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Between being queer and having a trans daughter, I feel far less worried that the government will arbitrarily impoverish, imprison, or kill me, or kidnap my chi
by flangola7 3y ago
Between being queer and having a trans daughter, I feel far less worried that the government will arbitrarily impoverish, imprison, or kill me, or kidnap my children. Or that one of the locals will take it upon themselves to do so.
I don't care if the rent in Texas was negative.
- ESTheComposer 3y agoDo you have any evidence whatsoever of this randomly happening without a crime being committed?
- Timon3 3y agoSince they are trying to make "receiving trans healthcare" a crime, technically no. Functionally it's the same thing.
- ESTheComposer 3y agoCan you provide a link to the law where it says receiving trans healthcare is a crime? Or are you talking about providing hormone blockers to kids?
- Timon3 3y agoPuberty blockers are a part of trans healthcare.
- ESTheComposer 3y agoI don't personally think blocking puberty is a good thing for kids but I also think it's disingenuous to equate that with what the OP was posting. If you think that is Texas being anti trans then so be it I guess
- Timon3 3y agoWhat do you think the state will do if you give your children proper trans healthcare? Will they let them stay with you? Luckily it's not your opinion that is important regarding what healthcare should be done and what shouldn't. The medical consensus is that puberty blockers are an important part of trans healthcare. Denying this to children is equivalent with denying them other healthcare.
- ESTheComposer 3y agoLuckily you are mistaken that it is "medical consensus" and your opinion isn't the only valid one. There are studies that show that hormone blockers don't actually decrease psychological distress (which is why England just said they're going to limit puberty suppressing drugs). I think it's more interesting that people think children who can't possibly comprehend lifelong implications of most things are being given life altering drugs that don't have proper long term research is a good idea.
- Timon3 3y ago> Luckily you are mistaken that it is "medical consensus" and your opinion isn't the only valid one. Well, it is the only valid one in the sense that there exists a medical consensus, an it is what I described. > There are studies that show that hormone blockers don't actually decrease psychological distress Mind sharing those studies? > (which is why England just said they're going to limit puberty suppressing drugs) I'm sure it has nothing to do with the conservative government desparately trying to distract their populace from the terrible job they are doing keeping the country running. > I think it's more interesting that people think children who can't possibly comprehend lifelong implications of most things are being given life altering drugs that don't have proper long term research is a good idea. Puberty blockers have been researched since the 80s. How much longer do you want studies to be done? It's also funny that people like you always say "children who can't possibly comprehend lifelong implications of most things are being given life altering drugs", when the whole point of the drugs is to give them time. By delaying puberty those children have time to actually grow up and make an informed decision at the right time. You want to take that ability away from them, you want to condemn them to a lifestyle that is proven to drastically increase suicide rates. I'd like to know - is that a bug for you, or is it a feature?