▲ 352 ▼ New poll finds strong majority opposes gender-affirming care bans for trans minors (www.lgbtqnation.com) submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 122 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] dimath@ttrpg.network -25 points 2 years ago* (3 children) And we also should allow alcohol and drugs for minors. And weddings of course. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] volodya_ilich@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago Medical and psychological consensus says we shouldn't allow children to marry or drink alcohol or do drugs. Where's the medical consensus that we shouldn't allow GRT? permalink fedilink source parent [–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago Kind of a weak argument, we currently ignore the first part almost entirely from a legal perspective, I don't remember the last time a child or parent got in trouble for a kid sneaking booze under age. They get in trouble for the things they do while drunk, but not the drinking itself. The parents get talked to, but unless they bought them the alcohol there's no repercussions. As for the the weddings, they are still legal with no effective minimum age in 4 US states (and there are multiple marriages a year as young as 12) and about half the states only restrict it to age 16+ permalink fedilink source parent [–] Username02@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago False equivalent permalink fedilink source parent
[–] volodya_ilich@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago Medical and psychological consensus says we shouldn't allow children to marry or drink alcohol or do drugs. Where's the medical consensus that we shouldn't allow GRT? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago Kind of a weak argument, we currently ignore the first part almost entirely from a legal perspective, I don't remember the last time a child or parent got in trouble for a kid sneaking booze under age. They get in trouble for the things they do while drunk, but not the drinking itself. The parents get talked to, but unless they bought them the alcohol there's no repercussions. As for the the weddings, they are still legal with no effective minimum age in 4 US states (and there are multiple marriages a year as young as 12) and about half the states only restrict it to age 16+ permalink fedilink source parent