I agree
i think they should know about the lgbtq community, but shouldn’t really try and include themselves into it until they’re older and know more about it

I agree with you

I think it depends on the person

yes

I personally think it depends on the kid, like I think your partially correct and kids shouldn't be dating people but I'd like you to keep in mind that the media sorta pressures "love" and stuff on them. So really with all that and everything surrounding them it's alright for them to be thinking about what they are attracted to. However you do pose a good point.

good point

I really like the point you brought up on media. I don't really see it when discussing this topic.

Yeah, more on that topic i sorta think it's annoying when people shove love stories about knights and princesses etc. and then expect kids not to think about love and stuff, it's just dumb

hey! im 12 and i dated 2 kids at age 11 and 1 at age 12 and attracted to 2 people rn. one of em being a girl. so I don't agree with people being too young

A kid can think about their gender at any time, in my opinion, since the idea of being a boy or girl is something that exists for them since before birth.

oh yeah, I think gender is different from thinking about who you're attracted to

if you're a child commenting on this image don't you dare get aggressive with me or tell me to "f off" because I was just asking a question and was trying to get other peoples opinions

Well yes, kids who haven't started puberty yet can't actually know their sexuality!! You have to be able to feel attracted to people to know your sexuality. A five year old might be gay but they won't know for a long time.
Transgender, agender and things like that are different though. Official transitions should start at eight minimum. Kids have great imaginations, it IS possible to have a phase where you think you are a different gender when you aren't for younger kids. A six year old might not fully understand what LGBTQ is and what the different sexualities and genders are

Honestly, this topic is difficult for me to take an extreme stand on. I'm not even sure how to start to explain my opinion. I will say that I don't appreciate the "you're too young to come out" argument on a personal level (my dad uses it with me and I'm in high school). Sexuality develops around the age of three (I'll cite my source as a reply), so it does make sense to give children credit of being aware of their own sexuality. But does this mean they should come out? Here's the difficult part. As a child, they are still learning new things about themselves, including their orientation. And what they know can definitely change over the course of their life. Coming out is a huge thing. For some, coming out can change how others perceive you, for the good or bad.

Another factor to consider is that not every child is the same. Some children are very self aware while others not so much. I'll use me as an example. I didn't gain a sense of awareness for my orientation until later in middle school. For a good amount of my life, I actually thought that people ONLY have sex with those they deeply cared about and that outside of that sex was just a big joke to laugh at.

There's more to unravel, but here's my input ig.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4477452/#:~:text=Growth%20and%20development%20are%20continuous,is%20no%20awareness%20of%20gender.

I didn’t know anything about this community until the middle of the sixth grade

Meh... Minors can do whatever they want as long as it has no permanent effect... It's Part of learning. I'd explore and look into it but I wouldn't make a final decision or come out until I was at least 13 or 14.

good point

Being an lgbt kid doesn't mean you're gonna go the 3rd base instantly, It just means what you like, Simple

I have been Pan since I was 10, And i'm still Pan (Those who know my age know that's a long time)

I think its depends on the kid- like me I'm 12 -.-

same

I feel like you should be allowed to question your sexuality at a young age too, or who you're romantically attracted to. Having a sexuality doesn't mean you'll be sexually active.

ok, i feel like kids under 12 should be aloud to discuss those things. I'm 11 and my girlfriend and I have never done anything past calling each other (well duh it's the pandemic). We've never talked abt anything s**ual (yes i censored it), other than saying words for sexualities.

"if you're a child commenting on this image don't you dare get aggressive with me or tell me to "f off" because I was just asking a question and was trying to get other peoples opinions"

Damn good job doing the one thing Pic said not to do bro XD

sorry, I didn't read the whole thing since i was on a tight schedule.

Lol Pic said it in a comment because they didn't wanna get harassed and felt like they needed to say it. I'm just saying don't be so aggressive man... There's nothing wrong with being young they just think that you should take your time finding out and not make rash decisions too early.

It's all good.

I agree my friend come out to me when we were 11 and I'm like "dude we're 11"

Yeah, that makes sense. Children should know about the LGBTQ community so that they can be better prepared to be part of the community

As a minor I can kinda disagree. And it's a little hypocritical to say this since I'm a questioning.

Yes, it’s just asking for opinions, nothing hurtful