Let’s not forget, republicans have already made clear what they want to do to the trans population, eradicate them. “There is no middle way” aka compromise. They must be eradicated. You know, like you would a bug infestation.
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As we’re seeing with abortion rights, red states will now climb over each other to see who can pass the most restrictive laws against trans care as possible. Especially if their governor has presidential aspirations. And as we’ve seen with abortion, there will be spillover effects that will impact your own privacy and health care.
All of Kerri Seekins-Crowe's children are alive, so no she wasn't justifying letting her daughter die. What she said was that she had to be the adult in the parent/child relationship and being the adult making the decisions isn't always easy but it is better than letting a child make decisions that will ruin their lives.
Thank you for the correction. She was justifying allowing a suicidal condition to continue instead.
That assumes you're lucky enough to that they live. What's even harder, and better, is giving your kids sufficient time and perspective to make good choices for themselves while they're young.
Perhaps. I hear there are whole leagues of people that shatter their bones, ruin their cartilage, tear their tendons, and do mountains of other damage to their bodies even as kids to play sports. Kids soccer and high school football are especially bad because of the concussions CET. Is the line that you don't take minor damage deliberately, but accidentally it's OK to risk your life?
That was not the speaker's point. The point was that the latter parents will continue to be free, in Montana, to get these treatments, and they are only being denied to trans kids, which means it's not about protecting all kids.
It is. But it also is right on brand for the same crowd who wanted to sacrifice their grandparents for the stock market. The devaluing of life in service of the authoritarian movement is common among budding fascist regimes. We live in precarious times. No one should say something so disgusting privately let alone publicly. I’m guessing her extremist views
They also might want to try to do something about america's gun death problem. Lots and lots of children are killed by guns each year.
Fish please. We have the NRA’s god given right to sell whatever weapons to any irresponsible doofus out there that we must protect. How else will the NRA continue to make big time money for themselves and gun manufacturers if we impose moderate and sane gun regulations on them? If it means classrooms packed full of dead teachers and kids, then so be it.
Participation in sport correlates with reduced suicidal ideation, reduced drug use, reduced risk for depression, and greater social supports. These benefits are seen in both male and female athletes, rich and poor, urban and rural, and all ethnic backgrounds. Furthermore the benefits are observed to be even greater in all areas mentioned above for high school aged athletes who participate in three sports during the year versus those who only participate in a single sport.
If that is the measure of what should or should not be passed then no law would ever be passed because no single law can ever stop all bad things from happening to all people. This law protects some kids in some situations. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.
I never thought I would see the day that you make the same argument that I have made regarding transgender athletes.
He thinks you're a bad and neglectful parent who's caused trauma to your kid, so not sure what answer you expect.
Yes, I should have disowned my 15 year old as soon as I found out they were transgender. That would have taught her. That's some next level thinking.
I’ve been consistently in favor of all kids, including transgender kids, participating in athletics. What I am against is parents getting their 15-year old girl breast implants to do better in beauty pageants, or the parents of pre-pubescent gymnasts using surgery or drugs that can be seen as performance enhancing, or parents pushing their kids who have gone through or are going through puberty as biologically male competing in divisions intended for girls.
You're in luck. THEY DON'T DO THOSE SURGERIES ON KIDS!
That's a good argument to use other sports. However, I think you have causation reversed here. People who are tall, athletic, coordinated, etc., tend to have better self-images whether or not they play sports.
Success rate is a distraction from the point. If the law was truly about protection, it would extend the protection of all.
It protects none, and oppresses a large number under the guise of protection.
