GOP Turn Their Attention To Trans Youth.
The GOP, looking for a solution in search of a problem, turn their attention to trans youth in a quest to find a group of people to demonize. (Washington Post)
“Under a newly proposed bill targeting transgender youths in North Carolina, government employees would be required to notify the parents of any minors they witnessed “exhibiting symptoms of gender dysphoria” or “gender nonconformity.” The Youth Health Protection Act specifies that the notification should come in writing, describing “relevant circumstances” with “reasonable specificity.”
It’s good for laws to be as specific as possible, and so it’s worth pointing out that this proposed wording is vague. What, precisely, does the bill consider “a desire to be treated in a manner incongruent with the minor’s sex”? Is it when a student known as Samantha asks to now be called Sam and happens to have primarily male friends? Is it when a girl signs up for shop class instead of home ec? If a bunch of boys flout a rule about warm-weather school uniforms by showing up to class in skirts — as several teens did in England a few years ago — are they exercising their right to protest, or are they now gender incongruent? What should a reasonably specific note to their parents say?”
Transgender youth need protection from those that seek to harm them. Make no mistake these anti-transgender bills are designed to harm non binary and trans youth in our society in a never ending desire to create a ‘monster’ lurking around every corner for fundraising purposes. Money, its just to get more money into their coffers, regardless if these efforts are do permanent damage to youth in this country. There is no problem, none of the politicians who propose these measures can cite any problems whatsoever. Simply no problems, just bigoted solutions proposed to solve non-existent problems.
