This new bill, signed into law by President Joe Biden, includes a provision that limits access to gender-affirming care services for the children of people serving in the military.
This new bill, signed into law by President Joe Biden, includes a provision that limits access to gender-affirming care services for the children of people serving in the military.
I’ve been upset about restricting care. But if what you’re saying is true, then it’s VERY different from how it’s been portrayed.
That’s because IT’S NOT TRUE. Procedures “that could result in sterilization” could apply to anything the controlling administration wants it to apply to. It’s rare and is influenced by long-term usage, but at least some scientists believe HRT can result in sterilization. And the UK just banned new prescriptions for puberty blockers for trans kids only because they have a shitty report that says the science isn’t settled about side effects and it could (they claim) result in sterilization. And we can point out that’s not true and it’s extremely safe and 99 out of 100 doctors agree, but they’ll give the 1 doctor a megaphone and say as long as it’s not clear we need to ban them.
These fucking minimizers always more worried about outrage being faked than the harms being caused. “Hey, black people, stop with this ‘masturbatory outrage’ they’re just going to give you your own separate but equal facilities.”
The reporting has been mixed on the language around sterilization, but the more detailed coverage describes the restrictions that way. Other coverage just says things like “coverage restrictions on some gender affirming care”. In any case, I expect Republicans to make the deal worse over time if they can.