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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Oh my!  That's a very rude question".[/quote]

Welcome to the 21st century.  No longer rude.

LGBTQ+ is much more accepted now than it used to be and the goal is to remove any stigma with being in any of those demographics.  So, stop considering it rude and just answer.  If the kid asked your son and he denied and then the kid asked you, I would say "He said he wasn't.  Why would you not believe him?"  [/quote]

It is a super rude question as it is asking about a very personal matter. The level of rudeness has nothing to do with whether anything is wrong with any answer. Obviously 3rd graders ask all sorts of rude/invasive questions, but the solution is to teach them not to or at least ignore it rather than deny its a rude/invasive question.

Signed, a gay woman [/quote]

Well, I have a port wine birth mark on my cheek - I think it's rude when people point it out, like I don't know it's there.  Young kids are the first to do this; I know it and have to take it in stride "did someone punch you?", "what's that on your face?", "is that make up?". Yep, heard it all.  It's not the norm, neither is being gay.  Kids ask rude questions - these are just facts.  Answer it, don't be offended, and move on.[/quote]

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