entirely independent of male/masculinity, female/femininity or anything which derives from the two while still being neither without gender nor of a neutral gender."[18] In Nonbinary Stats Survey 2016, 12 respondents identified as maverique.
N
neutral, or gender neutral.[1] 1. Having no gender identity. 2. Having a gender identity that is neutral: not female, not male, not a mix. In Nonbinary Stats Survey 2013, 348 respondents labeled their gender identity as neutral. In Nonbinary Stats Survey 2016, 420 respondents used the word "neutral" for their gender identities.
neutrois.[1] Coined by a neutrois person named H. A. Burnham in 1995.[19] Having one non-binary gender identity that is neutral. Not female, not male, and not a mix. Some neutrois people are transsexual, experience gender dysphoria, and want to get a physical transition.[20] Number of survey respondents who identified as neutrois: 144 in Nonbinary Stats Survey 2013, and 207 in Nonbinary Stats Survey 2016.
ninauposkitzipxpe. In North America, the Blackfoot Confederacy recognizes a gender called ninauposkitzipxpe, "manly-hearted women," who are assigned female at birth, and occupy a gender role different from that of women and men.[21]
originally posted by: reldra
a reply to: everyone
This is from the Queer Kid Stuff:
LGBTQ+ vids for kids! I'm your host Lindsay and with the help of my best stuffed friend, Teddy, we'll be teaching you what gays mean, what LGBT stands for, what's up with marriage equality and so much more!
KIDS. Not toddlers, not babies. The messages are all about things being OK and non discrimination.
A call to Activism (no way this is for TODDLERS):
The short videos are a tool for parents, teachers, and LGBTQ+ adults to help them explain these words and ideas to young children in their lives, recommended for ages 3-7. A free, printable activity sheet accompanies each episode to further instill the lessons of the videos through activities which can be done at home or in the classroom. queerkidstuff.com...
originally posted by: everyone
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: IgnoranceIsntBlisss
a reply to: kaylaluv
What do they really need to understand about SEXuality at age 4???
Gender awareness. By age 2 or 3, a child starts to develop a sense of being a male or female. This awareness is called gender identity. Kids this age start to understand the difference between boys and girls, and can identify themselves as one or the other. Some people think gender identity is biologically determined and some say it's a product of a child's environment. Most likely, it's a combination of both. kidshealth.org...
Yes " A sense of being male or female" a normal part of a child's process.
This is designed for and aimed at toddlers who are far far from being allowed sex-ed so this is highly disturbing.
At 10 years old there were people at school using every swear word in the book. So yes, at nine years old would be time to learn what the swear words are. If you want the other kids at school teaching yours the material, then sure wait another year. Otherwise 9 years old is about the time to go through the big list of swear words with your child.
originally posted by: kaylaluv
a reply to: Annee
I think the video was meant to be educational and I think it was aimed at kids older than toddlers. I don't see anything horrific about it myself. But it's not required, like at a public school or anything.
I knew it wouldn't take long to have a thread about sex ed and the outrage. But they turn around and say you shouldn't shelter your kid when you don't think your 9-year-old grandson is ready to read literature that uses the "n" word. The cognitive dissonance of the right...
originally posted by: seeker1963
a reply to: everyone
The same people who will condemn you for posting this will be the same who you will see bashing parents teaching their children about religion/Christianity!
originally posted by: JDmOKI
a reply to: Annee
how bout you just let kids be kids and leave the adult bs out of it and let them figure it out on their own with out adults with obvious comformation bias ruining their childhood.
if it was a church teaching no sex before marrage youd be outraged. at least remain consistant
originally posted by: AtomicKangaroo
I always have one single question for western feminists that not a single one has ever been able to answer:
What is one right men have where you live that you do not?
As for the LGBT agenda. Like religion, let kids be kids and stop forcing sexuality # on them to further your cause.
Most of these so called minortiy groups do not want equality, they want special treatment.
Most of the people I see complaining have the same rights as the next person, same opportunities, they are not oppressed or tormented.