▲ 444 ▼ Gender-affirming surgeries are mostly performed on cisgender people: 'Bitter irony' (www.advocate.com) submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world [M] to c/news@lemmy.world 82 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (3 children) I was wondering when they would start to figure out that maybe it's a bad idea for the government to get between people and their doctors. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago Most will only realize its a bad idea when it affects them. Just like they can only empathize with someone who is experiencing the exact same thing they are. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Easy, they don't see trans folk as "people". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago 100% and they're trying to work on the definition of 'Doctor' too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) "Getting between people and doctors" is maybe the wrong wording, that's the excuse snake oil salesmen and antivaxxers use. The FDA and other regulatory bodies should get between people and doctors, the opiod crisis peddled by big pharma is enough proof. Remember during the height of COVID when quacks (and the president) were prescribing dewormers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Please, don't call it that. It was, yes, technically "the president" at the time, but we don't have to call it that anymore, or ever again — even when referring to that (not brief enough) period in history. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago or ever again permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago Most will only realize its a bad idea when it affects them. Just like they can only empathize with someone who is experiencing the exact same thing they are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Easy, they don't see trans folk as "people". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago 100% and they're trying to work on the definition of 'Doctor' too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago 100% and they're trying to work on the definition of 'Doctor' too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) "Getting between people and doctors" is maybe the wrong wording, that's the excuse snake oil salesmen and antivaxxers use. The FDA and other regulatory bodies should get between people and doctors, the opiod crisis peddled by big pharma is enough proof. Remember during the height of COVID when quacks (and the president) were prescribing dewormers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Please, don't call it that. It was, yes, technically "the president" at the time, but we don't have to call it that anymore, or ever again — even when referring to that (not brief enough) period in history. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago or ever again permalink fedilink source parent
[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Please, don't call it that. It was, yes, technically "the president" at the time, but we don't have to call it that anymore, or ever again — even when referring to that (not brief enough) period in history. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago or ever again permalink fedilink source parent