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People are more likely to regret having kids than having gender-affirming care
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I regret being circumcised. I also had zero say in the matter, and it was surgery done on my genitals.
And... children continue to have this procedure done to them every day.
And... the GOP doesn't give a shit because this is about transphobia and has nothing to do with keeping kids safe.
Exactly.
My wife, AMAB, had gynecomastia- she grew breasts during puberty, and they were removed in what started as a LOCALIZED ANESTHETIC operation, and when the pain was too much she was put under.
She started hormones years later and fortunately grew breast tissue again, but why did someone cut her up like that in the first place, huh?
Where was her protection?
Oh right, its fine to force surgery on kids if its cis gender affirmation, but can't allow them to make any other decisions.
Damn that sounds like a particularly traumatic experience
Yeah... I'm mad about it for her. She just looks sad and distant and gets quiet.
We're no contact with her parents.
I don't. I think an uncircumcised dick looks gross. But I'm in favor of not opting kids into a choice they can't unmake. I'm not having kids, so I haven't researched the medical benefits either way.
And it's accurate to say that the GOP gives zero fucks about anything productive like protecting children. Party of fear and hate.
There's little medical benefit, really. Less chance of catching STDs and less chance of UTIs.
It's also the most sensitive part of the penis. Which is why it's removed. Kellogg (the cereal baron), thought masturbation was gross and thought if he spread propaganda encouraging the medical establishment to remove it, boys would touch themselves less.
Also, you think it looks gross because of his propaganda. An intact dick is no uglier than an intact pussy, really. Outside your conditioning, anyway. And cutting up babies because an oligarch didn't want boys touching themselves is gross. And it does hurt children.
Yet the GOP doesn't give a shit because this isn't about helping kids. But hurting trans people.