Parker MolloyThings are headed in such a scary direction right now, and I don't know how to cope with it https://abcnews.go.com/US/transgender-care-targeted-adulthood-states/story?id=97004686
And this is what Republicans would absolutely do on a federal level if given the opportunity. I'm scared, and I know all of this is only made worse by the unending media debate over the legitimacy and authenticity of trans people. It's been getting worse and worse, and there's been such little push-back.
We need federal-level protections now. Because one this kind of stuff happens, it doesn't slow down. The anxiety of just... existing right now is a lot.
Because, again, this doesn't just stop with "Look, we're only banning it until 19, only banning it to 21, only banning it until 26" stuff.
They want to ban the ability for trans people to transition *at any age.*
Again, you do not have to understand trans people (or even like trans people) to understand that the anti-trans movement is wrong here, that what they're pushing is a gross violation of human rights.
Please push back on politicians and pundits advancing the eliminationist anti-trans agenda.
The second half of this is just as idiotic.
People who do this shit are not actually trying to be helpful.
The only reason anyone knows the name Lia Thomas is because right-wing freaks decided to pretend to care about "fairness in women's sports." She's not a "hero to the trans community," she's just a person living her life. I fucking hate bigoted shitstains like this person in my replies.
Also, the two sides of the whole "the children" thing are this:
Side 1: wants to let decisions about medicine to be made by patients (and parents for minors, in some cases) and their doctors.
Side 2: wants to criminalize forms of health care it doesn't like.
If your takeaway is "Side 1 is extreme," then you're either dumb or you're pretending to be dumb.
Ben Rosengart@parkermolloy The only people the children need protection from are the ones trying to police their gender expression. Let them do their thing! It’ll be ok!