'Utterly horrifying': Virginia Democrat ripped for plan to criminalize parents opposed to gender transitions (msn.com) A parent activist group blasted a Virginia state legislator who is seeking legislation to bring child abuse criminal charges against parents who oppose their children's gender transitions Virginia Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (D) told WJLA Thursday that she would introduce a bill in the next legislative session that would expand the state's definition of child abuse and neglect to include parents who do not "affirm" their child's preferred gender identity or sexual orientation. Parents charged under the proposed statute could face felony charges and would lose custody of their children. Total crap! the kids can wait to cut and add after theybarev18 and can pay for it, I am not against trans at all, but I am against paying for it. and I am all for parental rights, these children can screw their lives up later, Let's have a civil debate and give the Mods a break, I do not think parents are going to go along with this how about you?
'Utterly horrifying': Virginia Democrat ripped for plan to criminalize parents opposed to gender transitions (msn.com) A parent activist group blasted a Virginia state legislator who is seeking legislation to bring child abuse criminal charges against parents who oppose their children's gender transitions Virginia Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (D) told WJLA Thursday that she would introduce a bill in the next legislative session that would expand the state's definition of child abuse and neglect to include parents who do not "affirm" their child's preferred gender identity or sexual orientation. Parents charged under the proposed statute could face felony charges and would lose custody of their children. Total crap! the kids can wait to cut and add after theybarev18 and can pay for it, I am not against trans at all, but I am against paying for it. and I am all for parental rights, these children can screw their lives up later, Let's have a civil debate and give the Mods a break, I do not think parents are going to go along with this how about you?
There was already a dad in Canada threatened by a judge with prison time if he did not refer to his child by its preferred gender. Canadian man jailed for calling his biologically female child as 'daughter' (opindia.com) Robert Hoogland, a father of a 14-year-old teenage girl, has been jailed by a Canadian court for calling his biological female child his "daughter," and referring to her with the pronouns "she" and "her." Hoogland was found to be in contempt of court. In December 2020, Hoogland had been forced by the court in British Columbia to conform to his daughter’s gender "transitioning" and told him to not call his biological female child his daughter.
Hmmm...read the article and didn't see where Guzman even mentions transitions or gender reassignment surgery. What are the payments to which you refer?
Remember 10-20 years ago when some people predicted this is where the "gay rights" movement was heading? Those people were right.
it was my comment, my opinion first line A parent activist group blasted a Virginia state legislator who is seeking legislation to bring child abuse criminal charges against parents who oppose their children's gender transitions
That's why this scam exists to drum up business for the sickos that do this. I don't know what's so wrong about being a feminine boy or a masculine girl. That was okay when I was a kid and told the girls tomboys. Now it seems people are absolutely intolerant to that.
I saw that - but it doesn't line up with the actual article. Guzman doesn't even mention transition surgeries. I'm not surprised that a parent activist group is up in arms about something that isn't even proposed.
I think such parents are making the wrong decision, but child abuse is a pretty serious thing and should be reserved for things like broken jaws and severe malnutrition. All parents make mistakes, and some are serious, but that bond is irreplaceable. Nobody should be investigated for child abuse for allowing or denying a child to undergo gender transformation. I suspect this is just a counter to what republicans have been doing, but both are inappropriate. Not what I recall. I recall them talking about bestiality, pedophilia, and polygamy. Few saw trans coming, lol.
Not having yet looked at the article or bill, just going to point out that transitioning for a TG can range from simply presenting (which is what most early teens and younger will be limited to) all the way up to full SRS and all the stages in between. So a lot might be dependent upon what the bill defines as transitioning.
I think when someone is talking about 'paying for transitioning' it isn't a stretch to assume they are talking about surgery.
There is nothing in the article, nor bill from what I can make out, that touches on paying for a transition, so the paying thing is a straw man.