Impartg life lsons to your own kids is part and parcel of parentg, but what about dog that for other people’s children? Aaron Gouveia wrtled wh that qutn when his young son me to him cryg bee an olr kid kept llg him gay.
Contents:
- IS YOUR CHILD GAY?
- A DAD’S ADVICE TO NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS: DON’T E GAY AS AN SULT
- WHEN DO GAY KIDS START “ACTG GAY”?
- WHEN YOUR CHILD IS GAY
IS YOUR CHILD GAY?
Barbiemania htg s peak summer 2023 helped one 30-year-old wrer release the childhood shame he felt when playg wh Barbie dolls as a young gay child. * is kid gay *
As a 30-year-old gay man, I’ve met a lot of other queer people who also hid parts of themselv childhood.
A DAD’S ADVICE TO NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS: DON’T E GAY AS AN SULT
* is kid gay *
Experimentg wh femy the safety of the home — even somethg as mcule as selectg girl characters vio gam and livg virly through her abily to kick ass — seems to be a shared gay experience for many of .
WHEN DO GAY KIDS START “ACTG GAY”?
None of this mak a person gay, of urse.
WHEN YOUR CHILD IS GAY
It feels remiscent of the adoratn that gay fans hold toward old Hollywood beti like Joan Crawford and Judy Garland, or the pageant-style exaggeratns of femy that unrpned so much of early drag culture. Barbie has been the subject of the same gay diva worship over the years, and Gerwig’s film promently featurg LGBTQ+ actors feels like a nod to that history.