Kids react, but it's not representative.

I do enjoy the "Kids React To" series. In a new installment, they discuss gay marriage...but I don't think the reactions from the kids are necessarily representative of all American kids and even teens.

These kids are from California, a more liberal place, and I'm sure there would be starkly different views if you interviewed kids in Wyoming, Alabama, Texas, etc. I assume, and it is a personal assumption, that these kids live near the Fine Brothers' studios in Los Angeles. They probably know more LGBT people than kids in other states and even other parts of Cali.

It's a cute video, but before we put all our hope in the generation behind us, let's remember the culture they (probably) come from and the other cultures that are out there.

Don't forget how many kids commit suicide each year in this country because they are bullied. We still have a long way to go, y'all.

Don't tread on me (and my family values, Mulan)!

*SPOILERS FOR ONCE UPON A TIME*

OUaT, an ABC show that intertwines fairy tale and legendary characters into one huge storyline, recently had one of its only non-white characters sort-of-kind-of come out as bisexual.

If you haven't ever seen it, well, wrap your mind around this. Mulan was two steps away from telling Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) that she was in love with her. But Aurora is pregnant with Prince Phillip's baby. So Mulan didn't tell her, and instead ran away with Robin Hood's band.

Now.

I find it somewhat comical that people on the Internet are soiling their knickers over this--not because of implied girl-on-girl romance, but they say it's because "the gays" are invading these "precious children's stories." Does the liberal agenda have to seep into EVERYTHING?!

These are from HollywoodLife.com, but I also saw some elsewhere. 

I'm not even going to touch the gay issue. I would merely counter with this argument. Once Upon a Time is exactly like the Disney stories that little kids (and big kids) know. It is EXACTLY like the animated movies BECAUSE it totally changes the real fairy tales. I cannot refrain from rolling my eyes when I see some concerned parent say that their little girl will no longer be watching OUaT because of a few longing glances and an almost-confession of same-sex love.

One. This show has featured murder, torture, kidnapping, questionable ethics, several psychopaths, true evil, Stockholm syndrome and some other stuff that might scare the poor kid. Why are you letting your children watch this in the first place?! The Evil Queen KEEPS PEOPLES' HEARTS IN BOXES.

Collectin' my jar of hearts

Two. Disney did not invent most of their fairy tale characters. Just because your kids know the singing and dancing doesn't mean it's true. Real fairy tales were BRUTAL. Snow White is about the plotted murder of a seven-year-old. Red Riding Hood is about the brutal chomping of a grandma. Rumplestiltskin is a nutty child snatcher. Kids get eaten in Hansel and Gretl. Sleeping Beauty gets raped. This is NOT a nice world. But, these stories in their true forms are TERRIFYING. Do these parents even realize that when they complain about these nice, family-friendly fairy tales being ruined? Disney ruined them. Let ABC ruin them how they wish.

Gimme yo kid

Worry about something else, like teaching your sons not to rape women or all your kids the proper usage of "your" and "you're." Y'all are killing me.

Thoughts from someone six and a half years out

A huge thank you to all the allies, friends, fellow LGBTIQ people and family members who have helped me through my own journey as a lesbian. I can't say enough to thank you, truly.
To everyone -- high school freshmen, college fraternity and sorority members, CEOs, politicians -- who want to come out today but can't for fear of rejection, know there are always places for you and there will always be people to accept you. Sometimes you have to look hard, but sometimes you need to look no further than who is already in your life.
If today is a hard day for you and you feel like you have nowhere to go...even if there is no one else, I am here for you and I love you.
Thank you to everyone in this movement for their courage and their honesty.