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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: flightdoc 101 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Happy Pride Month!
Date: 06/07/23 12:30 PM
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I believe that LGBTQ is very much in the public eye, or in your face, if you prefer, because they are currently marginalized in our society. It is analogous to the state of the Gay community in the 60's and 70's where there was a fight for recognition. Argument that they are pushing themselves too much into the limelight suggests one would be fine if only the LGBTQ community would just stay in the closet. Then they could be equal, just not quite as equal. Being actually equal seems to be extra rights for LGBTQ people, for some.


Misunderstanding of that community is common. As an example; medical studies of transgender female athletes have shown that any vestige of advantage due to former male status rapidly evaporates with loss of endogenous testosterone production. Transgender females undergo orchiectomy. No transgender female keeps their testes. Indeed, some female athletes have higher serum testosterone levels than transgender females. (Aside, female testosterone production is responsible for female libido. There is a reason females produce it).

No issue is as simple nor as black and white as it appears on the surface. I respect that these issues are difficult to process and harder to understand. My own child came out as non-binary and my whole image of them had to undergo a frameshift. It comes down to, "do I want my child to be happy and authentic, or to live a hidden life for no valid reason".

I want everyone to be happy with themselves and live the life they are meant to.

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