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GregS's avatar

Re: your opening paragraphs, I did not hear it directly during Wednesday's Republican debate, but mutilation of children was discussed. DeSantis is pretty clear on his position.

https://nypost.com/2023/12/06/news/gop-candidates-clash-on-transgender-issues-at-fourth-primary-debate/

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Steersman's avatar

Thanks for the link.

Though their "performing sex-reassignment surgeries on children" seriously chaps my hide -- no one, no human changes sex. The phrase "sex reassignment surgeries" is simply an egregious euphemism for castrating dysphoric children, for turning them into sexless eunuchs.

And even those ostensibly on "our side" are often guilty of the same careless language, of peddling the little lies that grease the skids to launch the bigger ones. For example, see Christopher Rufo's use of "sex-change operations", though he at least recognized that the use of that phrase was somewhat "problematic":

https://christopherrufo.com/p/house-of-horrors-988/comment/16583265

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Sarah's avatar

I’m sure you know know Cheryl Seelhoff and what that whole crowd did to her decades ago. They’re still getting away with it. Intolerable.

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Matt Osborne's avatar

When "editorial concerns" are just hurt feels.

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