Homosexuality is still a controversial topic in the United States, however polls and surveys in regards to its moral acceptability, show an obvious trend towards tolerance of the LGBTQ community among the American population. Eventhough there is a rise in acceptance of the LGBTQ community, many parents still believe that they have to prevent their children from learning about these types of individuals. In the children’s book And Tango Makes Three, Justin Richardson writes a heartwarming true story about two male penguins who create a “non-traditional” family. Although some believe that the children’s book And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson should be banned because it is not “age appropriate” and promotes homosexuality, it actually
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Psychologist have studied when parents should start teaching their kids about homosexuality and this is what they have come up with. Dr. Fred Kaeser says “The problem however in waiting so long to deal with the topic is that many of the beliefs, attitudes, and values about homosexuality and transgenderism that young people have take form before the high school years. Consequently, if children do not receive tolerant messages from their parents you can bet that the heterosexist world they live in will do all it can to foster gender variant bigotry and misunderstanding as they grow. Unfortunately, the longer we wait to teach kids understanding and tolerance the greater the chance they will learn the opposite.” In other words Kaeser is trying to say that if children do not receive tolerant messages about homosexaulity form the start of their childhood they will later on grow up to listen to the heterosexists and carry a misunderstanding of homosexual people. During the development years, children are becoming exposed to different situations such as school and other social environments, and it is in this stage of childhood where conformity is learned. Before children are put into these situations, they are not aware of their differences or the concept of social norms. Books that include this
Psychologist have studied when parents should start teaching their kids about homosexuality and this is what they have come up with. Dr. Fred Kaeser says “The problem however in waiting so long to deal with the topic is that many of the beliefs, attitudes, and values about homosexuality and transgenderism that young people have take form before the high school years. Consequently, if children do not receive tolerant messages from their parents you can bet that the heterosexist world they live in will do all it can to foster gender variant bigotry and misunderstanding as they grow. Unfortunately, the longer we wait to teach kids understanding and tolerance the greater the chance they will learn the opposite.” In other words Kaeser is trying to say that if children do not receive tolerant messages about homosexaulity form the start of their childhood they will later on grow up to listen to the heterosexists and carry a misunderstanding of homosexual people. During the development years, children are becoming exposed to different situations such as school and other social environments, and it is in this stage of childhood where conformity is learned. Before children are put into these situations, they are not aware of their differences or the concept of social norms. Books that include this