It's interesting to scroll down on the new Protect Kids CA ballot initiative website and see the polling, where they say that 67% of California Democrats do not want blockers, hormones, surgeries "allowed" for minors. It may be that they are extrapolating from a national poll - or it may be that polled California Democrats are in stark d…
It's interesting to scroll down on the new Protect Kids CA ballot initiative website and see the polling, where they say that 67% of California Democrats do not want blockers, hormones, surgeries "allowed" for minors. It may be that they are extrapolating from a national poll - or it may be that polled California Democrats are in stark disagreement with our AG. The lead time is long - these are initiatives for the Nov 2024 ballot. (https://protectkidsca.com/protect-kids-california-launches-three-ballot-initiatives-to-protect-children-and-support-parental-rights/)
well that’s good news! could it be that in the privacy of one’s home (or mind), we Californians feel more comfortable telling the truth? ( I include myself in this).
Yes, in my experience there are lots of people who are horrified by the idea of encouraging children to pick their own sex and allowing medical intervention to ruin lives as a result. (Gender is another thing, despite all the rhetoric, and I think it's our absurdly rigid gender divisions that exacerbate all this; let the boys wear makeup and dresses and the girls long to be construction workers; that would make the world a much less oppressive place). But people just don't want to enter these arguments, because it's so very violently contentious. I think this phenomenon of people being cowed into silence on the left greatly skews the debate.
Yes, the shut-down of an open dialogue by trans activists is a big problem. I have contemplated writing an article on my own blog about whether or not we are justified to dislike trans people themselves, given their very bad behavior. Trans activists, and their bad ideas, are the real issue here.
It's interesting to scroll down on the new Protect Kids CA ballot initiative website and see the polling, where they say that 67% of California Democrats do not want blockers, hormones, surgeries "allowed" for minors. It may be that they are extrapolating from a national poll - or it may be that polled California Democrats are in stark disagreement with our AG. The lead time is long - these are initiatives for the Nov 2024 ballot. (https://protectkidsca.com/protect-kids-california-launches-three-ballot-initiatives-to-protect-children-and-support-parental-rights/)
well that’s good news! could it be that in the privacy of one’s home (or mind), we Californians feel more comfortable telling the truth? ( I include myself in this).
Yes, in my experience there are lots of people who are horrified by the idea of encouraging children to pick their own sex and allowing medical intervention to ruin lives as a result. (Gender is another thing, despite all the rhetoric, and I think it's our absurdly rigid gender divisions that exacerbate all this; let the boys wear makeup and dresses and the girls long to be construction workers; that would make the world a much less oppressive place). But people just don't want to enter these arguments, because it's so very violently contentious. I think this phenomenon of people being cowed into silence on the left greatly skews the debate.
Yes, the shut-down of an open dialogue by trans activists is a big problem. I have contemplated writing an article on my own blog about whether or not we are justified to dislike trans people themselves, given their very bad behavior. Trans activists, and their bad ideas, are the real issue here.