this is literally who you’re asking to do misinformation and extremism research
04.03.2026 02:18
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this is literally who you’re asking to do misinformation and extremism research
This reads like a tumblr post and truly that's where it should have stayed
A column in The Washington Post today cequates lifesaving gender-affirming care to lobotomies. This extreme comparison is not new, and in fact has been pushed by conservative media and politicians for years. 🧵
When I first covered this phenomenon in 2023, it was a frequent talking point on the right. So much so that lawmakers from TX to WI were adopting the same language. A Wyoming rep even proposed calling gender-affirming care "sexual lobotomy" at a federal hearing.
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/rig...
But being gay or trans is not a mental illness. Gender-affirming care is a means for trans people to pursue lifesaving treatment for gender dysphoria and a way to affirm their identities in everyday life.
In fact, lobotomies were once used as a means of attempting to convert or “cure” LGBTQ people. The “Father of the Lobotomy,” Dr. Walter Jackson Freeman II, performed almost half of his nearly 3,500 surgeries on gay men to this end.
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/sexu...
Gender-affirming care is also administered with the consent of the patient, whereas people who underwent lobotomies “rarely had a voice in determining whether or not lobotomies would be performed.”
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Quote from Business Insider: "Although some lobotomies were still performed worldwide — albeit in much lower frequency — up until the 1970s, Raz said the 1950s was essentially the end of the lobotomy era. The last known lobotomy in the US occurred in 1967, which resulted in the patient's death. Today, lobotomies remain legal in the US, but regulations vary across states. Some states like California and Tennessee have heavy restrictions, but others like Colorado and Delaware have little to no regulations, researchers documented in a survey." Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-lobotomy-how-performed-why-2023-6
Lobotomies are still technically legal in the United States, although the procedure has not been performed in decades. By comparison, gender-affirming care — now banned for youths in 21 states — has been practiced for about a century, is backed by over 50 peer-reviewed studies.
A column in The Washington Post today cequates lifesaving gender-affirming care to lobotomies. This extreme comparison is not new, and in fact has been pushed by conservative media and politicians for years. 🧵
And also that weird branch of weight loss/gym people that only see food as fuel. Even if I use spices I can't just eat chicken and rice or whatever everyday (if I don't have to. and I don't)
So true!!! Like the weird backlash to artificial sweeteners (which to my knowledge require an insane daily consumption level to be harmful). Bestie I am having the aspartame the world is too cruel to not live a little deliciously
From The Post Millennial: BREAKING: Kid Rock's 'Til You Can't' overtakes Bad Bunny for top slot on iTunes"
the chuds always have to use iTunes Charts for any false sense of superiority because its upheld by boomers anyway. (iTunes and Apple Music charts are different)
what do you mean discord is going to start requiring age verification for everybody?? i can't have shit in this house
The world factbook was an invaluable resource in asylum petitions—a place where the federal government acknowledged in writing that, for example, Tibetans face systematic repression in China. I don’t like to have it vanish.
27 states now deny the families of trans youth any liberty to make those decisions for themselves, and ironically, ASPS seems to support as much. What then, if we were to ban cosmetic plastic surgery for people under 18? How are they any more equipped to make such life altering changes?
While patients under the age of 18 may access plastic surgery procedures under physician guidance and with the approval of a parent or guardian, this is atypical compared to the overall patient experience and the majority of cases within this data set are focused on the ages 18 to 19 years. Maturity – Adolescents typically experience changes in perception of body image, so it is important to assess the stability of each individual’s self-image before proceeding with plastic surgery. There are four attributes associated with body image that should be considered. These include physical reality of the appearance, perceptions of appearance, importance of appearance and the degree of satisfaction with appearance. In addition, adolescents may not have the physical and/or emotional maturity to choose plastic surgery. They may have unrealistic expectations about the surgery itself or about the outcome. They also may not understand that additional surgery may be necessary because of complications or a change in personal desire. Finally, they may not have reached full physical development. Informed Consent – It is important that the adolescent patient completely understand the procedure, possible complications and likelihood for additional procedures at some future date. As with all cosmetic procedures, appropriate informed consent will be required. The education process associated with an informed consent should help the patient and the parent/guardian understand the risks, benefits and potential complications associated with the procedure.
ASPS extends a lengthy caveat on how most of their numbers are from patients aged 18-19 (with no further clarity/delineation) and emphasizes the significance of parental consent & informed consent -- typical practice for trans health care for youth.
Sources here
www.plasticsurgery.org/documents/ne...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Apropos of everything, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports 2,774 breast augmentations and 1,169 breast lifts on patients 19 & under in 2024 alone. That's a combined 3,943 procedures in *one year* compared to the 3,678 gender procedures performed on patients 18 & under over *four years*
what's cracking me up about the coverage of this detransitioner lawsuit is that for as much as right-wing media claims to support detransitioners not a single one of them have a picture of the actual person in the lawsuit and they just slap Chloe Cole's picture up there (it is not her suit)
I usually zone out during commercials but I HAVE seen this one and I somehow didn't process how weird it was until you put it in writing here
the answer is that jennings performance of smug dishonesty reliably generates viral clips, so they continue to have him on even though he is a shameless liar
I feel like tiramisu is becoming The New Trendy Flavor and as a longtime fan I am truly here for it
I tried those Taco Bell dipping burritos last weekend and thought they were yummy actually and when I went back today they were GONE. Sick and twisted.
I feel like tiramisu is becoming The New Trendy Flavor and as a longtime fan I am truly here for it
when ur girl needs the D(EI)
Hey! My beat is changing. I'm still covering LGBTQ+ news, but now I'm focused on how LGBTQ+ people are navigating the American health care system. I'm sure it's going great, right?
If you're struggling with insurance, care costs or access, then I want to hear about it. Text me on Signal @orionr.80
Johnson: I was the product of an unplanned teen pregnancy and a lot of people tried to convince my young parents that they should take care of that problem
Gavin Newsom is becoming the Joe Rogan Of The Left™️in that during his little podcast he is so easily swayed by whoever he's talking to in the moment and holds precisely zero conviction
Does anyone have any good alternatives to Ring cams that have a similar shape profile? I kinda put one outside my apartment and would maybe want to use the same holes if possible so as to not cause more damage lol
