So, our sister (14F) has a school counselor, I believe, in her school. She is going to see her again this year. (We use we because we're plural).

The counselor says she cannot affirm the identities of people who are LGBTQ+, such as gay, bi, or under the trans umbrella. She also believes that being transgender is linked to mental illness and that she can't affirm people who are trans because it will "make their mental health worse" or something. The host is transmasc and when she referred to him as her brother, who happens to be trans, she said that he was really a girl and that in 2 years, he would "grow out of it".

In my opinion, it sounds unprofessional but I can't talk to anyone I know because they would agree with the counselor.

!plegg_irl@lemmings.world

Since this is a community to get things off your chest, I wanted to share my genuine belief. I feel that as someone in this world that was beautifully added, I add some sort of value and make the world a better place. That each of us also have value and make the world a better place just by existing. Our value as beings, each being's value (except for nasty people) contributes to the universe and the Earth and can make society just a better place.

I myself am beautiful in my own way with my own value to the universe. I add something special and unique.

As a queer person (agender) with a conservative dad, I don’t get why he says he wants to go back to the 1950s. What was so special back then besides his reasoning that times were simpler? I feel like it would be harder for me then as a queer person.

My family would typically expect me to be into women. Some people, maybe men. But I really feel nothing for any gender at all. I like the idea of being in love and having a love interest, but the closest I could feel is what I thought was “love” due to feeling pressure around me. Or maybe to concepts or non-gendered people/entities, I don’t know how to describe it.