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YBMExile t1_jbjnuo8 wrote

Reply to comment by ralettar in In testimony and rally, crowds oppose Republican-backed bills targeting LGBTQ youth by kitchinsink

But it's like a bill saying "the school nurse shall not be allowed to perform brain surgery". In other words, a solution without a problem, if you're talking about mutilation. Schools aren't mutilating children.

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the_nobodys t1_jbk471s wrote

I think the person you're replying to is ignorant of the type of gender-affirming care that trans youth receive, and would prefer to remain ignorant on the subject. To them, there's no difference between the words benign and harmful.

Back in the 80's certain people were afraid that children playing Dungeons and Dragons meant they were worshipping Satan. It's the same kind of wilful ignorance.

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ralettar t1_jblo1w8 wrote

I know exactly what they want to do to children and I’m very happy classifying that activity as child abuse.

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YBMExile t1_jbloeaw wrote

But you haven’t been able to articulate how this is mutilation.

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