Just in case you thought this was only a Florida problem.

  • NoSuchNarwhal@midwest.social
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    3 years ago

    We have been running this experiment with L and G for a long time. Come out, and now you’re homeless. Your identity is STFU until college, come out carefully on campus, and when you’re economically free, then be you. Until then, take the psych damage.

    By that time, T has not only taken the mental health hit, they’ve faced real physical health consequences.

    There’s no guessing what happens. We have the evidence.

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      3 years ago

      I’d only add that conservatives have already shown their hand when it comes to trans people. At first, it was “we’re only restricting gender affirming care for kids because they need to become adults before they make such big decisions.” (Although conservatives didn’t seem to think that a raped 10 year old girl wasn’t too immature to carry a pregnancy to term.)

      Now, they’ve moved on to banning gender affirming care for adults as well. Their “we’re just protecting kids” talking points obviously don’t apply when the trans person is 30, so they’ve outright shifted to full blown anti-trans rhetoric instead of hiding behind the very thinly veiled “protect the kids.”