mothra wrote on Sep 18
th, 2017 at 12:07am:
Same sex marriage debate leads to psychological distress
Over the past week, children with transgender, gay and lesbian orientation from Lilly to older teens, as well as adults, have been attending doctors and psychologists in distress. I've been working as a psychologist with LGBTQI children and adults for over 30 years. The levels of distress engendered by this survey are the worst I have seen since the advent of AIDS in 1983/4.The children and teens are unable to comprehend why people should want to deprive them of a normal life and I am at a loss to explain. These children, after the initial confrontation to their families and friends of their identifying as LGBT, have usually been easily accepted in their communities. Lilly attends a church school.
A gay 16-year-old made his first suicide attempt last Wednesday. On admission he advised the psychiatric registrar that he didn't want to live without his boyfriend, another 16-year-old. They have been accepted by both their families as likely being gay since innocently sleeping in the same bed at a school camp when 10 years old and since being inseparable. He remains in hospital as medication attempts to relieve his acute distress. While occasionally bullied at school, he is able to say of his peers, "They're just kids so they don't get it." He expresses incomprehension as to why purportedly intelligent adult political leaders "don't get it".
A 40-year-old lesbian police officer, who has been shot at in the line of duty in her 22 years of service, asks why the community don't support and respect her in the way she does them. She and her partner, another police officer, have been together for 12 years and have a son. She asks why anyone would think that she is a poor role model or would think her a bad parent. She too has begun taking anti-depressant medication.
In this judgment of the worth of our family, friends and neighbours imposed on them – and us – by people who seem unable to empathise with their wishes and emotional needs, it seems worth remembering that it may be any of our sons or daughters, sisters or brothers, who want to marry the love of their lives, enjoying the same rights as us.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/psychological-distress-20170912-gyfjif.html Lesbians don't have children with each other - misrepresentation.... they do NOT 'have a son' - their son is the result of the union of a male sperm and a female ovum - one way or another.
How is it that this 'issue' of 'gay marriage' suddenly affects a 16 year old to the point of attempting suicide? Nobody is stopping 'him' from living with his partner - nobody is seeking a ban on gay unions.... what the hell is 'his' problem' other than drama queening?
Anyone who hasn't been bullied at school hasn't lived - and I note the comment falls short of saying 'bullied at school for being gay'... perhaps he should have gone to my high school at age almost 11 as I did...... then he'd know what he was talking about....
Some of you here and elsewhere need to begin to understand the difference between valid reporting and propaganda.
When I did Journalism 101, it was made clear from the outset that all articles and photos attached were organised to put a specified view forward......... somehow the professors etc failed to see that they were blatantly saying that journalism was, as Gore Vidal said of the mainstream media, all propaganda.......
Read Between the Lines and Look Carefully At The ACTUAL Words Used....
Learn this, Grasshoppers....
Nope. Gays and lesbians have children together all the time. Simply because you don't value it does not negate this simple fact.
As for the rest of your gibberish, i didn't even bother to read it.
You refuse to accept facts. You always do. Just like Longy.
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