Do you think the choice lobbyists and therapists have made ... ramping up the suicide rusk. Actually telling children and their parents they are at risk of suicide if they don't transition may be having a significant impact?
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Replying to @Manned28096209 @Sseltse and
I think actually telling a person they are at risk of suicide is plain foolish unless it's actual intervention to prevent suicidal behavior. Support needs to be there to make trans youth not feel guilty for feeling how they feel. Pushing to one direction or the other is wrong tho
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Replying to @Mike_McCl @Sseltse and
May I remind you of this. You are now arguing with yourself.pic.twitter.com/dWod3cVZKT
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Replying to @Manned28096209 @Sseltse and
I could have phrased that better. But I was more so referring to creating a safe environment where kids don't feel like they're being prosecuted for who they are. I don't know if you've noticed, but people are horrible to each other. That's the kind of shit that causes suicide
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Replying to @Mike_McCl @Sseltse and
Absolutely agree with you that children need safe spaces to figure out who they are. Now take a look at how this safe time and space for children to reflect and grow is being eroded by the idea of being born in the wrong body. Do you really believe that?
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Replying to @Manned28096209 @Sseltse and
For example, I've seen boys shamed for playing with barbies due to gender identity and gender stereotypes but let the kid play and explore what makes them happy. Let them be who they are. Let them learn about themselves.
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Replying to @Mike_McCl @Sseltse and
Would you label such a child as trans?
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Replying to @Manned28096209 @Sseltse and
I'll put it this way when raising my kids it's important to maintain the health of my children which includes providing them with the necessary medical intervention for any given illness. A kid being not fitting in with gender norms isn't an illness 1/2
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Replying to @Mike_McCl @Sseltse and
So you do actually agree with this then?pic.twitter.com/rWI4HycqQL
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Replying to @Manned28096209 @Sseltse and
I don't agree with his approach. A feel a lot of what Max says and does is meant to stir up emotion and get a reaction. Using the word monstrous could very easily have a negative connotation towards the kids who identify as trans, feeding the negative stigma. It's not helpful
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Given how far pediatric transition has gone in North America--and importantly **how many parents go along with it** and are even public activists [e.g. Amanda Jette Knox]--it's worth strategizing how to actually win hearts and minds. Hyperbolic language may have opposite effect.
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Replying to @4th_WaveNow @Mike_McCl and
What do you mean by hyperbolic language? Please explain
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