Honestly, “children getting SRS” is such a fucking braindead take. You can’t even get noncritical surgery until you’re at least 18 in most countries. Puberty blockers are safe and effective, so is HRT.

Trans minors deserve medical treatment, because the alternative (living life in a body “ruined” by puberty) is much, much worse and carries a high suicide risk and also lifelong severe body image issues.

I don’t want anyone to suffer the same fate. I don’t want anyone to hate themselves for what their body is or became. I stand with trans kids and I’ll gladly fight you on that, anytime. Fuck bigots 🖕

    • Miisha ♀️@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      5·
      22 hours ago

      As a European, the ease of getting guns is the US is mindboggling to me.

      The first time I saw guns in a freaking Walmart I was like: “Mom! Dad! Look! Airsoft guns!” and when they told me…I was shocked, to say the least.

      • Herbal Gamer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        18 hours ago

        And then you’re even from an area of europe the rest of us would consider in the “easy to get guns there” part.

          • Teagan@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            2·
            17 hours ago

            Remember that guy in Secret Little Haven who keeps trying to get Alex to go to the shooting range?

            Not kidding I’ve lived exactly that. I caved though because in my case this guy… Well its complicated, he’s weird but a good friend. I’ve shot more different guns in the last year and a half than I’ve seen across most of my life. ;-;

              • Herbal Gamer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                2·
                5 hours ago

                My father has been practicing clay pigeon shooting for most of my life and he’s no right wing gun nut so yeah, shooting isn’t bad per say

              • Teagan@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
                2·
                15 hours ago

                Aside from being surrounded by conservatives who have 0 tact, being autistic and needing to wear earmuffs… Of which the only ones were branded with conservative symbology, it was alright. Fun enough for sure. Grateful I didn’t have to pay for anything at all too, so now I’ve just got shooting experience and if I ever need to use one I now know how to use a variety.

      • infiniteCAD@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        3·
        19 hours ago

        as someone in the third world, where US calls us terrorists. it boggles me that in US anyone can buy a gun with their groceries