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@metalglasses

If anyone wanted to meet californian republicans they would just go to mexico

@KellyS@noagendasocial.com @ThatDude

@metalglasses

northern california isnt california .. doesnt count.

@KellyS@noagendasocial.com @ThatDude

@metalglasses

Up to you, voting in their primaries isnt a horrible idea :)

@KellyS@noagendasocial.com @ThatDude

@metalglasses

A republican in cali... so you're the one? :)

@KellyS@noagendasocial.com @ThatDude

@metalglasses

Not really, in fact its to your disadvantage as it just means you get no say in the primaries of any party... I usually would recommend even if you are truly independent you still register with a party even if its the party you hate so you can sabotage the primary by picking a shitty candidate.

@KellyS@noagendasocial.com @ThatDude

@mcduquesne

I'm not sure children are as inept as adults tend to think of them as... Honestly the vast majority of 12 year olds I know, when treated as an adult, is more than capable of reasoning at an adult level. Only time that can be hard to see is when you have over bearing adults who dont treat their kids like adults or give them autonomy in the first place.

@fucksiliconvalley @KellyS@noagendasocial.com @ThatDude

@fucksiliconvalley

It was never about people getting whatever they want and anyone who doesnt is "oppressed" and all that... It is about, as i said at the get go, maximizing personal freedoms.

That means instead of making bathrooms just for birth-females and birth-males, or making bathrooms inclusive to trans as the only two options, you solve the problem quite simply by building bathrooms such that each stall is its own bathroom, with no way to peek in.. problem solved. No one is going to complain because of the sex of the person washing their hands next to them in the communal location.

@KellyS@noagendasocial.com @ThatDude

@fucksiliconvalley

No the data does not claim that **everyone** who gets hormone therapy pre-teen is worse off. At best we can show that its hit or miss, it can do harm, it can do good and there are cases of each. Thats what making your own decisions means, knowing the risks and being able to weigh them and ultimately take those risks.

Some of those things im ok with.. I dont think a parent should have a right over a child's body more so than the child themself. Bodily autonomy is sacred and as long as the child is old enough to discuss and understand the situation, and shows the proper mental maturity then no parent should have any right to overrule a child's decision about their own bodies. I know my opinion is unpopular, but I do feel strongly about it.

As for a doctors autonomy, thats a bit different. A doctor has a right to refuse anyone treatment they want for any reason, a patient has a right to find a doctor that offers said treatment. Me personally I would abolish all doctors and make all medications over the counter and eliminate the whole problem.

Compelled speech for pronouns is also something I wouldnt support. You can call someone whatever the hell you want, you have freedom of speech. But if you are intentionally not using a persons he/she choice of pronouns then you are complete scum and should be shunned by society, but it should still be your right. You have the right to be a horrible human being if you wish.

@KellyS@noagendasocial.com @ThatDude

@fucksiliconvalley

Most adults I talk to dont have fully formed brains either, I wouldnt stop them from making choices about their own bodies either.

The problem is they have to make a life altering decision either way. Not taking hormone therapy can be just as devastating to their future and life as taking it. So either way a decision needs to be made, and either one, if incorrect, can destroy their lives. So they, along with their parent, will have to make that decision, and forcing either one on them is not going to help things.

@KellyS@noagendasocial.com @ThatDude

@mcduquesne

The big difference to consider here though is with hormone therapy it tends to only work effectively pre-puberty. So delaying till they are an adult is the same as denying them the choice.

On the other hand suicide, if delayed, might prolong suffering, but it is a decision that can always be made later.

So there is more argument for the case of delaying suicide and trying other alternatives or seeing if someone changes their mind far more so than there is with hormone therapy. That said, in the end, I do feel it should be the individuals rights, particularly if they have tried other options and are sane when making the decision.

@fucksiliconvalley @KellyS@noagendasocial.com @ThatDude

@mcduquesne

It would, yes. A person should absolutely have the right to commit suicide so long as they are informed of their options and are sane enough to know their choices. This would apply at any age.

@fucksiliconvalley @KellyS@noagendasocial.com @ThatDude

@fucksiliconvalley

I am ok with a pre-teen having liberty and freedom over their own body, though its a complicated issue and they should be advised about it.. so yea that part sounds ok. Reassignment surgery on the genitals though isnt until their older since there isnt the same need as with hormones to start that early (hormones are less likely to work if started after puberty).

So yes I'd say complete say over what you do and put into your own body is very liberating, and yes I support that, and I would support it at any age so long as the person is informed and aware of their choices.

@KellyS@noagendasocial.com @ThatDude