if you’re willing to give on trans kids playing sports, what’s next? bathrooms? no care til after puberty? adult care ban? hrt registry? that’s the trajectory, colin. it actually *has been* a slippery slope in half the country. would you pass the social transition ban if it came to you, colin?🧵

JKjessdkant.bsky.socialOct 7, 2024 1:33pm

A national social transition ban is slowly working its way through Congress. While the bill is framed around parental consent, this means that any child with unaffirming parents is legally barred from social transition, and teachers are prohibited from being affirming in *any* way.

We know that escalating from sports bans to bathroom bans is the transphobes' explicit strategy. They admit it: x.com/ZJemptv/stat...

“but ted cruz would be worse” 1—not the point 2—dogshit argument 3—if you can’t see that, you’re not a friend & you’re useless to me 4—how much are we expected to give to find middle ground between “trans people have civil rights” & “ted cruz’s position (we shouldn’t exist outside of porn)”? 🧵