Same here, and everything instead has gone to shit. GOP decided that FL would be ground zero for the culture war.
Yup. I hate that dismissive attitude that shows up whenever Republicans do something reprehensible. These are actions with real effects.
Yup, I would love for any politicians or media figures to start calling this shit out for what it is.
Both sides are absolutely bad. Democrats are mostly awful to varying degrees, with a few actually good members.
This is letting the Biden admin off the hook way too easily. Just some examples of actions they can take on their own:
The default mode of the Democratic party is to do nothing unless they are being lobbied.
Maybe I missed it, but I can't recall seeing any actual in-the-streets protests of notable size comprised of at least a plurality of cis people on behalf of trans folks since the bathroom bill fights some years back. The legislation being passed against trans people over the past year-plus in various states has been at least as bad, if not much worse. Yet, I see no stirrings whatever of this kind of activism. And trans folks know that there are not nearly enough of us to make a dent in much of anything without the support of cis allies. Being that I'm a cynic, I therefore can't see that these legit genocidal measures are going to receive any sort of sizable grassroots pushback. Most Americans are so desperate for a "return to normalcy" after four years of Trump and the pandemic, they seem perfectly willing to let this shit pass without outcry if it means they can get back to "business as usual".
sorry but this is some bullshit. And its the same bullshit corporate media pulls too.
Yeah, posting shit like this on the internet is not helping suffering trans kids:
Doing some Googling, there was also apparently a much smaller protest in Corpus Christi at about the same time, too. It's definitely good to see people turning out to make their voices heard against these loathsome policies. Sadly, you're right that these protests need to expand greatly beyond local demonstrations, though, and need many, many more bodies besides, before they can be seen as any kind of pushback impressive enough to get the media interested.
Which really makes us the perfect Enemy of the Moment™ to attack on a mass scale because there are relatively few of us and most cis folks can't be assed to raise any kind of stink on our behalf. This is a wedge issue they seemingly can't lose. As such, they're not going to quit harping on it anytime soon.
Right.... which is why I explicitly said that I still always vote and always vote Dem (even begrudgingly when the Dem candidate sucks), and stressed the whole "completely different degrees of bad" point. But in retrospect, you're absolutely right that just that statement with zero context isn't good.
| The Endocrine Society objects to the Florida Department of Health's bulletin on gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse youth. The bulletin contradicts the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' resources and the Society's own evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline regarding gender-affirming care. We call on the Florida Department of Health to rescind its bulletin and allow physicians to provide evidence-based care. Transgender and gender-diverse youth need access to evidence-based care that is supported by major international medical groups—including the Endocrine Society, American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics—and Clinical Practice Guidelines. Medical evidence, not politics, should inform treatment decisions. The Florida Department of Health's bulletin cites only a handful of studies. This is in contrast to formal medical guidelines that comply with the Institute of Medicine's standards. Our Clinical Practice Guideline adheres to these national standards and cites more than 260 scientific studies. The Florida Department of Health's policy reflects widespread misinformation about gender-affirming care. Gender-affirming care benefits the health and psychological functioning of transgender and gender-diverse youth. When an individual's gender identity is not respected and the individual cannot access medical care, it can result in higher psychological problem scores and can raise the person's risk of committing suicide or other acts of self-harm. The Florida Department of Health's message to eliminate access to puberty-delaying medication for transgender and gender-diverse teenagers contradicts accepted medical practice. Only reversible treatments to delay puberty are recommended for younger adolescents, according to our Clinical Practice Guideline and joint policy perspective issued with the Pediatric Endocrine Society. Puberty-delaying medication is a safe, reversible and conservative approach that gives teenagers and their families more time to explore their options. The same treatment has been used for decades to treat precocious puberty. While the Florida Department of Health policy expresses concern about surgery being offered to teens younger than 18, the reality is that gender-affirming surgery is generally limited to adults who meet medical and psychological requirements. There is broad consensus within the medical community about the importance of gender- affirming care. Other major international medical and scientific organizations such as WPATH, the European Society of Endocrinology, the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology, the Pediatric Endocrine Society, the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics are in alignment with the Society on the importance of gender-affirming care. Widespread misinformation about medical care recommended for transgender and gender-diverse adolescents is fueling efforts to limit access to needed care. Twenty states have proposed legislation to limit access to care this year, according to Freedom for All Americans. |
It's always easy to say that when it's not your head on the chopping block.
I'm not in Florida anymore, but I'm gonna try my hardest to get my parents to do this. And see if I can donate to Florida based groups working with trans youth.We don't have to take it, actually. Protest. Send letters. Call your elected officials.
The address is in the letter that was sent out: https://www.floridahealth.gov/
If you're in Florida, contact your local heal office and let them know. If you're not, contact the main office with the number there. Be aware that they will have your email if you reach out that way. Reach out if it's safe to do so.
You can also tweet at them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HealthyFla/
Contact information for Florida's governor.
A list of the House of Representatives members, and how to contact them.
A list of Senators, and how to contact them.
Fight back. If you're trans, fight back. If you consider yourself a trans ally, fight back.
| Following the release of new Florida Department of Health guidelines advising against the provision of gender-affirming healthcare for children and adolescents, the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics today released the following statement urging reconsideration. Gender-affirming care can be lifesaving. Research shows that access to evidence-based gender affirming care among adolescents significantly improves their mental health. "Appropriate gender-affirming care, conducted in close coordination with pediatricians and parents, is safe and effective for treating patients experiencing gender dysphoria," said FCAAP President Lisa Gwynn, DO, MBA, MSPH, FAAP. "It's disheartening that Florida's health agency continues to issue child-health guidance that conflicts with broad scientific consensus and without the consultation of pediatric physicians." In October 2021, The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Children's Hospital Association declared a national emergency in children's mental health. LGBTQ+ students experience disproportionate bullying and bias in school, and recent CDC data indicate that almost 2 percent of high school students identify as transgender. National data have continued to demonstrate that LGBTQ+ youth are far more likely to attempt suicide, and experience more victimization, bullying, and sexual/dating violence, than their cisgendered peers. "In the midst of this national youth mental health crisis, obstructing the provision of necessary care does a disservice to medically vulnerable adolescents," said Dr. Gwynn. "Like all children, transgender and gender-diverse youth deserve access to the care they need, and decisions about that care should be left to medical professionals and parents, not to the state." |
And statement from HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs:
It's ... not nothing, I guess? :/
