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      My first reaction was also that it seems like an easy win in court. I hope that’s true

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      Working for an organization is not a protected class. It’s not LGBTQ+ people, it’s people who work for those organizations, and more specifically it seems ones that work to medically transition children.

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        Working for an organization is not a protected class. It’s not LGBTQ+ people, it’s people who work for those organizations

        targeting support organisations is targeting that protected class

        medically transition children

        sounds a whole lot like the language that trump etc used here:

        child abuse, including the chemical and surgical castration or mutilation of children or the trafficking of children to so-called transgender sanctuary States for purposes of emancipation from their lawful parents, in violation of applicable law.

        which is absolute shit… surgical intervention is the last in a very long list of steps that is only really offered to adults

        first up is simply counselling and psychological support to rule out temporary issues that could be clouding their judgement

        then puberty blockers (which are entirely reversible: if you stop them, you go through puberty as normal)

        then gender-affirming hormones

        THEN surgery, in adulthood

        these things all add up very slowly from completely reversible options over many years

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          Surgery for minors has happened but only for a handful of children of wealthy families.

          There was a 17 year old couple I read about pre pandemic that both had gotten surgery, they were boyfriend and girlfriend, both trans, and they were interviewed at their family lake house.

          Navigating that level healthcare access is a privilege.