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To try and find some good teens books that don't push the LGBTQ agenda?

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Lifeofthepartay · 16/11/2024 13:27

Trying to get some books for my daughter who is in S1, books are either too young or they all have a blurb that alludes to the main character's sexual preferences. Would love it if anyone could recommend something your pre-teens, or young teens are reading that don't include those topics? They already get enough information about it in school and the internet.

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GenerativeAIBot · 20/11/2024 07:54

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It exists in the same way Odin or Ganesh exists. Entirely in a small number of people’s heads.

it’s a belief and most people don’t believe in it.

you can have imaginary fairies if you want. We don’t.

Balloonhearts · 20/11/2024 01:18

At that age series I liked were

The Named - Marianne Curley
Wings - Aprilynne Pike
Wicked Lovely- Melissa Marr
Missing saga - Meg Cabot
Animorphs - K A Applegate
Saddle Club - Bonnie Bryant
Point Horror was a major hit at that age. God I had so many.
Shivers series

One off books I liked there was one called Roscoes Leap which I liked so much I went looking for it as an adult and it took me years to find it as I didn't know the title or author.

Shades Children was good but might be a bit mature for 11.

One about a blind girl that I think was Stephen King. I'll look for it tomorrow as I can't remember the name.

I'm sure I'll think of some more at some point, I was a massive reader that age, got through 15 books a week at least. I have literally hundreds in the loft and those are only the ones I couldn't bear to part with.

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mathanxiety · 20/11/2024 00:53

izimbra · 19/11/2024 11:23

@mathanxiety

"The OP is looking for literature that doesn't have sex, sexuality, or sexual identity as its central theme"

She didn't really signal that in her OP or the title of the thread.

She specifically wants books that don't acknowledge homosexuality exists as far as the central characters and themes go.

The OP is homophobic. And lots of people on this thread have pandered to this, which is a bit depressing.

None so blind as those who for reasons of their own refuse to read the OP, eh?

mathanxiety · 20/11/2024 00:49

izimbra · 19/11/2024 22:56

Trump's propaganda team were grinding out tens of millions of dollars of propaganda about the appalling threat trans girls present to 'the girls on the sports teams' for weeks before the US elections.

Except according to Newsweek, out of a population of 320 000 000 Americans, it's estimated that there are only about 100 or so transgender athletes in college sports, and that the number is estimated to be even smaller for school sports. "Save Women's Sports, an organization advocating for banning transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports, identified only five transgender athletes competing on girls' teams in school sports for grades K through 12." Out of 17.3 million high school pupils.

So not really an issue - at least not in a material sense, though obviously a huge issue in many mumsnetters heads.

What is an issue in the UK, if you want to talk about actual inequality in sports that actually affects large numbers of girls who play sports, is the vast over representation in elite sports, of athletes who went to fee paying schools. But again, this is mumsnet so we know where that conversation is going to go.

You appear to be ignorant of the context of high school sports for girls in the US.

The trans athletes are competing against girls for university scholarship money. It's a very big deal indeed, and it's not just something Trump manufactured out of nothing.

Those "100 or so" transgender athletes took the scholarship money of "100 or so" girls. A scholarship that offers a full ride, no less.

Middle class American parents invest an enormous amount of time and money in their student athletes, girls and boys alike. For a top high school athlete the reward is an NCAA scholarship, perhaps afterwards a chance at an Olympic team, with the financial rewards that come with that, or the chance to play sport at professional level. At the very least, your dedication to a very demanding training and competition regimen while also achieving academic success makes your resume stand out from the herd.

TofuTart · 20/11/2024 00:49

MartinCrieffsLemon · 20/11/2024 00:38

I think they saw a chance to spew their Transphobia and took it

Yep, any excuse to totally go off on one by the looks of it

GenerativeAIBot · 20/11/2024 00:48

MartinCrieffsLemon · 20/11/2024 00:37

What a charming way of saying "I'm a bigot"

What an obvious way to say “I’m so easily lead I believe the world is flat”.

gender identity doesn’t exist. Just like the flying spaghetti monster doesn’t.

MartinCrieffsLemon · 20/11/2024 00:38

TofuTart · 20/11/2024 00:27

Trying to get some books for my daughter who is in S1, books are either too young or they all have a blurb that alludes to the main character's sexual preferences

From the OP as you seem to have missed it ..

I think they saw a chance to spew their Transphobia and took it

MartinCrieffsLemon · 20/11/2024 00:37

GenerativeAIBot · 19/11/2024 23:35

I don’t believe in gender identity in the same way I don’t believe in the flying spaghetti monster.

What a charming way of saying "I'm a bigot"

TofuTart · 20/11/2024 00:27

GenerativeAIBot · 20/11/2024 00:07

OP said LGBTQ+

LGB is sexuality

TQIA++etc is make believe.

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Trying to get some books for my daughter who is in S1, books are either too young or they all have a blurb that alludes to the main character's sexual preferences

From the OP as you seem to have missed it ..

GenerativeAIBot · 20/11/2024 00:07

wombat15 · 20/11/2024 00:03

OP is talking about sexuality.

OP said LGBTQ+

LGB is sexuality

TQIA++etc is make believe.

wombat15 · 20/11/2024 00:03

GenerativeAIBot · 20/11/2024 00:01

Sexuality no - but transgender and other TQIA ideology have a definitely spread by social contagion

OP is talking about sexuality.

wombat15 · 20/11/2024 00:01

Pippy2022 · 19/11/2024 22:22

Just stick with the classics: Secret Garden and all that stuff. Not that hard surely? I'd honestly find it hard to find books with LGTBQ+ in!

Quite.

GenerativeAIBot · 20/11/2024 00:01

wombat15 · 20/11/2024 00:00

I find it bizarre that you think anyone's sexuality is influenced by books they read. It's the kind of thing homophobic people would say decades ago. I used to wonder if they were gay themselves.

Sexuality no - but transgender and other TQIA ideology have a definitely spread by social contagion

wombat15 · 20/11/2024 00:00

I find it bizarre that you think anyone's sexuality is influenced by books they read. It's the kind of thing homophobic people would say decades ago. I used to wonder if they were gay themselves.

GenerativeAIBot · 19/11/2024 23:44

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izimbra · 19/11/2024 23:41

GenerativeAIBot · 19/11/2024 23:34

I could not give a single fuck about your piss poor justifications

MEN DO NOT BELONG IN WOMENS SPACES

I'm talking about transwomen.

Who will continue use the spaces they feel safest and most appropriate to them as they always have done.

GenerativeAIBot · 19/11/2024 23:39

izimbra · 19/11/2024 23:38

Luckily transgender people don't rely on your belief to exist and live their lives on their own terms.

Mentally ill people with complex traumas they have been lead to blame on “being born in the wrong body” exist. Yes. I get it.

izimbra · 19/11/2024 23:38

GenerativeAIBot · 19/11/2024 23:35

I don’t believe in gender identity in the same way I don’t believe in the flying spaghetti monster.

Luckily transgender people don't rely on your belief to exist and live their lives on their own terms.

GenerativeAIBot · 19/11/2024 23:35

MartinCrieffsLemon · 19/11/2024 22:50

Try talking to an actual Trans person and stop reading the Daily Fail

I don’t believe in gender identity in the same way I don’t believe in the flying spaghetti monster.

GenerativeAIBot · 19/11/2024 23:34

izimbra · 19/11/2024 22:56

Trump's propaganda team were grinding out tens of millions of dollars of propaganda about the appalling threat trans girls present to 'the girls on the sports teams' for weeks before the US elections.

Except according to Newsweek, out of a population of 320 000 000 Americans, it's estimated that there are only about 100 or so transgender athletes in college sports, and that the number is estimated to be even smaller for school sports. "Save Women's Sports, an organization advocating for banning transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports, identified only five transgender athletes competing on girls' teams in school sports for grades K through 12." Out of 17.3 million high school pupils.

So not really an issue - at least not in a material sense, though obviously a huge issue in many mumsnetters heads.

What is an issue in the UK, if you want to talk about actual inequality in sports that actually affects large numbers of girls who play sports, is the vast over representation in elite sports, of athletes who went to fee paying schools. But again, this is mumsnet so we know where that conversation is going to go.

I could not give a single fuck about your piss poor justifications

MEN DO NOT BELONG IN WOMENS SPACES

CruCru · 19/11/2024 23:31

My daughter really enjoyed the Pony Club Secrets series. I don't think there is anything about relationships in there ... but there is quite a lot about ponies.

TofuTart · 19/11/2024 23:03

Lifeofthepartay · 18/11/2024 08:03

Of course being gay is not evil or perverted, and I never said that, but for example being transgender and talking about the struggles of being transgender including identity crisis, gender reassignment surgeries, medical and psychological treatments are hardships and too complex for my 11 year old to understand! Or are we going to deny this too for political correctness!? I mean we can agree to disagree, and obviously the people that feel they want their kids to have this knowledge at such young age can do as they please, but me wanting to hold off until she is more mature does not make me homophobic or evil either!

You didn't even say anything about transgender though in your OP, it was all about how you didn't want your DD reading about LGBT sexual preferences.

izimbra · 19/11/2024 22:56

GenerativeAIBot · 19/11/2024 22:37

Tell that to the girls on the sports teams.

and really do look up queer theory…

Trump's propaganda team were grinding out tens of millions of dollars of propaganda about the appalling threat trans girls present to 'the girls on the sports teams' for weeks before the US elections.

Except according to Newsweek, out of a population of 320 000 000 Americans, it's estimated that there are only about 100 or so transgender athletes in college sports, and that the number is estimated to be even smaller for school sports. "Save Women's Sports, an organization advocating for banning transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports, identified only five transgender athletes competing on girls' teams in school sports for grades K through 12." Out of 17.3 million high school pupils.

So not really an issue - at least not in a material sense, though obviously a huge issue in many mumsnetters heads.

What is an issue in the UK, if you want to talk about actual inequality in sports that actually affects large numbers of girls who play sports, is the vast over representation in elite sports, of athletes who went to fee paying schools. But again, this is mumsnet so we know where that conversation is going to go.

MartinCrieffsLemon · 19/11/2024 22:50

GenerativeAIBot · 19/11/2024 22:37

Tell that to the girls on the sports teams.

and really do look up queer theory…

Try talking to an actual Trans person and stop reading the Daily Fail

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