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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59647211-kisses-for-jet https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59647211-kisses-for-jet This was featured at my local regional

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59647211-kisses-for-jet https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59647211-kisses-for-jet This was featured at my local regional library in the area for kids 5-10. Look through the “readers also enjoyed” and I’ve seen books either like that or those books exactly in kids sections. My closest library is the same, possibly worse since the selection is smaller but they seem to have every gender bent book ever released.

n4r9 2y ago
But... that's not telling kids they're the wrong gender any more than the film Billy Elliot is telling boys that they're playing the wrong sport. It's just relating a child's experience. It also looks very much like it's targeted at teens and young adults. Amazon lists the reading age as "16-17 years" [0]. If it's in the 5-10yo section, I would say that's the library's mistake rather than a push from the trans community. [0] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kisses-Jet-Coming-Gender-Story/dp/1913123030 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kisses-Jet-Coming-Gender-Story/dp/1...
- geraldwhen 2y ago
  Many of the local librarians are trans. Telling a child they may be something they’re not is an incredibly confusing message. My kids often say they’re animals. They’re not. They’re kids, so they play pretend. I personally know parents telling their kids that they are the wrong gender. The kids are 3-6. It’s child abuse.
  - n4r9 2y ago
    > Many of the local librarians are trans. Not sure what you mean by this... are you accusing them of deliberately under-aging trans related books? > Telling a child they may be something they’re not This is already a weaker statement than "telling kids they're the wrong gender". And I don't think that the linked book even goes that far. "Some kids feel this way" is very different to "you feel this way" and 16-17 year olds are normally smart enough to tell the difference. > I personally know parents telling their kids that they are the wrong gender. That sounds awful. Although to be frank I wonder if you're also making this sound worse than is actually the case. Either way I'm not sure it's relevant.

n4r9 2y ago

But... that's not telling kids they're the wrong gender any more than the film Billy Elliot is telling boys that they're playing the wrong sport. It's just relating a child's experience. It also looks very much like it's targeted at teens and young adults. Amazon lists the reading age as "16-17 years" [0]. If it's in the 5-10yo section, I would say that's the library's mistake rather than a push from the trans community. [0] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kisses-Jet-Coming-Gender-Story/dp/1913123030 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kisses-Jet-Coming-Gender-Story/dp/1...

geraldwhen 2y ago
Many of the local librarians are trans. Telling a child they may be something they’re not is an incredibly confusing message. My kids often say they’re animals. They’re not. They’re kids, so they play pretend. I personally know parents telling their kids that they are the wrong gender. The kids are 3-6. It’s child abuse.
- n4r9 2y ago
  > Many of the local librarians are trans. Not sure what you mean by this... are you accusing them of deliberately under-aging trans related books? > Telling a child they may be something they’re not This is already a weaker statement than "telling kids they're the wrong gender". And I don't think that the linked book even goes that far. "Some kids feel this way" is very different to "you feel this way" and 16-17 year olds are normally smart enough to tell the difference. > I personally know parents telling their kids that they are the wrong gender. That sounds awful. Although to be frank I wonder if you're also making this sound worse than is actually the case. Either way I'm not sure it's relevant.