Texas Supreme Court Says Parental Rights Don’t Extend to Gender-Affirming Care
Texas Supreme Court Says Parental Rights Don’t Extend to Gender-Affirming Care
The court ruled that parents only have the right to seek medical care for their children that is "legally available."
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Parental rights, but not for the parents of trans kids.
Voting rights, but not for non-whites or Democrats.
Constitutional rights, but not for women.
I'm starting to think that there might be a pattern here.
50 1 ReplyWait, what about self-centered cis white males... are they safe?
2 0 ReplyOnly if they're wealthy.
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Parents have the right to mutilate their children's genitals without consent, but not allow their trans kids to make their own decisions about their body 🤦
47 3 ReplyMy gender affirming care is the only moral gender affirming care, or something like that
20 0 ReplyBut the mutilation is tradition, you see! Can't beat the argument "I want my son's penis to look like mine!".
22 2 ReplySpeaking of parents thinking about their kids' genitals:
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Parents only have the right to abuse their children, nothing more.
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