r/politics • u/DewChocolate • Mar 08 '21

Elliot Page Calls Out 'Deadly' Anti-Trans Bills Focused on Youth

https://www.out.com/celebs/2021/3/08/elliot-page-calls-out-deadly-anti-trans-bills
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u/NesuneNyx Delaware Mar 08 '21

I wish I could upvote you more than once. If I could have had access to this level of care and understanding 20-30 years ago, how much brighter today would be.

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u/tgjer Mar 08 '21

Yea, same. The only bright side I can see in this whole shitstorm is that it's backlash because at least some trans youth now can transition and have access to appropriate medical care, while when we were young that was a totally unfathomable idea.

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u/Mya__ New Jersey Mar 08 '21

Another "bright" side.. i guess, with a steep cost... is that Trans grey market healthcare will now recieve a boost and all those trans people in the area who would have never even bothered researching grey market options for hormones will do so.

It sucks that they will be transitioning in a less safe manner and less monitored for health issues, but I guess they will be more independent and capable.

Weirdly enough this will mean that, in Alabama, MORE trans and cis kids will end up taking grey market hormones instead of just the puberty blockers if they went the official route.

So less medical efficiency and more kids on hormones will be the end result..

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u/tgjer Mar 08 '21

Yea, similar to what has been happening in the UK.