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April 5, 2022

Fla Republican pledges to make gender transition-related medical care for minors felony child abuse

DeathSantis, the Florida GOP, the Texas GOP, Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott are in a contest to see who can be the most punitive to LGBTQ children in general and to trans youth in particular. The goal is to punish and torture LGBTQ youths and to see if they drive these young vulnerable persons towards self-harm. In Texas, Ken Paxton came with a poorly reasoned "legal" opinion that transition related medical care is child abuse that Greg has instructed state agencies to investigate and prosecute anyone providing gender transition care. The ACLU and other have an injunction in place and the Biden Administration has taken strong steps to stop this stunt.

Since Greg Abbott has managed to find something cruel that Florida/DeathSantis is not doing, the assholes in Florida want to adopt a bill to prohibit gender transition medical care.
https://twitter.com/politico/status/1511065430252789760
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/04/florida-republican-gender-care-child-abuse-00022738

— A Florida state House Republican on Monday pledged to introduce legislation to criminalize gender-affirming care for minors throughout the state, a proposal similar to a measure backed by Arkansas Republicans last year that was condemned by LGBTQ rights advocates.

State Rep. Randy Fine (R-Palm Bay), who recently served as the House’s K-12 budget chief, said he wants to “shepherd legislation” in 2023 that would create a “felony child abuse” penalty for doctors who provide surgery or prescribe drugs that aid in the “gender assignment” of youth in Florida. He also proposed that doctors lose their medical license.

Florida’s 2023 session is currently some 11 months away. Fine’s term — along with Florida’s 160 legislative seats — are up for election in November.

“I can say I’m a porcupine, but that doesn’t make it so,” Fine wrote in a tweet Monday. “It is time to dispense with this fantasy making women’s sports a joke and our schools into a cesspool.”

Despite the injunction and the actions of the Biden administration, providers have either stopped or cut back on therapy which is hurting vulnerable young people

Not to be out done, Texas is planning on adopting a variation of Florida's "don't say gay" law. See https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216563635
April 5, 2022

Dan Patrick wants Texas version of Florida law that critics dubbed "Don't Say Gay"

Again, there is a contest between Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to try and match any laws adopted by Florida that will punish or hurt LGBTQ youths. Abbott and DeathSantis are competing for the title of the nastiest homophobe, and each are searching for ways to use the power of the state to punish LGBTQ children in general and trans children in particular. The GOP homophobes are now looking at adoption Florida's "don't say gay" law.

https://twitter.com/harrisdemocrats/status/1511146061208895491
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/04/texas-dont-say-gay-dan-patrick/

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Monday he will prioritize passing Texas legislation that mimics the recently signed Florida bill referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

That state’s controversial law prohibits classroom lessons on sexual orientation or gender identity for kids below the fourth grade or any instruction that is not “age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate” for older students. It has come under heavy scrutiny as opponents of the bill say it will harm LGBTQ children.

While Texas’ next legislative session doesn’t start until January, the issue will be addressed in Education Committee hearings before then, Patrick said in a campaign email.

“I will make this law a top priority in the next session,” he said.

Patrick’s office did not immediately respond to a request late Monday.

Enforcing Florida’s law falls to parents, much like Texas’ restrictive abortion law, Senate Bill 8, which empowers private citizens to sue anyone who “aids or abets” an abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy.

Stealing the Floridia "don't say gay" law is only fair since Florida is going to steal the Texas policy of classifying gender transition care for trans youth as child abuse. See https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216563631

DeathSantis and Abbott are disgusting human beings who are competing to replace TFG. Part of this competition is trying to be the most disgusting homophobe.
April 5, 2022

Dan Patrick wants Texas version of Florida law that critics dubbed "Don't Say Gay"

Again, there is a contest between Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to try and match any laws adopted by Florida that will punish or hurt LGBTQ youths. Abbott and DeathSantis are competing for the title of the nastiest homophobe, and each are searching for ways to use the power of the state to punish LGBTQ children in general and trans children in particular. The GOP homophobes are now looking at adoption Florida's "don't say gay" law.

https://twitter.com/harrisdemocrats/status/1511146061208895491
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/04/texas-dont-say-gay-dan-patrick/

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Monday he will prioritize passing Texas legislation that mimics the recently signed Florida bill referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

That state’s controversial law prohibits classroom lessons on sexual orientation or gender identity for kids below the fourth grade or any instruction that is not “age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate” for older students. It has come under heavy scrutiny as opponents of the bill say it will harm LGBTQ children.

While Texas’ next legislative session doesn’t start until January, the issue will be addressed in Education Committee hearings before then, Patrick said in a campaign email.

“I will make this law a top priority in the next session,” he said.

Patrick’s office did not immediately respond to a request late Monday.

Enforcing Florida’s law falls to parents, much like Texas’ restrictive abortion law, Senate Bill 8, which empowers private citizens to sue anyone who “aids or abets” an abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy.

Stealing the Floridia "don't say gay" law is only fair since Florida is going to steal the Texas policy of classifying gender transition care for trans youth as child abuse. See https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216563631

DeathSantis and Abbott are disgusting human beings who are competing to replace TFG. Part of this competition is trying to be the most disgusting homophobe.
April 5, 2022

Fla Republican pledges to make gender transition-related medical care for minors felony child abuse

DeathSantis, the Florida GOP, the Texas GOP, Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott are in a contest to see who can be the most punitive to LGBTQ children in general and to trans youth in particular. The goal is to punish and torture LGBTQ youths and to see if they drive these young vulnerable persons towards self-harm. In Texas, Ken Paxton came with a poorly reasoned "legal" opinion that transition related medical care is child abuse that Greg has instructed state agencies to investigate and prosecute anyone providing gender transition care. The ACLU and other have an injunction in place and the Biden Administration has taken strong steps to stop this stunt.

Since Greg Abbott has managed to find something cruel that Florida/DeathSantis is not doing, the assholes in Florida want to adopt a bill to prohibit gender transition medical care.
https://twitter.com/politico/status/1511065430252789760
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/04/florida-republican-gender-care-child-abuse-00022738

— A Florida state House Republican on Monday pledged to introduce legislation to criminalize gender-affirming care for minors throughout the state, a proposal similar to a measure backed by Arkansas Republicans last year that was condemned by LGBTQ rights advocates.

State Rep. Randy Fine (R-Palm Bay), who recently served as the House’s K-12 budget chief, said he wants to “shepherd legislation” in 2023 that would create a “felony child abuse” penalty for doctors who provide surgery or prescribe drugs that aid in the “gender assignment” of youth in Florida. He also proposed that doctors lose their medical license.

Florida’s 2023 session is currently some 11 months away. Fine’s term — along with Florida’s 160 legislative seats — are up for election in November.

“I can say I’m a porcupine, but that doesn’t make it so,” Fine wrote in a tweet Monday. “It is time to dispense with this fantasy making women’s sports a joke and our schools into a cesspool.”

Despite the injunction and the actions of the Biden administration, providers have either stopped or cut back on therapy which is hurting vulnerable young people

Not to be out done, Texas is planning on adopting a variation of Florida's "don't say gay" law. See https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216563635

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