Cork library staff being abused and intimidated over LGBT+ books

All of this extremist anti lgbt hate really is despicable and disgusting

English is a somewhat synthetic language that follows derivational synthesis patterns. While straightsplained may not have a dictionary entry, the statement itself is pretty easy to deconstruct.

From? Examples with evidence please?

And the rest of his incel army don't have any.

Bollocks. Complete and utter bollocks.

Anybody who wants to can stop their child from joining the library in the first place, or from getting a young adult account, both of which need parental permission.

But thankfully only a few people are that pig-ignorant.

Do you think kids should be prevented from going into bookshops too? Just in case they might see a book that mentions the word 'gay'?

We used to have strict censorship in this country, then as now it's a really bad idea but people who are too stupid to work out the implications love it.

"For every problem there is a solution which is simple, elegant and wrong."

Thinking that teenagers are, or are going to remain, ignorant of sexual practices is naive in the extreme. It's far better they're reading books which cover topics like consent, STDs etc. rather than just watching porn and thinking that represents reality. Most parents aren't going to provide this information and many schools don't either (for religious reasons, which is shameful)

So kids should leave school with no sex education at all? That's mad.

Hey that's all it is man a question. I'm just curious as to what makes people think in a particular way .

I wish it were that simple - I think government education departments and parents of young children need to work together on how and when sex education is delivered to their children. Personally I think it’s happening just too young but the world is a much more complicated place these days - awareness of right and wrong behaviours is good I think but maybe the how it’s done and the level of detail is just maybe too much and too young?

So basically it's the damn underpants gnomes again:

'Make' kids want to become trans

????

Profit!

This belongs in Conspiracy Theories

And when you say "Ireland is rising" you really mean that a tiny number of far right bigots are using the lives of transport people as a wedge issue to try to roll back basic rights for gay people.

I never said there wasn’t so I’m not really sure what your point is

You didn’t but anyway I’m out - you’ve proved my point pretty well

It's not just letting them know trans people exist though, it's also teaching 12 /13 year olds about fisting, and whatever else...

Where would you suggest that they learn about fisting?

There's no evidence that withholding sex education from young people benefits them.

There's plenty of evidence of the opposite.

No-one said there should be no sex education. The poster clearly was making a point about what types of sexual practices should or shouldn't be thought. You have an interesting habit of making one-liner responses which deliberately misinterpret the original poster!

Juno Dawson's book has noted by many posters here as not being suitable for the 12-14 age group as a recommended sex education guide. One poster here earlier said they wish they'd had proper sex education to avoid going on web sites/app like Grindr too young, and making mistakes etc.

So what does this book say about apps etc?

There is a one-line caveat that the app itself has an age limit of 18, otherwise the advice seems to be to dive in.

p.155: authors advice: "if you don't include a face pic, expect the first message anyone EVER sends to be "PIC"?

p.155: Some good advice: "If you're THAT HORNY that you want to do a "sex meet", meet the "trick" in a public place for a drink first... this is much MUCH safer"..... "ALWAYS WEAR A CONDOM"

p.157: interviewee1 "I have used Grindr - the advantages are that you can get what you want quickly. The downside is that its the same people repeatedly".

p.157: interviewee2: "The benefits are obvious: quick, easy and uncomplicated sex. On the downside, you always find the same people online whenever you're at home."

p.157: interviewee3: "If people want casual sex, then something like Grindr is a must."

some downsides: interviewee4: "I know one guy who got gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis from some guy he met on Grindr. All in one go, like a three-for-two special.’"

p.169: author: "Basically, porn is fine and fun, but it is no way REAL."

p.189 author: "it makes no difference how many sexual partners you have - but dont go picking on someone else's patch, mind!"

The are of course selections, from a book which covers many topics. But still the question must calmly and politely be asked, "Do you think this book is suitable for the 12-14 age group?"