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    Across the entire world, only 20% of themselves find themselves in this category - so for this to be so high suggests that it’s a cultural influence. I’ve had my niece say she was bullied in school for not wanting to claim she was bisexual or something - and this is in a pretty deep-red area. I’m sorry, but 50% of the population being LGBT is not anywhere close to reality, and is a pretty good sign that these kids are being indoctrinated.

    I understand the need to be understanding for people who are this way, but the ‘inclusion’ needle swung so far the other direction that it’s now convincing children that they are gay/bi/trans when they aren’t.

    Additionally, I’ve raised my children to take advantage of this and claim they are even if they aren’t - for the purposes of scholarships and other benefits; since being in one of these minorities will see you with better acceptance into college, etc.

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          Lol completely ignores how many people live in countries where saying yes on a survey like this is dangerous.

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            Yeah, if there’s indoctrination it’s run the other way for like 1000 years.

            Daily reminder that religion is a monstrous evil.

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          As other people have pointed out, yes, there is a cultural influence, in that there are a lot of places where you can’t say that you have any attraction to same-sex people. Iran, for instance, or portion of Africa, where simply being gay is punishable by death. In more permissive countries, you’re going to see more people admitting what the Kinsey report said >50 years ago: many/most people are not entirely, 100% straight, and the sexuality exists on a spectrum.

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            You do realize that colleges actually race-weight in admissions, right? Asians get penalized the most on their SAT equivalent scores for example, while black and other minorities have a boosted score for purpose of admission. This hasn’t only been proven, but it’s been verified by multiple universities across the nation. So yeah, using your own racism/prejudice against you is a perfectly moral thing to do.

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      🙄 doubt the last part, but assuming its true you’re teaching your kids to lie in order to manipulate systems to get ahead and leaving less money / programs for those that actually belong to said populations?

      Parent of the year; what a piece of shit.

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      You do know how in many countries saying “yes” to that question is a risk to your life, right?

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        Covered in the study I linked. Of the ones surveyed, most were in LGBTQ supportive nations.

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          How many had supportive families? Families that wouldn’t do things like overhear phone conversations or check browser histories?

          I don’t think you have a good understanding of how oppressed queer people are in this world.

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      Taking advantage of something meant to make things fair is pretty gross imo. I can’t fathom being proud about taking advantage of something like that.