I have seen videos of some kids at like 10 years old -

Although I think it is great that they realize and accept they are gay (I kept thinking I would outgrow it) - they are opening themselves up to the possibility of backlash from people who are not open minded - and really whose business is it that they are gay?

I worry about kids who get kicked out of their own home by a parents - or maybe friends parents who tell their kids "don't hang out with him".

Being able to accept who they are is a great thing - and I am not saying to hide in the closet - but maybe they would be better off not announcing it so publicly that young.

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thinking of consequences, the future, wants vs needs, etc are rarely in the minds of "kids" in a serious way. Even things like tattoos, often think of people I have known who got them young (late teens/20's) and 10-20-30 yrs later had the "what the hell was I thinking?!" mentality. Applies to a lot of youthful ideas.

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VERY true about the tattoos!

What it looks like on an in shape 18 year old is very different that what it will look like on a 40 year old with a desk job!

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actually, for the ones i knew, it was their choice of tattoos. For all of them It was one of their youth thought of "its cool", now viewed as just tacky, even ugly. Quite a few of the "kids" I work with have similar, I suspect they will regret in the future.

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