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[+] -17 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Working for an organization is not a protected class. It's not LGBTQ+ people, it's people who work for those organizations, and more specifically it seems ones that work to medically transition children.

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

    Working for an organization is not a protected class. It's not LGBTQ+ people, it's people who work for those organizations

    targeting support organisations is targeting that protected class

    medically transition children

    sounds a whole lot like the language that trump etc used here:

    child abuse, including the chemical and surgical castration or mutilation of children or the trafficking of children to so-called transgender sanctuary States for purposes of emancipation from their lawful parents, in violation of applicable law.

    which is absolute shit… surgical intervention is the last in a very long list of steps that is only really offered to adults

    first up is simply counselling and psychological support to rule out temporary issues that could be clouding their judgement

    then puberty blockers (which are entirely reversible: if you stop them, you go through puberty as normal)

    then gender-affirming hormones

    THEN surgery, in adulthood

    these things all add up very slowly from completely reversible options over many years

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Surgery for minors has happened but only for a handful of children of wealthy families.

    There was a 17 year old couple I read about pre pandemic that both had gotten surgery, they were boyfriend and girlfriend, both trans, and they were interviewed at their family lake house.

    Navigating that level healthcare access is a privilege.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago*

    Navigating that level healthcare access is a privilege.

    absolutely!

    and it’s so rare that i would argue it’s not even a little bit of a problem

    like, afaik you have to convince psychologists to sign off on things… pay enough and you can find a medical practitioner to sign off on anything: bogus religious exemptions to vaccines, adhd diagnosis so you can get amphetamines, opioids, …

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