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Journalist encourages fathers to take their kids to pride parades, just 'expect nudity and other surprises'

Fatherly describes itself in its Twitter bio as “empowering men to raise great kids and lead more fulfilling adult lives.” But now that the Pride Month celebrations are coming up, what’s the right thing for a father to do? Should he take his kids to the pride parade? Libs of TikTok has already shown that there will be plenty of activities for kids, like dressing up in drag and maybe getting to pet a furry. Journalist and assistant professor Heather Tirado Gilligan has penned a piece for Fatherly saying yes, you should take your kids to pride celebrations, but there are a few certain conversations you should have beforehand.

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Gilligan writes:

Before going to Pride, you should also sit your kids down with a few more children’s books about LGBTQ+ people and families. Kids have a tendency to point and ask questions when they’re exposed to new things, and you don’t want people celebrating Pride to become a convenient life lesson for your children. If you’re straight and cisgender or just haven’t exposed your kids to much of the LGBTQ+ community yet, prepping your children beforehand can ensure that your family is respectful of queer people while at Pride.

Jenifer McGuire, Ph.D., an associate professor of family social science at the University of Minnesota, has been to Pride celebrations across the world with her family, from Tucson to Amsterdam. McGuire, a lesbian parent, always preps her kids for possible adult content beforehand. After a few events, the kids knew to expect nudity and other surprises. “They just had to learn to laugh and enjoy things. Like there were these Beanie Babies with giant penises on them,” McGuire says. “For a fourth- and fifth-grade kid, that’s super funny.”

The benefits to her family always outweighed any potential downside, McGuire says, because they could see how many other queer families were in their community and around the world. “They don’t necessarily get that from their swimming teams and drama clubs and school,” she says.

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For a fourth- and fifth-grade kid, Beanie Babies with giant penises on them are “super funny.”

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Now that’s good advice.


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