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Was listening to a story this morning on NPR from the mother of a transgender child who took their biological daughter to be evaluated. They were told by the psychiatrist this might be a phase or their child might be transgender, to humor her with how she wanted to dress or cut their hair and to come back in a year. She said they took their son to the store and bought him boy clothes and had never seen him so happy. A year later they went back to see the doctor who told them, their son was transgender and to support him because unsupported, suppressed transgender children have high suicide rates.
So on one hand, we have the informed view, and on the other we have the Christian knuckle draggers* who have so much trouble with this issue because it does not conform to their simplistic view of their existence, they want to charge responsible parents with child abuse?
This is where ignorance sets us way back, why the conservative mindset appears to be a inference to our species advancement. The real issue is politicians who actually believe their rubbish or cater to STUPID to keep themselves in office.
* not implying all Christians are idiots.
So on one hand, we have the informed view, and on the other we have the Christian knuckle draggers* who have so much trouble with this issue because it does not conform to their simplistic view of their existence, they want to charge responsible parents with child abuse?
This is where ignorance sets us way back, why the conservative mindset appears to be a inference to our species advancement. The real issue is politicians who actually believe their rubbish or cater to STUPID to keep themselves in office.
* not implying all Christians are idiots.
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