Good! Republicans need to get over their obsession with trans children’s genitals.

There’s a saying about that. Trans kids are like vegan cats. You know who’s making the decisions.

my parents angrily forbid me to do drugs or have sex and begged me not to drink to excess. Guess which activities I regularly engaged in.

I was threatened, beaten up, choked out and tortured in school for being “gay” (actually bi), and yet my (romantic) attraction to any and all genders even preceeded my understanding of any sexuality.

not my parents, not my fellow students, not exes, not internet strangers, not religion and not any form of media has managed to change my sexuality.

my parents angrily forbid me to do drugs or have sex and begged me not to drink to excess. Guess which activities I regularly engaged in

I too was vehemently forbidden, but I managed to understand how bad drugs and excessive drinking are and felt no need to rebel by “cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face”

Two people can go through the same environment and have completely different outcomes

What makes you think that drugs are bad?

Exactly this. Letting anything take over your life will cause harm.

Harm reduction is a thing y’know, anything can be enjoyed with the right precautions.

All of the drugs I ever used made my life better in some way. Whenever somebody tells me that they’ve never used drugs, I just feel sorry for them, because they’ve missed out on some great experiences. Of course, there are a few people with unusual brains who should avoid anything psychoactive, but I think the vast majority of people would benefit from it.