When Teens Question Their Gender, Social Media Can Provide Support—and Pressure

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Social media has become a safe space for many teens to explore gender and sexual identity, but some teens feel pressure to make a choice, writes columnist juliejargon

Shaping one’s identity is a central part of adolescence. Many parents want to give their kids the freedom to explore and question who they are—including their sexuality and gender. The challenge is knowing when questions come from within a child, and when they arise out of pressure from peers, or from strangers online.

Social media and other platforms can provide resources for kids who are exploring. But some of the people who teens encounter online may push them to feel they have to make a choice about their gender identity, and that the choice represents picking a side.

 

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juliejargon What the fuck is wrong with

juliejargon What a woke article fukkkkk

juliejargon This has got to be the worst headline of the century…

juliejargon Since when is social media a 'safe' place?...

juliejargon I’m sure some teens may quarrel with this issue - fewer teens than seems to be be implied, but I would also assume most teens would not really experience much pressure here.

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juliejargon What is this woke garbage?

juliejargon The only choice should be do you feel sack or not

juliejargon Sex and gender are complicated biologically. By default we all start out female and through genetically mediated biochemical cascade some males are produced. Along the way things may deviate with differences in sexual, gender orientation, even hermaphroditism.

juliejargon FAKE NEWS

juliejargon Sad. Even inborn dispositions are under attack. Not clear where the walking-dead are heading but hopefully they will pause even at the last moment.

juliejargon I don't care what a banker identifies as just as long as they make MONEY!! This is the Wall Street Journal; not The Guardian.

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juliejargon what to do? 1: actually bother talking about actual scientific facts. EX: biological links to sexual identity. instead you talk about F Noah? really? go by actual scientific FACT and it becomes clear, being lgbt is NOT the 'CHOICE' religion made it out to be

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juliejargon I would imagine that as with most things online, you’ll find 1,001 opinions on every side of the fence, which leads you right back to where you started. In other words, is there really a story here?

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juliejargon I instinctively thought that this was an NYT piece. … then I looked up. 🤦

juliejargon And i call that bullshid.

juliejargon What pressure? Look between your legs and seek mental health expert.

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juliejargon Even worse is when they arise from a perverted school curriculum ….

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juliejargon so this article observes how social media generally has a manipulative impact on teenagers, but then it takes this ubiquitous phenomenon to target the queer community interesting…

juliejargon Shaping ones identity as a teenager? I’m 35 and still don’t know who I am. Lower your expectations kids.

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