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Children to no longer be prescribed puberty blockers, NHS England confirms (news.sky.com)

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Bad news, folks. The Tories have proven yet again that they're complete and utter wankers.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

The trans minority specifically seems to be the ultimate scapegoat for them, since it's such a tiny minority. I'm really not liking the "First they came for..." vibes. Actually terrifying.

I'm sorry about your 'friends' and hope you're safe from them. Sending you love ❤️

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

It's happening in so many places, at the same time as actual fascism is on the rise globally. Those "first they came for..." vibes are not an exaggeration.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Thank you ❤️ But I'm not trans myself (though I am kinda on the LGBT spectrum). I do have several trans friends and I don't stand for that kind of derisive talk. All this hate has prompted me to join campaigns at work and help organise events because I want to do something against it.

The trans minority specifically seems to be the ultimate scapegoat for them, since it’s such a tiny minority.

Yes exactly. The smaller the minority and the more they stand out the better. Because there is less likelyhood that they offend their own supporters, or that those actually are friends with someone from the minority and know things are not as presented.

I always ask why they are so hung up on trans people, after all they harm no one, and what they do is their business alone. It always results in some contrived reason. The point my "ex-friends" kept bringing up was their children, somehow they are harmed irreparably if they see someone who used to be a man in women's clothes. Or that it's not "natural" (so what, your tattoo isn't either, or many other lifesaving medical procedures). But anyway I got sick of this discussion.

But it's terrifying how much crap they are presented with on things like TikTok and Instagram, once they view one hate video it serves them more and more because they keep looking at them. Most of them are easily debunked but there are just so many.