@georgetakei I am so disappointed in the governor for this. He has previously surprised me by trying to protect trans kids, and trying to reduce suicide rates but now it feels like he has given up.

They accuse us parents of "grooming" when we listen to our children and try to provide the help and care that they need, but when a parent tells their child they are evil and a sinner because of who and what they are, that's accepted.

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Gee, both of those things could, in some circumstances, be considered grooming.

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Politicians practicing medicine without a license. They should all be charged.

@georgetakei I am not aware of all things related. But as a plastic surgeon here in Brazil, I think breast implants are not fda approved for young girls. I think it is a 21 years or older approval. And I think it makes sense to ban breast implants for at least 16 year old girls.

Not sure about the other things, but I also don't think you get public funding for breast implants in young girls.

As I said, I am just talking about the breast augmentation part of all of this, not the rest

@georgetakei because they don’t believe trans people are real.

They haven’t banned circumcising of babies either.

They don’t care that they high five their 9 year old boys for “hitting on” a waitress or female nurse. They refuse to label a female child’s chest as “not a sex organ” which could then be treated just like boys who go topless everywhere.

They sexualize and groom children all the time.

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The people voting for this probably never realized that they're voting in favor of slavery.

The overturn of Roe vs Wade is a disguise to return women to a condition of chattel slavery.

This time with the state determining agency & autonomy instead of a male relative or spouse. The Saudis would be proud of this version of sharia law.

"Parental rights" disguises laws recreating slavery. Children as slaves to their parent's bigotry.

Criminalizing trans care is no different.

@georgetakei Coming from a state whose overwhelmingly dominant religion (including among its legislators) regularly spawns colonies of barely-adolescent girls being systemically sexually abused and treated as a blend of solace and cattle, and which champions anti-gay law and suicide-inducing ritual shunning.

Yep. In character. At least they’re consistent..

@georgetakei The also allow religious denial of medical care for children, faith healing, and anti-vax nonsense IIRC.

You can wave a chicken foot over the ravaged body of a child you sent to a covid party and that's fine, but peer reviewed psychology bad.

Oh and circumcision is fine too. Who cares what the kid wants. Cut him up.

@georgetakei gender affirming procedures, pero no mucho.

Talk about freedom.

@georgetakei I really wish conservatives would just be honest about how they feel. If they just admit they don't like trans people, then we can have a productive conversation about it.

Everyone feels uncomfortable with ideas and things they are not familiar with. The best solution is to familiarize themselves with it, though.

@georgetakei To be fair, breast augmentation for girls or testosterone for cis boys don't have the potential side effects like the use of _cross_-sex hormones. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gender-dysphoria/in-depth/pubertal-blockers/art-20459075 Mayo Clinic:

"might also have long-term effects on:
Growth spurts
Bone growth and density
Future fertility — depending on when pubertal blockers are started"

Those are permanent consequences. Facing facts allows informed choices, which is what enables people, also kids!, to live the lives they want.

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I just don't understand the cruelty.

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#MAGANazis #transgender