Worth noting that the 'crisis' of kids socially transitioning at school without notifying their parents was almost entirely seeded by a NYT article. Even in conservative states, this was nowhere on the legislative agenda a year ago and now it's everywhere.
Missouri HB.1739 contains provisions for the immediate dismissal and 4 year suspension from employment for any nurse, teacher or social worker who calls a student a name other than that which is on their school registration forms, or fails to report a non-cis identity.
legiscan.com/MO/bill/HB17...
Remember too that this entire panic is predicated on the idea that kids are getting irreversible hormones and surgeries before anyone confirms that they're 'really' trans.
If that were a real concern then schools should make social transition as easy as possible! This is all just bigotry.
That's the two-step: complain that socially transitioning people "aren't real transsexuals" while also complaining that they're just out there chopping people's dick off as soon as they walk into a clinic.
one of the two-steps on this issue, in fact. closely followed by "testosterone puberty gives advantages" + "no you're not allowed to transition before you go thru testosterone puberty"
Even delaying puberty is too much for these ghouls. They hide behind “we don’t know the long term effects” despite the fact that we now have data going on 30 years AND the short term effects of not doing are known and terrible.
