I’m ‘disdainful’ of the latest U.S. court ruling against trans kids
No one asked me, but š³ļøāā§ļø Iāll speak up while I still can. Connecting two court cases: US v. Skrmetti and Anderson v. Crouch. We exist, we should have basic rights, we can explain why. They want to stop us.
Yep, I read the āAtlanticā opinion essay on trans kids
Where exactly is the kidās ādifferenceā? How hard are you looking for it? Assuming it’s possible for a boy to feel gender-conforming or gay, why should it be impossible for the same kid to feel trans or like a girl?
Rahm Emanuel: ‘Acceptance,’ not ‘advocacy’
Heās describing a culture of self-acceptance. However you choose to treat trans people, proudly accept yourself! Youāre doing great! His discourse infantilizes and rejects us. There’s no plan let us co-lead, especially on issues that matter to us. He wants to let MAGA have their way.
Arkansas lawmakers want you to sue over your childhood haircut Ā
Behold! I espouse my gender identity with scissors and comb. Or lack thereof. Will the people who all this time had only ‘reasonable concerns’ please speak up? Surely they wish to allow girls to roughhouse and boys to play with dolls.
European medical orgs: Trans kids need access to puberty blockers Ā
Organizations in three European countries recommend trans kidsā access to gender-affirming care. Therapists can’t help you get feelings & identities you don’t & won’t have on your own. For lots of mainstream medical orgs, this isn’t controversial.
The anti-trans movement protested outside the U.S. Supreme Court
The Telegraph reports on a 17-year-oldās identity without asking them. Someday they may be ready to talk to sympathetic people who care about them, maybe including responsible journalists. It’s fine if they’re trans.
New York Times āDailyā podcast talks about gender-affirming care ban
Hereās more audio explaining U.S. v. Skrmetti. The court steered the discussion back to sex discrimination which is the narrow question on which it’s able to rule.
The Tennessee law tells us: They want to stop people from being trans
Chase Strangio talks with Zach Stafford about the Supreme Court case āU.S. v. Skrmettiā. They aren’t trying to protect kids or keep trans women out of sports. They do not want anyone to be trans, and that’s why they’re banning gender transition.
Tennessee āisnāt hiding the ball hereā
Chase Strangio talks with Imara Jones about the Supreme Court case āU.S. v. Skrmettiā. Please listen to this great discussion about bans on gender-affirming care. The legal reasoning is learnable and is so important to understand.
Will SCOTUS let parents and doctors support trans kids?
The case over youth gender-affirming care: United States vs. Skrmetti. Tennessee still claims science backs its position when demonstrably it doesn’t. The ACLU & Biden admin say this is discrimination against trans people.