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if someone& #39;s wondering why it& #39;s such a common thing for parents to force their children to be hetero/cishet:
it& #39;s because they want their children to leave descendants, they want to continue the bloodline of the family. that& #39;s why so many parents are afraid of homosexuality
it& #39;s because they want their children to leave descendants, they want to continue the bloodline of the family. that& #39;s why so many parents are afraid of homosexuality
it might seem stupid to some, but think of it like this: the parents worked so hard to raise their child, and when they find out they& #39;re gay, they not only are angry, they& #39;re absolutely terrified that specific son/daughter is not going to continue the bloodline, and so...
...lose cultural values of the family, lose traditions, and if they do get a child, they& #39;re especially scared that the values the parents deem "wrong" might be passed on to their grandson/daughter. it& #39;s some parents being closeminded and not seeing beyond any of this
knowing this, when i see a parent that is genuinely supportive of what the child identifies as regardless of their own personal beliefs, it& #39;s extremely heartwarming. i repeat, some parents deem homosexuality/dysphoria as just a "phase" but, to some people... it& #39;s not just a phase
being phobic of the other sides that you disagree on isn& #39;t the answer. the answer is to try to look into both sides, and try to understand them properly. their cultural implications, possible religion, how they could& #39;ve been raised as a child: everything
if someone wants to add anything to this thread, feel free to do so. i& #39;d love to hear opinions, and maybe open my point of view a bit further
