DamnBest-Mathematician50 t1_ixeb505 wrote
Foster care anywhere is horrible for a child to go through regardless of a state’s political stance, the reason gender affirming care is abuse is because of the fact many of these children are being put on the same drug used in chemical castration and are going through “sex change therapy” which is permanent. These are choices in which a child/minor does not have the capacity to foresee it’s complete and permanent repercussions. Their brains are not fully developed enough to actually choose what is right for them and many of those who go through with the surgery tend to regret it years down the road. You have children who are being told they aren’t what they biologically are and it’s screwing with their heads, we are creating a generation of children who will listen to whatever they hear and believe it to be truth, this is sad.
pattypaycheck11 t1_ixeni91 wrote
It being traumatizing for any child to enter foster care does not mean it isn’t especially bad in Texas. Doesn’t really have much to do with their political affiliation.
The children aren’t being “told” they are anything. There’s a rigorous process with multiple layers of screening/therapy/teams of professionals and other people in a kids life before any kind of drugs or procedures are administered. And the % of kids who go on to regret this is extremely, extremely low.
I noticed you didn’t touch on gay conversion therapy. I wonder why that is.
Grmmff t1_ixeoaml wrote
Sorry, but I know enough Trans folks to know your "science" is nonsense and bigotry.
Gender affirming care for kids puts them on hormones that pause puberty until they are old enough to make a decision for themselves.
It doesn't castrate them. It pauses puberty and gives them time to think things through and go to therapy.
It's important to pause puberty because if they go through puberty as the wrong gender they end up getting harassed by bigots after they transition.
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