Reading stories

[fuzzyred]

for easy XP on Duolingo, and while some of them are silly, they are also at least a bit inclusive. There was an earlier story that was about a woman taking her girlfriend home to meet her family, and I just read one about two male friends and liking the song that was on when they first met, then the other asking him to dance (I'm assuming they are a couple.) These are the French stories, so I don't know if they carry over to other languages, but it's nice to see that bit of representation, instead of always man and woman.

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[ex_flameandsong751]

There are actually LGBT-related sentences (things like "his boyfriend, his husband" and "her girlfriend, her wife") in the Norwegian and Latin courses! Which pleases me very much. And one of the sentences in the Norwegian course is "Flagget viser en regnbue." which means "The flag shows a rainbow."

Also, Duolingo Twitter was rainbow for all of June (Pride Month). 😊

[fuzzyred]

Oh, that is super nice! I haven't seen any of those in French yet, but I'm glad they are there in other languages.

Yay for rainbow flags and inclusivity! :)

[technoshaman]

The French, while nominally Catholic, haven't made a fuss about such things since de Sade was still publishing. It is a rather refreshing attitude, ne-c'est-pas?

[ex_flameandsong751]

^The French (the ones who aren't super religious, anyway) are pretty relaxed on things like LGBT issues and even having extramarital partners. Yes, it is refreshing.

On the other hand, wine is serious business. 😂

[fuzzyred]

XD Sounds like they have their priorities right. :D

[fuzzyred]

It is rather refreshing, and it's nice to see something like that as if it's normal (cause it is, or at least should be.) Mother and son, husband and wife, best friends, boyfriend and boyfriend, no big deal, have another story. I like it. :D