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House Republicans have tucked a provision into a must-pass defense bill that would strip health care from military families’ transgender kids, putting parents in a position of having to choose between their careers in the military and providing medically necessary health care for their loved ones.

The language slipped into the National Defense Authorization Act, which the House is voting on later this week, is buried on page 399 of the 1,813-page bill. Republicans added it at the last minute, after Democrats had worked with them to help craft the legislation.

It’s just one sentence: “Medical interventions for the treatment of gender dysphoria that could result in sterilization may not be provided to a child under the age of 18.”

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

The specific section says "Medical interventions for the gender dysphoria may not be provided."

So they acknowledge it's a real condition that needs medicine then?

[–] [email protected] 92 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They really have nothing better to do, do they. They only care about causing as much suffering as possible.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yea. Once our right to exist itself is entirely obliterated, they'll shift all their focus on to the next group of people to destroy.

[–] FlyingSquid 9 points 6 days ago

This is just the start of a genocide of all queer people. They know they can use the religious hatred of queer people as a weapon and they won't just stop with the ones who are trans.

[–] [email protected] 86 points 1 week ago

“Must pass” is part of the language that ostensibly liberal media outlets like HuffPost use to cover for Democrats rolling over yet again.

Literally nothing “must pass” we’ve had how many government shutdowns from Republican shitfits over stupid culture wars and cynical “fiscal responsibilities” whilst rubber stamping national defense budget blowouts?

Democrats can add poison pill amendments too, or at least burn down the clock with the filibuster they cling too so desperately each time they achieve a majority. But they don’t, because deep down most of them are okay with this.

[–] reddig33 54 points 1 week ago

“The cruelty is the point.”

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago

Just slip in:

"All Republicans must register as sex offenders and forfeit 99.9% of personal wealth to protect children under the age of 18."

[–] Hobbes_Dent 34 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Seriously just stop calling yourselves free. And great. You aren’t.

[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 6 days ago

Free to oppress, great for the oppressors.

Free and great.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago

Republicans killing kids again :(

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Do puberty blockers result in sterilization? Top surgery certainly doesn't. Gender affirming bottom surgery is often postponed until 18 in any case. And there are also nonsurgical options for preventing menstruation in the meantime, even if the person can't take puberty blockers.

None of which makes this provision anything other than cruel bigotry. In fact, don't tell them, or they'll take out that phrase to make the ban more sweeping. But I feel like, while they were adding the last-minute provision, someone sneaked in the sterilization bit like a little fairy godmother making the curse a little less dire.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I think the problem is that it says "could." ~~"may."~~ Many thing could ~~may~~ lead to sterilization that aren't intended to or common. It's weasal language. It looks not particularly bad, but it can be used to extend far further than the obvious.

[–] Dkarma 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Oh, yeah. Thanks for the correction.

[–] MsPenguinette 7 points 6 days ago

BTW, going to a trans positive therapist to talk about gender and asking a school to used personal pronouns can both be considered gender affirming care (I’m a foster parent, so have seen this stupidness firsthand). So yeah, I count my blessings every time they try to ban the fictional stuff

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

"Must pass" my ass

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I mean Biden can put them reps in jail as terrorists.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Democrats don’t do things though, they just let things happen.

[–] Iheartcheese 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That would count as doing something and he's already retired.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Republicans: supporting the military by driving their children to despair.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

America, fuck yeah! Here they come to save the mother-fuckin-day yeah!