To want to nip this in the bud ( LGBTQ views , child )

Ofsted have clear guidance on this, so it’s probably best to address all enquiries to them.

Has he been reading MN by any chance?

I agree and I don’t think I’d want a child of mine there every month. As you say. Occasionally Is fine. But monthly is ridiculous.

I would be concerned about the type of friends he'd make if he was vociferously anti-gay - Andrew Tate fans

Andrew Tate is very pro trans. (And probably gay).

But you are not being remotely respectful of his opinions. You cannot change sex You cannot choose who you are attracted to but you can absolutely choose what you do about that .

Ok love. 🫩

Op, @Thedownstream had and interesting thought. Have you tried discussing sexuality with your son?

I'd be adressing it with their father first of all. To make them aware their (prejudiced) opinions are being parroted by their son. Some parents dont realise how suggestible kids are. I'd then talk about the topic more widely with your son rather than saying 'you can't think that'..much better rl to have exploratory chats more around 'what do you think being gay actually means' etc so that you get them to empathise with the reality of life experiences of different people. Its all about encouraging empathy at this age. Few kids are naturally prejudiced l, their natural inclination is quite open minded so help him explore that side of himself.

Why not? What do you want assemblies to be about? Schools have students of different races and students with disabilities. Any student in a school could become disabled tonight or tomorrow.

Again, you’re choosing to miss the point despite it being explained to you.

As a celibate by choice (because I’ve had 40 years of misogyny and it’s getting worse) 50+ heterosexual woman, I can’t find the energy to get worried about the fabric of my knickers.

I agree this is crazy?! What else is covered once a month? Disability? Race?

OP, could you son be potentially having same sex attracted feelings and be trying to fight against them? The choosing to be gay or not comment might fit with that?

Oh gosh. People are confusing diagnosed gender dysphoria, with people who 'identify' as something that doesn't align with what they look like.

Genuine gender dysphoria, is rare and is a mental illness, like anorexia.

But we wouldn't say to anorexics that yes, we agree with them wholeheartedly, they are fat and the only way to help them is to put them on a diet.

It's bizarre

Yes. Some trans identifying males have appropriated the concept of the ‘glass ceiling’ - to be broken through.

It’s rather rapey really which was borne out by the testimonies of lesbians in a brave BBC article where they described being coerced by trans identifying males who regard themselves as lesbians because they are attracted to women.

With the caveat @Shedmistress that op has to accept that it's a discussion and he can have different views!

Kids that age are highly suggestible so the main thing you can do to counter it is just keep talking to him. There's no point being the other side of a coin trying to impose views on him so don't preach at him or try to force him into your box but just keep talking to him without judgement, keep the lines of communication open about it. Ultimately this is the time when he's finding out who he is, trying out forming big opinions, thinking about issues that he maybe wasn't aware of or that has different dimensions from what he previously understood, and the more you talk to him the more those additional elements become something he has to consider.

My daughter is 10 and has been talking a bit about abortion and trying out expressing views about it and while I might personally disagree with some of what she is saying, I also disagree with my own 16 year old self it. They've a long way to go before they start to grasp adult concepts properly.

Have a day off Tandora.

I’d also remind him that he’s over the age of criminal responsibility and openly expressing homophobic views is a hate crime.

“As with other faiths” implies being trans is a type of “faith” (hence the word “other”) Which is exactly the type of transphobic nonsense regularly espoused by posters on this site.

I'd suggest telling him he has every right to think whatever he thinks and school is supposed to be about teaching students to read, write, do maths, learn science etc so to just sit tight in these assemblies knowing that he knows his own mind and don't join in with the mantras. And the rest he will discuss with you as his parent.

I didn’t know that about cotton knickers. In my younger days I always found predatory older males strangely attracted by them.

Or the mysterious +

Going to say this again but horrified that it appears to be necessary.

Have you deliberately missed the point? The poster said “as with other faiths” meaning people from other faiths shouldn’t be discriminated against, like trans people. It’s not the posters fault you can’t read or interpret properly.

Where did I say it was anything to do with gay people.

I think the relevant letter would be the Q.