Official LRC President Joseph R Biden Thread

Classic convo with a conservative. The 'conservative' lies, is corrected, lies again. Doesn't care about truth, only wants to insult Democrats. Just keeps the lies flowing. This is destroying America. And do the American conservatives care? No. They'd prefer talking about a couple hundred weirdos in a nation of 330 million.

The Intellectualist
@highbrow_nobrow
Plaats: There are more pro-life Americans today than ever
Acosta: What you said is not true.
Plaats: Americans disagree with Biden’s position with abortion up until the time of birth..
Acosta: Democrats are not in favor of abortion up until birth.

have to be careful with this...the US is an outlier in the world... in that surgery and chemicals are allowed to be used on children in gender dysphoria treatment. It's a tiny number of children of course, but the US stands out in allowing it at all. And the Dems are generally responsible for this, even if they elected Dems or voting Dems don't personally support the policy.

I don’t believe these treatments are allowed on minor children without a parent’s permission, which is what Igy posted.

Not a great source so might not be true, but cool to think about. Says that Joe and Jill went to the beach and just sat in the sun and enjoyed the day. Nice to see some normality.

That was easy:

chuckschumer.com

LGBTQ+ Equality - Chuck Schumer for Senate

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Chuck is leading the fight to enshrine the right to marriage equality and interracial marriage into federal law.

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they might be allowed. Here, for example. I don't vouch for the source, but Igy isn't making a crazy assertion.

thepostmillennial.com

BREAKING: Newsom signs bill to allow minors from other states to receive medical gender transitions without parental consent

Hannah Nightingale

Newsom’s signature on the the bill, SB 107, comes nearly a month after the California legislature passed State Senator Scott Wiener’s bill, which was introduced in 2021.

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I don’t see anything there to support what your post said about Schumer.

Wokeness and Weirdos New York Style:

nypost.com

NY pols should leave our kids alone — and not keep transitions from parents

@nypost

On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams designated New York a sanctuary city for “gender-affirming care.”

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What do you think gender affirming care means in New York? You just try to hide the underlying weirdness of what your party believes in, and shoves down everyone’s throat. Very destructive to normal society. And just plain weird.

Thanks, but I don’t see anything in that article to support what the headline claims. I guess I’ll have to dig into the bill.
The article does include this quote from Gov. Newsom: “Parents know what’s best for their kids, and they should be able to make decisions around the health of their children without fear. We must take a stand for parental choice.”

The issue is treatment without parental permission. Try to keep up.

Here’s a follow up:

wthr.com

No, a California law does not allow doctors to perform gender-affirming surgeries without parental consent

SB 107 focuses on how law enforcement should handle out-of-state investigations. It doesn’t allow doctors to perform gender-affirming care without parental consent.

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This is like saying the best therapy for a nicotine addict is more cigarettes. Yeah, it suppressed the craving temporarily...

I don't think it is saying that children will be allowed to get gender-affirming surgeries without parental consent.

See this article which dispels that notion from a reliable source, AP News, "California bill on youth mental health services distorted on social media". And I quote from the article: "The bill does not authorize any gender-affirming surgeries without parental consent."

apnews.com

California bill on youth mental health services distorted on social media

CLAIM: A proposed California bill would allow school mental health professionals to remove minors from the custody of their parents or guardians who don’t consent to the child receiving gender-affirming surgeries.

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That said, this site is being strewn with such garbage, and lots of it, that it's hardly worth participating. This is very unfortunate.

Ok on the CA bill, but there are others. I’m pretty sure that some Dem controlled state legislatures support gender treatment without parental support.

here’s the Maine senate, for ex. Not sure if it became law.
I think any sort of chemical or surgical gender care for children should generally be banned.

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The Maine Senate voted for a bill to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to receive gender-affirming hormone therapy without parental consent in some situations.
The proposal allows teens to undergo treatment without parental consent if they are diagnosed with gender dysphoria, are experiencing harm, and have received counseling.
Supporters of the bill say the hormone therapy would slow down puberty which would save the lives of transgender children who are considering ending their lives.

Both the Senate and House in Maine approved it and it goes for a final enactment vote, then on to the Governor for their review:

"Emma Kilbride, Portland Press Herald, Maine
June 27, 2023·
Jun. 27—AUGUSTA — Both houses of the Maine Legislature have now voted in favor of a bill that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to receive gender-affirming hormone therapy without parental consent under certain conditions.
The Maine Senate voted 20-14 Tuesday, while the House of Representatives voted 73-60 in favor of the bill Monday. The bill requires final enactment votes in both chambers before being considered by Gov. Janet Mills."