This might be more on topic under Language Wars: What’s In A Name?, but I’ll put it here because I think it further demonstrates how he thinks about these issues, specifically heteronormativity:

There are a few different groups of kids at school who, for the past couple of years, have been calling my son “fag” and “gay boy” and the like. This is supposed to be an insult, of course.

He has gone to the counselor on several occasions but not for the same reason that many other kids do in his situation. He says that it’s annoying to be called gay, but only because he’s not. He doesn’t want to be called a cat or a tree either, if you see what I mean.

His main concern is the fact that these words are consistently used and perceived as insults. He explained to the counselors that the implication is that there is something wrong with being gay, and he thinks this is a “really bad attitude” to have.

It’s a whole different level name-calling in his view (and mine) and he thinks it should be dealt with accordingly in the schools.

I’m very proud of my son, and I will encourage him to continue embracing these kinds of values. Regardless of who he loves!

Gay and trans kids need so much love and support. They need all the regular support of figuring out how to love, and have healthy relationships, and they need gentle and affirming guidance regarding their gender choices. The thing is though… they have so few role models. Movies like MILK have been really grasped by the young queer community, so many kids are like “Look! A role model!” Its easier for us though if our parents, and relatives are also positive and affirming about whatever decisions we make.

I personally would prefer a child to be at least a *little bit* queer, at least in the sense of being questioning about gender roles and heteronormativity. If I had a son, I wouldn’t mind if he was a masculine person interested only in sleeping with women… so long as he had made an informed decision to be masculine, and didn’t feel that was the only option available to him, just because he had a penis.

Does that make any sense to you?

Now, this is not to say that I would prefer him to be gay or trans. I don’t have a preference one way or another. He’s my son and I love him unconditionally, exactly the way he is, whatever that may be and with all that it entails. I just think that, society being the way it is, he would need that extra measure of support and soft place to land, so to speak, during extra difficult times.

Does this make sense at all? Does it sound like coddling? I’m interested in hearing what you think.

What has health to do with SIN? Just because that women is brainy enough to get a Masters etc and train to be a GP, doesn’t mean she has the nounce to think for herself when she relies on GOD to answer things for her!

She really needs to ask this question of herself: Which is more important to her, God and Sin or the Hypocratic Oath! And if she answers God, then she should be barred from practising medicine… forever! Think about it!!