@jimm619 saidIf you ain’t old enough to have the wits to vote, how can you be old enough to decide to chop off your own balls?
Yes, The GOP does it again. The party of small
government, wants a state agency to check kids in their
latest right wing transgender hysteria.
https://news.yahoo.com/texas-governor-directs-state-agency-194750591.html
@shavixmir saidDo you realize that you just made a full-throated and powerful defense of the Texas rule or did you do that without realizing it?
If you ain’t old enough to have the wits to vote, how can you be old enough to decide to chop off your own balls?
@jimm619 saidThe Texas law aims to stop "sex change procedures” in minors, including puberty blockers and hormone therapies.
How so?
Shav said:
"If you ain’t old enough to have the wits to vote, how can you be old enough to decide to chop off your own balls?"
Translated into plain English, this means something like "Children aren't old enough to decide to change their sex."
It seems like Shav is strongly agreeing with the philosophy behind the Texas law.
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@sh76 saidI understand your reasoning but,
The Texas law aims to stop "sex change procedures” in minors, including puberty blockers and hormone therapies.
Shav said:
"If you ain’t old enough to have the wits to vote, how can you be old enough to decide to chop off your own balls?"
Translated into plain English, this means something like "Children aren't old enough to decide to change their sex."
It seems like Shav is strongly agreeing with the philosophy behind the Texas law.
clearly, you misinterpret his words.
Sex change procedures would be made with medical doctors combined with discussions involving the child and their parents. So it's not as flimsy as performing surgery on a kid's whim.
At the same time, they are still children. They are impressionable. It's quite reasonable that kids could be deciding on sex changes for the wrong reasons, such as feelings of inadequacy or just being confused about themselves and their place in the world.
For example: a boy who is not good at sports get mocked for "throwing like a girl" and keeps on hearing that he's less tough than other boys or too sensitive. Is that kid motivated by having an identity different from his sex or by feelings that he's "failed" as a boy?
Again, these are things that would discussed with a doctor, with hopefully the aid of supporting parents.
Either way, it's not up to Abbott to make that decision.
@jimm619 saidheh i clicked on this thread with the sole goal of mentioning "the party of small government" but you beat me to it.
Yes, The GOP does it again. The party of small
government, wants a state agency to check kids in their
latest right wing transgender hysteria.
https://news.yahoo.com/texas-governor-directs-state-agency-194750591.html
yes, seems legit, to avoid parents "traumatising" children by letting them choose a gender they need a stranger to check those children's genitals. Because that's totally not traumatising.
@vivify saidClutch edit from DeSantis to Abbott. 😛
Sex change procedures would be made with medical doctors combined with discussions involving the child and their parents. So it's not as flimsy as performing surgery on a kid's whim.
At the same time, they are still children. They are impressionable. It's quite reasonable that kids could be deciding on sex changes for the wrong reasons, such as feelings of inadequacy or ...[text shortened]... pefully the aid of supporting parents.
Either way, it's not up to Abbott to make that decision.