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[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 2 months ago (15 children)

A surprising percentage of the world is okay with making their children homeless if they are any variety of LGBTQ+.

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (14 children)

Where? Because I would go straight to jail if I tried to pull that stunt in my country.

Abandonement, deriliction of paternal duties, abuse, mistreat... these are just from the top of my head. The list can grow longer.

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 months ago (8 children)

I grew up in Oklahoma, and the cops showed up once when I was around 7 because I was being abused. They said my stepdad was allowed to hit me and made it understood that I was the one disturbing the neighbors and I needed to behave.

The Oklahoma board of education is just now this year making legislative headway into a law banning teachers from hitting disabled students. Not all students, just disabled students. They've been arguing about it for years because there's enough parents saying that being allowed to hit a kid with crutches is part of their religion.

You are very lucky to have grown up somewhere other than the US. I can't wrap my head around this level of abuse not being normal. It sounds wonderful.

[–] girlthing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Speaking from experience, this culture is just as common outside the US, and outside Christianity too.

People with even halfway decent parents don't realise how lucky they are.

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