Roundybout

Well “Nazi” refers to members of the National Socialist Party of Germany, so it’s not really applicable to people who do not pledge to be parts of that group

I must be a bad communist because I believe in markets and private property!

He’s an idiot who supports rent control. Doesn’t make him a communist, it makes him an idiot.

I wish my side would stop using that word too. It’s not applicable. That’s why I use authoritarian instead.

It just works.

I wish you wouldn’t fall into the BillsFanNC camp of calling everything you don’t like “communism.” You’re better than that

My side is that it’s best for the federal government to own these lands and preserve them in their natural state for the enjoyment of all citizens, as opposed to selling it to random corporations or nameless entities for development and exploitation. Lee’s plan is stupid and is akin to Esau selling his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of food.

Early indications in local elections are that MAGAs are getting blown out. I wouldn’t be crowing just yet.

You still operate under the belief that kids under 18 are lining up for surgeries like they’re orthodontics. You’ve invented a strawman to justify your hatred towards trans people. https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/gender-affirming-surgeries-rarely-performed-on-transgender-youth/ https://www.hrc.org/resources/get-the-facts-on-gender-affirming-care The “horrific outcomes” for those who get surgery are a direct result of YOUR actions and YOUR beliefs, not theirs. It’s on YOU.

When people like you treat transgender folk like they’re monsters, it’s not too hard to see why they’d feel suicidal. I think too young is below puberty.

Im not opposed to AI as a tool for data analysis and simple coding and such, but I’m viciously opposed to it for art and writing. That’s the stuff that makes us human. I’ll be damned if we turn over our creativity to cold, unthinking computers!

Exactly!

I genuinely am at a loss as to how you can’t understand that the suicide rates are explained by increased social stigma and isolation after the surgery, not the surgery itself. It’s baffling.

You can continue to argue against it, but stop using sources you clearly can’t comprehend. Or choose not to. PS, surgery IS part of the psychiatric support after age 18.

Im surprised this hasn’t been posted here, but Mike Lee is on a crusade to sell off thousands of acres of beautiful, unspoiled Federal land for development. It’s received universal backlash - no one wants our beautiful lands spoiled. They’re protected and open to anyone. It’s a horrible idea. Mike Lee is right up there with MTG and Boebert for the worst officials in the nation.

Okay, you’re obviously locked into one section of the paper and refuse to read the rest of it. The reasons for the higher suicide rate are social stigma, isolation, and depression. The solution is acceptance and understanding, not taking away suicide prevention lines. It represents traditional gender colors lmao

Really disturbing stuff from Trump

It’s from your own paper!!

As I’ve explained to you 1,000 times, this is due to stigma and isolation stemming from being transgender and not accepted by society. The paper even acknowledges this: “Transgender individuals have a higher prevalence of depression across several age groups, often due to life experiences that include discrimination, harassment, violence, misgendering, and enacted stigma that may generate poor mental health outcomes and harmful behaviors [4,7,8]. It is widely accepted that depression puts an individual at higher risk for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts” The paper even says that banning gender-affirming surgery isn’t the solution, it’s providing more care after the surgery. “Their results reveal an improvement in patient well-being, with high satisfaction levels, reduced dysphoria, and persistent mental health benefits even decades after surgery.” You keep using this paper as some kind of gotcha when it’s obvious you haven’t read it.

I think it’s beneficial to have specialized support, such as what we do for the US Veterans Crisis Line. I see zero benefit to ending the LGTBQ+ suicide line except to cause harm, which is the main mantra of the MAGA ideology.

You lose. Thanks for wasting our tax dollars on this.

Okay, so they ARE getting rid of the LGBTQ+ Suicide Hotline. Got it. This doesn’t make transgender kids go away, by the way. It just makes them more likely to off themselves.

The “article” clearly states that the online is being shut down and transferred to the general hotline. You might want to consider reading what you copy and paste.

All well and good. Just stop pretending Trump is the “president of peace.” He lied. You ate it up.

If you want to help them, why is your side ending the LGTBQ+ suicide hotline?