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[–] [email protected] 43 points 6 months ago (2 children)

They oppose bans on care. But a slight majority thinks it's wrong to transition.

I think that's what you're looking for. They don't want to do it, but don't want to ban anyone who's doing it.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The title could've been more clear, thanks for providing that clarification

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah I'm glad everyone else was confused, too. I felt like the dumb one for thinking it was the opposite.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

“But a slight majority thinks it's wrong to transition.”

Looks like someone forgot what freedom was about and needs to be educated on it.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I think the people surveyed agree with you here. They're saying that they're opposed to the surgery, but they don't want to ban the surgeries even though they oppose them.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Minors aren't getting any surgeries.

Gender affirming care for trans kids involves seeing psychiatrists, social transitioning, and, if they're lucky, puberty blockers till they're old enough to decide whether they want to medically and surgically transition.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And that’s a completely different issue that’s totally separate from the anti trans laws being pushed by the right wing today.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You didn't get their point. The only children who are getting gender reassignment surgery are the ones who right wing doctors are trying to assign a gender to, despite medical consensus that it's unnecessary, he's calling the right wing misinformed and hypocritical

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I agree with what you are saying here, I’m just not sure that was the previous posters point.

It may have been, but it reads to me like they are just saying “nuh uh” to the person above them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

volodya_ilich is correct! but also I think it would be useful to use this energy on both sides to prevent gender assignment surgeries on infants (even if the right does not realize the context?)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I am aware. I wasn't in the survey

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

They need to be informed that surgery alleviates gender dysphoria and saves tens of thousands in the long run from poor mental health to lessen productivity.

The healthcare system should cover every gender affirming care surgery available.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

Don't accept their definition shifting. They wrap surgery into "gender affirming care" then say young children get GAC to make people think they're regularly performing surgery on 12 year olds. Hormone blockers are GAC too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I know. I wasn't in the survey

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There are many misconceptions here. For instance, a sizeable fraction of the public believes that minors receive a sex-change surgery (they don’t) as opposed to just medication and therapy. I think most people are mostly worried that it is easy to transition and kids might do it without considering the consequences. These myths could be easily dispelled if they actually talk to transgenders.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

Good point but please say transgender people instead as transgender is an adjective.