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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]These questions don't belong in the Special Needs section, and when they are asked in the general teens/tweens section, there is always so much trans hate to wade through.

I don't want to debate my son's right to exist every time I have a question about something.

Plus it is hard to search out subjects. It was so much easier if it were all in one place.

Pretty please.[/quote]

We used to have a forum for Gay and Lesbian Parents (the name gives a clue about how long ago that was). That is obviously different from Parents of LGBTQIA+ kids, but I think the issue is the same. The problem was that the forum didn't have much traffic. The forum was combined with some others to create the Parenting - Special Concerns forum (which may have been what you meant rather than special needs). Currently, that is the best forum for this topic. When I set up the LGBTQ Relationship Discussion forum, I assumed that it would also be low traffic -- which it is. Therefore, I purposely gave it an expansive description which says, "The forum can also be used for discussion of any LGBTQ issues beyond relationships." So, strictly speaking, you could also post there. However, as other posters have pointed out, a separate forum does not protect you from the haters. It could even be argued that it makes things worse because the haters go there looking for you.

At the moment, I think we have too many forums and I am reluctant to create more. I am open for suggestions involving name or description changes that could make things more helpful however.
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