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I fear that that's the point.

Please remember to appreciate the good news when we get it. Being in a constant state of negativity, fear, panic, etc. is exactly what they want.

Really important to remember that it's a test to see what will generate outrage. They test drive this stuff on marginalized groups in the hopes that the avg person won't be paying attention. This shows that it got enough attention to make them uncomfortable leaving it up.

Regardless, the power differential was there and that's what matters. Tbh, even if they were on equal footing, it's disgusting to insinuate that men acting this way is okay.

Birth certificates and driver's licenses are managed by your state. The federal government has no control over those.

Representative Dave Taylor in front of an American flag that is altered to contain a red swastika hidden in the red and white stripes.

They'll have to change it to a little something like this

Tbh I imagine part of the actual acts of violence are due to the rage of the gun not being enough to make them feel any better. That's most likely the point that the hopelessness and rage set in the most.

Honestly, a lot of this is about the world, not individuals. It is harder than ever to socialize irl as a young person because third spaces keep being eliminated and those that remain are unaffordable in our current economy. Young people today struggle to find community.

Part of this is toxic masculinity. Men are taught that they need to be tough and that any weakness they could show makes them feminine. So they don't reach out to connect with others or get help when they are struggling. Instead, they buy a gun because they think it will make them feel masculine.

So proud of @governor.pa.gov for standing up for trans kids when our AG is too busy bending the knee.

Oh, for sure. It definitely is better when you're young, from a passing standpoint and a psychosocial one. Just wanted to make sure no one out there feels like all hope is lost if they can't transition young, esp with the world being the way it is ❤️

Just friendly reminder that plenty of folks transition later and are still able to pass. I know you probably didn't mean to imply otherwise, but it's important to prevent any kind of misinformation.

UPMC could use all of the money they siphon off the community to fight this. Honestly, I question why they aren't fighting the release of sensitive PHI which is HIPAA protected and would usually require a court order *not* a subpoena. Unless this is a grand jury subpoena, UPMC should be fighting .

The Fight for Trans Youth Healthcare at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center It Could Happen Here · Episode

UPMC is forcing their trans patients under 19 to taper off their medication while simultaneously telling their emergency staff to expect more suicide attempts, mental health crises, and psychotic episodes as a result of being forcefully pulled off their medication.

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This. There's so many flaws in the research methodology in studies like this, like accounting for confounding variables.

If you love her work on this, you should see what she has to say about Bipolar Disorder just being a medicalization of life's ups and downs...

You know what else causes sexual dysfunction? *Depression*

There are plenty of blue dots in red states, and I feel for those who are essentially trapped in red states for whatever reason. But large amounts of people in those states voted against their own interests and everyone in those states will be impacted esp by elected officials @ the state level.

I didn't think kids could vote.

The only "deception" here is that they thought it would only happen to other people like immigrants

This. It's also the demonization of poor people getting "hand outs. They buy into the same thing white ppl do: "why should they get x when I never got x"

Are we going to mope around and make memes about it, or are we going to do something constructive?

The bill doesn't actually go into effect for a few years so they can still claim they've made things great.

Ah yes, I always accidentally celebrate murdering a bunch of people.

No one is going to lay out a strategy for you. Hope should motivate you to come up with your own.

My point exactly. Just sharing the semantics she used to convey the point. Ofc politicians need to fight for us. No one's healthcare should be decided by the gov, let alone polls of voters that would simply be used as a scapegoat for politicians still doing absolutely nothing.

Also, thanks for being there for your friend. We need more people like you in the world ❤️

It happens more than people think, and things boil over very quickly. Once you're at that point, it's very easy to make a mistake in seconds that can cause significant harm. Leaving an infant to cry will never harm them more than your frustration could.

This. If you listen to actual parents, many of them will tell you they had at least one time where they put the child down so they didn't harm them.

Also,why there is supposed to be a 'village' supporting the parent(s).

Please correct the typos in 'employees' and 'authority' so that no one can claim they couldn't understand or something.