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yardwork

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9. It's horrible, cruel, and deeply disrespectful to medical providers.

Reply to Oneironaut (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 03:38 PM

Dec 18

"No gender affirming care for minors" doesn't mean what they say it means. I don't think any reputable physicians do gender affirming surgery on minors. What they DO provide to minors is life saving talk therapy, hormone therapy, and primary care for young people whose family doctors in red areas might refuse to treat them for anything.

To take this away is cruel and stupid. In addition to being yet another attack on trans people, it's an attack on qualified, ethical medical providers.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors passes with Democrats' support [View all] Zenlitened Dec 17 OP

Three Democrats iemanja Dec 17 #1

Too bad we can't protect their innocence from gun violence Raven123 Dec 17 #2

Exactly. Timeflyer Dec 17 #5

Don Davis, Greene County N C preacher. littlemissmartypants Dec 17 #3

He is currently my Congressional representative dsc Dec 17 #4

This is cruel. They know trans people have no power and they're using them as a political weapon. Oneironaut Dec 17 #6

It's horrible, cruel, and deeply disrespectful to medical providers. yardwork Dec 18 #9

It is pure evil. hunter Dec 19 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author demmiblue Dec 17 #7

3 Democrats voted for it and 4 Repubs voted against it. progressoid Dec 18 #8

But but but... purr-rat beauty Dec 18 #10

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