So my little sister aged 5 is in a church school and I really don't want religion influencing her too much. I really don't want the house becoming even more conservative and I do intend on coming out eventually. I was a shitty person because of religion and I don't want them to go through that too. I just want to be a good influence.

Anything I can do to prevent her becoming extremely bigoted?

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[–] cadeje 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm no expert on children's programming, but my partner likes watching it. Pro-LGBTQ+ shows (according to him) include Craig of the Creek, Stephen Universe, Adventure Time, and Owl House. Cartoon Network ends up being more loose about LGBTQ+ representation than Disney, though some shows on Disney have had a lot of wink-wink-this-is-queer stuff.

I would probably get into the habit of teaching her to question things she's told. A big problem I faced as I got older is the unquestioning acceptance of blatantly false "truths" that took me a while to re-evaluate. Learning critical thinking goes a loooooong way.

[–] sleepybisexual 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks. I am teaching then critical thinking.