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It's funny how every evidence-based study finds this exact same result. Where is the flood of detransitioners we were promised years ago? Where are the whistleblowers of doctors "forcing" teens to transition? That's right, they don't exist.

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Every time I see news coverage of a protest I remember this image of a single overturned trashcan in front of The Washington Post building

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Over the past few months, we have seen many LGBt and medical nonprofits concede trans minors’ access to surgery. We are not doing trans youth justice by allowing states to whittle away our healthcare. At 17, I was one of these minors and have no regrets about my decision. In fact, I believe it was far too difficult for me to obtain surgery. This is part of why I always advocate for more access to healthcare, not less. But this is also a strategic choice. Demanding more of what is viewed as the least acceptable form of trans healthcare moves the argument from puberty blockers and hormones to surgery alone.   Advocating for minors to access surgery protects other forms of transgender medicine. Demanding we remove gatekeeping mechanisms like parental consent, psychologists’ letters, and transition time requirements for surgery moves anti-trans campaigners to argue for gatekeeping requirements rather than outright bans. This is often called the “radical flank effect” or “Overton window.” When undertaken carefully, these strategies change the whole conversation for the better.   I wrote this after recently seeing an uptick in nonprofits highlighting how few trans youth access surgical care. This strategy does not help. It frames the attacks as though there are only a few “deserving” minors who should be accessing this care. If anything, trans medicine should be more common. More trans minors want to be on hormones and obtain surgery than have access to these forms of care. Surgery is not fringe. It is worthy of protection. And we should be advocating for this form of lifesaving trans healthcare even when it is not deemed respectable.

(Also shoutout to my mom for this old photo)

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From Dublin Trans & Intersex Pride March July 2025

Photo by Hasan Yikici on insta

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saw this today

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No, he doesn’t get to claim he’s anything like a superhero.

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god this movie was so amazing

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i think one of the best parts about being a teenager in the early to mid 2010s was that cigarettes were definitely not cool anymore and vapes hadn’t popularized yet so my lungs made it out of my peak impressionable years relatively unscathed

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hey chums, this is fucking scary...

CAN WE PLEASE QUIT DOING THIS FFS. IM TOO FUCKING TIRED AND SCARED TO KEEP UP WITH THIS CENSORSHIP SHIT, DEAR GOD.

WE HAVE UNTIL JULY 25TH! LETS UNIONISE AND SHOUT AND SCREAM ABOUT THIS!!

@cherryg

@tomboyjessie13

@one-time-i-dreamt

@coppercookie

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Superman says fuck ICE. Be like Superman

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Listen to Preston people

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