First of all, I love all of you very much! I wish I could hug all of you and be there for you. I wish we had an in person community beyond this internet forum. It is no substitute for personal connection. Though it is helpful and better than nothing.
Trigger warning. I'm about to disagree with most of you. I know this will upset many of you. For that I am sorry. But the fact of the matter is that not hearing and truly attempting to understand differing opinions will only cause you more pain. I write this for those willing to listen to others and respect their differences to understand them. With no need to attempt to change another's mind about anything.
Banning puberty blockers for minors has nothing to do with hate and everything to do with love. There is extensive evidence to show puberty blockers cause permanent irreversible harm. Such as hindering bone development. As well as worsening mental effects. We see so many trans people here who've transitioned yet they still express suicidal intentions. In this very thread even. There is even at least one non-profit that helps people detransition. With this and many other issues usually both sides have in their hearts a desire for what is best for all. It's just a difference in optinion as to what they believe is best. To believe otherwise is ignorant. To accuse of hate, or to be hateful will only hurt your own mental well-being even further.
Below the video I posted is a link that got labeled "you are being redirected" idk why it got labeled that way. But it's a link that has scientific information discussing many of the health harms caused by puberty blockers. So much more can be found easily with an internet search.
I will refuse to debate any of you about this. Y'all have the Internet. This information is widely available to anyone who desires to search and read it. Would it make sense to hate lawmakers for not allowing children to get tattoo's?
I can not possibly stress enough enough how important it is to attempt to understand those you see as your opponent. That doesn't mean changing your own mind. That only means attempting to understand their hearts, by asking them. There is no other way. Not if you wish to achieve peace within your own mind. After all, that's the only mind you can control.
I'd like to share my first memory of how I attempted to understand the other side and how it changed myself. I was raised as a strict evangelical christian. (Im agnostic now who is certain the Bible is false.) I was in an online debate group, mostly political. I made a post once asking why gay people sought to have legalized marriages. (I felt they were causing problems by causing arguments but I didn't express this.) This is what I did say though. I asked why did gay people even care about marriage. I said it was silly for them to care about getting govt approval of their romantic life. Why did they want it? Welp...I was humbled. I was informed that among many things one thing they valued was being immediate family legally so they could be allowed in the hospital room of their dying spouse for example. Amongst many other things that mattered to them. That fore er changed my view of that issue and how I've approached other issues since then.
I love all of you. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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