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For my transgender daughter, there are only 18 States of America (www.salon.com)

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My daughter's America has become apocalyptic — safe states scattered, broken up by vast stretches of hostility

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

As often happens when trans people are discussed, it appears that there are people who (willfully) mischaracterize gender affirming care for children. The standard care is therapy and social transition wayyyyyy before hormones and surgery. If a child asserts they are trans before puberty, a doctor may prescribe puberty blockers. For the most part, they are reversible. 12 year olds are not having sex reassignment surgery.

This whole anti-trans crusade is just the latest distraction Conservatives are orchestrating.

American Conservatives have made boogymen out of so many groups throughout history. Off the top of my head they have demonized:

American Revolutionists, slavery abolitionists, child labor activists, Anarchists, Women suffragates, Anti Segregationists, Interracial Marriage advocates,
Immigrationists, Members of the Civil rights movement, Environmentalists, Gays, Aids sufferers, Same sex spouses...

Trans people are just next on the list. Why? Because it gets their voters to the polls.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Conservatives make up shit to piss off their uneducated voter base and distract them from their corporate bullshittery.