The Left Is Too Left, and What Transgender Pseudophilism Really Doesn’t Matter: Analytical Studies of the Progress of Right-L.G.B.T.Q. Protest

The protests use the language of right-wing media, where demonizing gay and transgender people is profitable and popular. Tucker Carlson, a host on Fox News, is known for railing against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer community and the medical facilities that serve them. There are dangers of drag events and anti-trans rhetoric being spread by celebrities with millions of followers. Facebook pages of activist groups can mobilize demonstrators with ease.

A TV ad released by Marco Rubio said that the left will destroy America if we don’t stop them. They are trying to turn boys into girls. A conservative activist group recently ran ads in several states that said that transism is killing kids. This year, as the Florida legislature debated the so-called don’t say gay bill, a spokeswoman for the governor made a comment about opponents of the anti-grooming bill. Silence is something that is going on.

This campaign isn’t happening in a vacuum. Levels of political violence are on the rise across the country, and while some of it comes from the left, a majority comes from the right, where violent rhetoric that spurs actual violence is routine and escalating. At anti-L.G.B.T.Q. events, sign-waving protesters are increasingly joined by members of the street-fighting Proud Boys and other right-wing paramilitary groups. The risk of violent encounters will increase with the presence of them.

One way to do that is to call out and reject the dehumanizing language that has become so pervasive in online discussions, and in real life, about particular groups of people. Calling L.G.B.T.Q. people pedophiles is an old tactic, and it makes it easier to ignore or excuse any violence that may come their way. While direct calls for violence are beyond the pale for most Republican politicians, and the causes of specific violent acts are not easily traced, calling transgender people pedophiles or “groomers” is increasingly common and usually goes unchallenged.

The silence from a great majority of Republicans on the demonization of, and lies about, trans people has indeed meant complicity — complicity in what experts call stochastic terrorism, in which vicious rhetoric increases the likelihood of random violence against the people who are the subject of the abusive language and threats.

South Dakota is the second state in recent weeks to put restrictions on gender-affirming care for trans minors, after several states took action in 2022.

HB 1080 outlaws the prescription and administration of puberty-blocking medication in patients under the age of 18, as well as sex hormones and surgery related to gender transition. Civil suits can be brought against health care providers who violate the new law which takes effect on July 1.

A South Dakota Gender Clinic? Sen. Liz Larson and the Governor’s Electoral Democrat Analyzed by the Proposed Senate Bill

A multidisciplinary approach to helping someone transition from one gender to another is an evidence-based care that is medically necessary.

“We care deeply about children who are struggling with their identities and want to provide them with true meaningful help, not permanent physical damage,” the Republican said.

Though gender-affirming care is highly individualized, some children may decide to use reversible puberty suppression therapy. The part of the process where hormones are used is also known as the part where gender-affirming physical change can occur. Surgical interventions, however, are not typically done on children and many health care providers do not offer them to minors.

“Surgeries-gone-wrong are simply not happening in South Dakota,” Democratic state Sen. Liz Larson said during debate prior to the bill’s passage. “I don’t know about you, but I don’t need the state legislature when I’m in the doctor’s office.”

The director of law and policy for the non-profit advocating for trans people said politicians are taking into account private medical decisions for transexuals, even though they are supported by every major medical association in the country.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACU of South Dakota issued a statement condemning the new law on Monday, saying it was a tragic day for thousands of South Dakotans.

The new rules haven’t taken effect yet, but providers and advocates say they’ve already had a chilling impact. There are many gender clinics in Florida.

Gender Dysphoria and the New Rules for Male Pronouns in Gainesville, Fla., a 7th Grader

Assigned male at birth, she identified as nonbinary by fifth grade and decided to use they/them pronouns. Now a seventh-grader in Gainesville, Fla., with a passion for manga and anime video games, and a bedroom filled with stuffed animals, Liz identifies as female and transgender.

During the course of several months of counseling, Liz received a diagnosis of gender Dysphoria and began receiving puberty blockers. Every three months, she gets a shot of Lupron, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone, or GnRH, that essentially presses the “pause” button on male puberty.

Virginia Hamner says that her daughter has “lightened up” with gender-affirming care. “It’s fun and exciting for her to be able to be exactly who she wants to be,” she says.

These are not good values to impart to our young people. It is especially rich that Republicans in Florida want to prohibit gender-affirming care for children who are trans or non-binary, as well as require teachers to refer to students only by the pronouns that match their birth sex.

As for existing patients such as Liz, who may want to proceed on to cross-sex hormones (estrogen in her case; testosterone for transgender males), the language of the new rules is vague.

It does not feel like it is over, which makes living in Florida challenging, as you are told your child should not be able to be who they are.

She is thinking about going to a boarding school other than the one in Florida for high school if it gets too bad.

FLORIDA — Gov. DeSantis has banned Gender-affirming care in Trans-Kids comments on “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”

Gov. DeSantis has targeted LGBTQ rights, and has made “parental rights,” especially in education, a running theme as he eyes a potential White House bid.

“It’s a gut punch,” she says. It’s frustrating to hear the rhetoric of parental rights being used to argue that kids shouldn’t get treatment because they need to be kids. You’re right if it’s like that. And guess what? That is all I want for my child.

But Gov. DeSantis has called the treatment “an example of woke ideology infecting medical practice.” The state’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who was appointed by DeSantis, called the treatments “highly experimental,” “risky and unproven.” Board of Medicine member Dr. Hector Vila said that by banning gender-affirming care, the board was acting to protect children from “irreversible harm.”

The Board of Medicine’s members have contributed to the governor’s political committee, according to a report by The Tampa Bay Times.

Source: https://www.npr.org/2023/02/20/1157493433/florida-bans-gender-affirming-care-trans-kids

Lorida Bans Gender-affirming Care Trans Kids: “It’s a great conversation starter,” says Dayton

Pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Kristin Dayton, who runs the Youth Gender Program at the University of Florida in Gainesville, disputes claims that gender-affirming care is risky or experimental.

“There is tons of evidence to back my assertion that this is safe and healthy for children,” she says. I pride myself in being a person that always follows the evidence and does the right thing for my patients.

Many of her patients who haven’t started on puberty blockers or hormones won’t be able to get them because of Dayton’s concern. People are panicked and sad and asking what they will do when this happens, and they are going to have to figure it out. And frankly, we don’t have the answers.”

Evans is worried that the ban will affect her patients’ mental health. She cites research showing that medical transition has clear benefits. “Depression rates go down. She says suicidal ideas and attempts go down along with that. “Anxiety goes down. The rates of eating disorders begin to go down. The rates of substance abuse begin to go down.

Here’s what a Tallahassee mom named Sandi heard from her transgender son’s doctor, who explained that he will not prescribe anything beyond the son’s current puberty blockers. “One thing he has said several times is ‘I don’t want to go to jail,’” she recounts.

She says that they would love to shout about the issues at the top of their lungs. There’s just fear of being retaliated against because they’re not sure what will come in the future. There were parents of trans kids investigated by the state for child abuse.

She was wearing a shirt that said “Believe Trans Kids” when NPR came to her home. “I have a shirt on for every day of the week!” She says with a laugh. “It’s a great conversation-starter.”

Source: https://www.npr.org/2023/02/20/1157493433/florida-bans-gender-affirming-care-trans-kids

“When I was a boy, I didn’t know what I had to do,” the Florida mom and dad tells Ms. Sandi

River said he was a boy at 3 years old, when he was using his middle name.

Sandi says that she has seen her son improve since he started on puberty blockers. “I have this glorious picture right after he got his first puberty blocker shot where he is literally, like, ear to ear smiling,” she says. He’s glowing. I felt like he could finally put his shoulders down, like, relax.”

River has always been a strong force within himself. I have a visualization where I show how anti-trans rhetoric can affect a person’s block of who he is.

The focus on trans kids is demoralizing for her. “There are some days that you look at everything going on and you are just paralyzed by fear of what’s coming at your kid next,” she says. You can’t show it to your trans kid. It’s tiring. You know, it’s so exhausting.”

Many families who have trans kids are planning ” escape routes,” according to Sandi. They’re considering moving out of Florida to more trans-friendly states.

She and her husband think about it, too; they think about moving to Oregon, where they have family. It’s hard to imagine eliminating the entire support system.

She says that it’s ridiculous that you have to consider relocating to the United States in order to get access to health care. “I just want my kid to be happy and healthy. I don’t think it’s a lot to ask.

Nikole Parker, director of transgender equality for the LGBTQ civil rights group Equality Florida, has talked with a number of families who are actively planning to leave the state.

They said, ‘Listen.’ My top priority is the health care of my child. There are some states who will allow that to happen. And I’m not going to sit here and just wait in limbo to see what happens.’ “

“As a born and raised Floridian I feel we need to be firm in our beliefs, and that’s something I want us to do,” she says. It makes me sad that this isn’t the Florida I was born in.

Source: https://www.npr.org/2023/02/20/1157493433/florida-bans-gender-affirming-care-trans-kids

Against “Irreversible” Gender Transition Interventions: Missouri’s Secretary of State Announces a New Measurement Rule

It’s hard to not feel that we’re losing a lot, which can be very demoralizing. It really does take a toll,” she says. “All we can do is keep fighting.”

In order to prevent gender transition interventions when the provider fails to make sure that the patient has received a full psychological or psychiatric assessment, there should be 15 separate, hourly sessions over the course of 18 months.

The rule will go into effect 10 days after it is filed with Missouri’s secretary of state office, which said it had not yet been filed as of late Tuesday morning.

Bailey said Monday that his efforts are aimed at protecting children and that the care is a part of “a woke, leftist agenda” that results in “irreversible consequences.”

Bailey’s claims were called false and harmful by the chief medical officer of the St. Louis Region & Southwest Missouri.

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The Florida Girls’ Menstruation Child Act (2019): Discriminating Sexuality, Sex, and Reproduction at Elementary Ages

The Florida bill states that education around sex, reproduction and sexuality cannot begin until 6th grade. The legislation sponsored by the state House of Representatives may mean girls who have periods before sixth grade aren’t allowed to speak about it in school.

“So if little girls experience their menstrual cycle in fifth grade or fourth grade,” she asked, “will that prohibit conversations from them since they are in the grade lower than sixth grade?”

And while he clarified that barring such discussions wasn’t the bill’s intent, and that he would be open to amending it, the bill passed as-is with universal Republican support. The bill is still going to go to the full senate but the prohibitions are not in it.

While the average American girl is 12 when she gets her first period, the age of menarche has been decreasing, with girls starting to menstruate at younger and younger ages, making precocious puberty something of a “new normal.” Half of American girls get their first period before their 12th birthday. Girls who menstruate early are more likely to have a sexual relationship later in life.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/opinions/florida-menstruation-ban-schools-filipovic/index.html

What is wrong with a child? Child abuse and sexism in the Florida pancreas, a common theme of early childhood education in the U.S.

Shame is a powerful tool. It demands silence and complicity; it creates the circumstances of abuse and ignorance to thrive. This is what is happening in Florida. A girl who is ashamed of her body learns that it’s a shame and she might not be as likely to take care of it. And when that shame is around sexuality and reproduction, it means girls and boys and women and men who experience less of the pleasure, deep connection and novelty our bodies can provide – instead may find their relationship with sex and sexuality tied more closely to hurt, fear and disgust.

In practical terms, limiting the information that young people can access about their own bodies may mean higher rates of unsafe sex and the related rises of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases – states that have historically mandated abstinence-only curriculum, for example, have seen higher teen pregnancy rates than those that taught comprehensive sex ed.

Limiting the discussion in schools about the realities of maturing bodies doesn’t make young people less curious. It just sends the message that normal curiosity is deviant and dangerous; that women and girls are less valuable and worthy of basic dignity than others; and that honesty about one’s body is unacceptable.

These efforts aren’t happening in a vacuum, and they are not doing much to protect children. Children do not benefit from an ethos of stigma and shame. They do not grow in darkness; they wither. They lack the language to describe what they are thinking and wondering about, and they are not safer in silence. That can open the way for abuse. Children who lack the words and concepts to describe their bodies, and are ashamed when things happen to their bodies, are children who can be exploited and mistreated by adults.