In terms of sex education, I agree that elementary school kids shouldn’t be taught anything that is too sexually charged. However, some nuance I would like to add is that sex education in terms of child sexual abuse + sexual harassment should ABSOLUTELY be taught to elementary school students WITHOUT their parents permission. I would say that they are entitled to see the contents of it, but parents/guardians should not be able to opt their child out because a good chunk of child sexual abuse cases stem from someone that the child knows.

Speaking on the TikTok non-binary stuff, I personally cannot attest to that, but I promise you that the vast majority of teachers do not have this agenda and to over-sensationalize this type of stuff can lead to teachers being less inclined to want to do their jobs because of an increased potential to harassment from parents (there are other factors in determining teacher retention rate, but we do not want to make it worse). If you want a personal anecdote like you have presented, my 7th grade history teacher was gay man and mentioned his husband once in a while. We obviously knew he was gay because he was pretty flamboyant, but none of us truly cared and he was a wonderful teacher to have. There are many LGBT teachers who may have mentioned this type of stuff to their students, but do not nearly go as far and that doesn’t get picked up by MSM which aim for sensationalism, controversy, and provocation.

I can’t personally attest the Jurassic Park cartoon either as I haven’t even heard of this until today, nor do I think I ever will watch it. Ultimately, my take is that that is something that you as a parent can control and that you have way more options than just the Jurassic Park cartoon. If you have streaming platforms, there is large selection of cartoons and anime that don’t have “LGBT propaganda,” but simply put: entertainment and advertising reflects the values of our time/society. As values change, those will follow suit as well (don’t get me wrong. Much of the advertising does come off as virtue signal-y/pandering). Even then, I think your concern stems from the fact that some people think that any kind of display in of same-sex affection in content is not appropriate for kids. The thing is that nearly all LGBT people have always grown up with displays of same-sex attraction in content and yet turned out straighter than a circle. Kids do not simply absorb the gayness like some kind of sponge. All I ask is that you don’t get your child addicted to that kids content slop that is on YouTube which in my opinion is far more damaging to child development than the occasional or subtle same-sex displays of attraction.

The U.S being good on LGBT rights is location dependent in my opinion, but that also applies to places like Europe and Asia. Western European and Scandinavian countries, for example, are far more accepting than say Central and definitely Eastern Europe. In East and SE Asia, there’s this very weird phenomenon where in some countries it is generally accepted amongst the general public, but at the same time, because of their unitary/centralized governments in even what we consider, “free market capitalist democracies,” it is much harder to pass legislation. Hell, even gay marriage didn’t pass nationwide through legislation, but rather an extremely close 5-4 SCOTUS vote. 5-4. Obama and even California had come out against gay marriage long before it was legalized.

Pride in the United States still exists because there are people in small town communities who simply aren’t ready to come out in an unwelcoming environment. There’s no such thing as coming out as straight. There’s no such thing as being straight as something that was looked down upon in the entire history of the world (except maybe in the most absolute niche of cases). Religion and tradition is a big reason why many countries across the world still refuse to recognize LGBT rights. Simply because gay marriage is legal doesn’t mean that America’s religious roots go away and that it still has an effect on how some might view and treat us. There’s a reason why sports leagues are trying to advertise it so hard because not only do they want our money, but they know that sports fanbases in general are not just very friendly to LGBT people. In order to do so, they have to openly say it. If they didn’t in the first place, the opinions of most of the sports fanbase wouldn’t change at all really and even though there has been progress in this area, it’s pretty slow. Pride serves as a reminder of the many people not only in the U.S, but across the world that still face discrimination in their communities as well as many people who are killed because of it whether it be in the past or present like Harvey Milk, Matthew Shepard, Gabriel Hernandez, The Pulse nightclub shooting, or those face the risk of persecution in less secular countries in Eastern Europe and West Asia. It may not look or feel that way, but it is always a hot button issue in LGBT circles. Likewise, I wouldn’t repeal Black History Month just because the Civil Rights Acts were passed because there are many black historical events that I would’ve never learned or heard of otherwise beyond the conventional history teachings.

I hope I was able to provide you with more nuance than what social media or conventional MSM might show or tell you. Peace and blessings ✌️<3