Something like 0.5% of people who transition will then go on to detransition, and you’ve had multiple friends do so, and then commit suicide?

It’s Casimir Pulaski Day, a trans/intersex/American-Polish icon and Founding Father!

Kinda weird to include that Sam Elliott is from Sacramento in this article.

I dunno, there are plenty of refineries in the Bay Area, and last I checked they’re rounding $6/gallon.

Same, I find that muscle memory and the occasional discussion in the comments are mostly why I’m here at this point.

I mean he’s a good start but how do we know if he wants to hurt trans children?

I wish that were me.

On the one hand, hearing people act as though $4/gal is some nightmarish new high is amusing to me as a Californian. On the other, that amusement is mostly a distraction to keep me from weeping at my local $5.50/gallon gas.

That’s some damned good news for a Monday morning!

If anyone is wondering why the articles seem kinda sparse today, check out the union’s website:

It’s absolutely scaremongering! You’re using made-up claims like “puberty blockers cause infertility in people, even if they desist from taking them and let normal puberty happen” and “people who have a naturally delayed puberty can have mental issues as a result which means that people who intentionally do so must…

Nothing is ever absolute. If you decide that we need to prevent people from having access to medications until Pure Fact has been Conclusively Established, there’s gonna be a lot of dead folks around, and not just trans kids.

“typically these conversations involve more of a back-and-forth between you and your doctor about which medications are working for you. With the goal of puberty blockers being a long-term investment, rather than a relatively immediate change, you cannot have that.”

1. When we are talking about medical issues, yes, the difference between spontaneous versus induced puberty delay is significant. There may be some underlying cause that has comorbidity with the other issues mentioned, which wouldn’t be there in the case of medication. So it’s significant. Not saying it’s totally…

Citation needed on that claim about the children’s hospital, because that sounds like BS.

No, it’s not. That’s not how BDD works, and you’re betraying your ignorance on the subject by correlating the two when the actual experts have made a point of saying that they’re not the same or even similar. Read the DSM.

Whew ok so:

Good thing this isn’t BDD we’re talking about then.

Man this particular post certainly attracted a specific kind of dude to comment, didn’t it? I don’t care about your troubles, cis dudes. If you want me to listen, Venmo me.

I didn’t disagree with the second part of what you said. Most things in this world are geared towards cis men, dating apps are no exception. But you were pretty dismissive of her experience and chalked it up to an “obvious violation of the rules”, which was what I felt needed pushback.