ValerieJan 6, 2023
Erin Reed

A terrifying bill was just dropped in the late night hours in Oklahoma that would medically detransition all trans people up to age 26.

I called this would happen months ago - states are moving towards outright elimination.

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https://erininthemorn.substack.com/p/oklahoma-could-force-trans-people

#trans #transrights #transgender #translegislation #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia

Oklahoma Could Force Trans People Under 26 Years Old To Detransition Medically

A new bill has been filed in Oklahoma that would ban gender affirming care under age 26. Republican states are moving towards banning transition entirely.

Erin In The Morning
Jan 6, 2023 at 12:13amWeb
Show threadErin ReedJan 6, 2023
This is the worst anti-trans bill I have ever seen filed in any state. People will wake up shocked to this one.
Show threadErin ReedJan 6, 2023
This has been a long time in the making:
Show threadScoutJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn This is genocide.
Show threadviolet handsJan 6, 2023
@ScruffyJunco @ErinInTheMorn louder for the cis people
Show threadOldAndCrankyJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn hey, Erin, it's good to see you over here. I left Twitter and I so enjoyed following your journey. Hang in there.
Show threadGnomester210Jan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn And yet they tell us 10 year old rape & incest victims are mature enough to be mothers. Funny that…..
Show threadZelkJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn Yet- these same people have no problem throwing away the keys on 18-25 year olds who commit a crime. I think they are just mean people. Evil.
Show threadKeira Incognita Jan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn Old enough to vote, drink, and go off to die in a war, but apparently too young to determine their own gender and sexuality. 🤦🏻‍♀️
Show thread.Jan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn so basically you can die for oil at 18 but can't begin procedures that have been clinically proven to improve the lives of its users?
Show threadtswan Jan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn and soon enough they’ll argue that people 26+ have lived too long in an untransitioned state, so it would be more dangerous to transition a fully grown, adult body.
Show threadGoobermunchJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn Oklahoma legislators think 15 year-olds brains are developed enough to justify prison sentences of up to 20 years. And at 18 a person can be executed by the state. But 18 year-olds can’t *choose* to get medical care they need (and which only affects them) when they choose to get it because their brains aren’t sufficiently developed?!?
Show threadGayPunkRock 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Jan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn god jesus fuckinh christnuts
Show threadarmandalbJan 8, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn Politically age is a flexible standard. I remember when the drinking age was 18. That was during the Vietnam War and the argument was that if you were old enough to die for your country then.... You notice how long that lasted. It all depends on what politicians want to make an issue.
Show threadSS2KJan 10, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn Oh, sure, but they have no problem sending 18-year-olds to war.
Show threadErinMar 7, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn there's been grumbling from the FL board of medicine about this in prior hearings. Asking when someone has 'aged out' of being minor. Some suggested 25/26, some 30/35 and a couple said they don't care about restricting adults past 21.
Show threadCBDawson 🏳️‍🌈Jan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn jfc, this is terrible — but sadly not shocking for anyone paying attention. And it won’t stop there.
Show thread@pennyivyJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn Probably not legal and will be challenged. Oklahoma is the state that jailed a woman for having a miscarriage.
Show threadmichelle.catJan 6, 2023
@pennyivy @ErinInTheMorn better be challenged
Show threadTaldanJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn Was there context given as to why they chose 26? Because it feels intentionally chosen to coincide when many people lose quality health insurance (because they can no longer be on their parent's insurance)
Show threadnoxroxJan 6, 2023
@taldan Yup...
Show threadPaulaJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn under 26 years? This is insane! And so horrific for all the trans folks and their families affected. So many of my trans friends transitioned in their mid-life years, they would have been so much happier if they could have transitioned much earlier. My friends’ kids can use medical methods to halt puberty, which is so key. We need more support for these folks, not less! Such hate coming out of Oklahoma.
Show threadZelkJan 6, 2023
@paulawirth @ErinInTheMorn If you are old enough to be sent to war, you are old enough to make a decision about what your gender will be.
Show threadChaz BrenchleyJan 6, 2023
@Zelk @paulawirth @ErinInTheMorn - or to determine for yourself what your gender actually is.
Show threadDaniel PawtowskiJan 6, 2023
@Zelk @paulawirth @ErinInTheMorn Apparently Republicans think the government should be the one to chose your gender.
Show threadPaulaJan 6, 2023
@dpawtows @Zelk @ErinInTheMorn I am sure there is a mastodon rule specifying I not use the language I would like to use in regard to said Repubs.
Show threadDaniel PawtowskiJan 6, 2023
@paulawirth @Zelk @ErinInTheMorn That is actually up to the individual Mastodon server admins. But point taken.
Show threadPaulaJan 6, 2023
@Zelk @ErinInTheMorn I totally agree, and I would say that most trans kids know before 18, these days.
Show threadZelkJan 6, 2023
@paulawirth @ErinInTheMorn while it is true that there is brain development still happening for some up to the age of 25, we don’t think 18 year old are idiots. They know who they are. The next argument will be that no one under 25 should vote. How about no one under 25 should be allowed to join the military?
Show threadUrsidinoj/The BjornsdottirsJan 7, 2023
@Zelk @paulawirth @ErinInTheMorn nobody's old enough to go to war and everybody is old enough to regender themself
Show threadChaim AronofskyJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn So you can be elected and sworn into the United States House of Representatives (and spend your term voting for Speaker?!) but not have the autonomy to get necessary healthcare. You can’t make this sh*t up, I swear. Unbelievable. (Though of course, totally believable.)
Show threadAaron Jan 6, 2023
@chaimbenaharon @ErinInTheMorn You can also be old enough to complete an 8 year military obligation as well, but I guess that is just fine.
Show threadKeith PurtellJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn and of course, it’s in Oklahoma. Part of Gov Stitt’s race to the bottom. Anti-trans is a form of #domesticterrorism
Show threadBig Jesus Trashcan☑️🏴Jan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn Fuggin terfs & bigots
Show threadatomicangelJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn well, I’m going to hope this doesn’t happen in Missouri but if this doesn’t end up challenged or struck down then I fully expect it to happen here.
#scary #bigots #terfs #notokay
Show threadFlatchULancelotJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn Yeah this bill is full of crap. The brain may not fully mature until that age, but it's not adolescent; they are adults, biologically and legally.
Show threadAustin Nunn 🏳️‍🌈🏁Jan 6, 2023

@ErinInTheMorn as a former Oklahoman, you're wrong when you say they'll wake up shocked.

They'll wake up and just sigh, because all the smart people in OK knew this was coming.

As much as I'm glad to be gone from that hellhole of a state, I feel so bad for anyone still left there who are / will be affected by this bullshit.

Show threadLaura SophiaJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn How is something like that even possible? Shouldn't you be allowed to do what you want once you're of age?
Show threadcameronbosch Jan 7, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn WTF is wrong with these people?
Show threadfreshfruit4rottingbrainsJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn boosted and shared on fb
Show threadJcmacomberJan 6, 2023

@ErinInTheMorn
I totally fail to understand the hatred towards Trans people and the desire to control their lives.

Government need to butt out concerning the private lives of its people in these areas.

Show threadJanice SelbieJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn #ReligiousTrauma in action
Show threadEd ChiversJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn that's horrifying and heart-breaking.
Show threadDoug 🇨🇦🌈Jan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn start fighting back. Launch bills to force every male to be circumcised and another to force every male to have a vasectomy. Keep going either every offensive bill you can think of. They won't go anywhere but it will keep the opposition busy fighting them.
Show threadUnprecedented 2023Jan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn 😪
Show threadDamagednotionJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn wtf.
Show threadTransitBikerJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn So much for the party of “freedom” and “limited government”.
Show threadGreg LeunigJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn Horrifying to think of how many young people this bill would kill. A lot of people would flee the state if passed, but ofc not everyone has the economic means (and ofc nobody should have to leave their home to exist). UGH.
Show threadviolet handsJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn It is really weird watching trans people’s quality of life improve rapidly (that is, from terrible to tolerable) in blue states while red states literally attempt to exterminate us.
Show threadMaria May, PhDJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn that’s awfu!
Show threadCykonotJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn sorry your existence is "political"
Show threadEllieJan 6, 2023

@ErinInTheMorn https://oksenate.gov/senators/david-bullard ran for re-election *unopposed*?

This is the same clown that wants to declare an emergency need for itemized bill for DEI efforts. http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb9&Session=2300

David Bullard | Oklahoma Senate

David Bullard graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University with a bachelor of arts degree in social studies education. He also earned a master's degree in education and educational administration from Lamar University. He spent the last 15 years teaching the foundations of this great nation; from the faith and grit of our forefathers to the sacrifices endured by many to secure our freedoms. Bullard taught advanced placement U.S. history, advanced placement government, and the U.S. Constitution.

Show threadBethJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn sounds like those that are able to will be moving away from Oklahoma. 😣
Show threadEllieswiftyJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn
Show threadTidusJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn Hm... I guess the strategy is to force ppl to move out, securing the conservative base, and keep ppl in power that much longer.
Show threadMax Riethmuller (TechLife)Jan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn wth? that's fucked, what is wrong with these people 😢
Show threadjustsusanholdingonJan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn that can’t do this can they? What legal right would they have? #FThat #ProtectTransYouth
Show threadRichservo Jan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn ummm, fuck them. That’s some straight Nazi level shit
Show threadCarm (she, her, hers, ella)Jan 6, 2023
@ErinInTheMorn … I just cannot and will not ever understand this level of fear of another person and their desire to live as their authentic selves. I’m sorry this is happening.