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New study deflates right-wing claim that many trans teens later regret gender-affirming care
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While I love that right-wingers are constantly wrong about pretty mich all things, did anyone like... suspect otherwise?
We have known for a while now that pretty much every "opinion" (I am cheritable with that word here) they hold on the topic is rife with propaganda, hate and bigotry.
I add it to the pile they will never read and that we can push into their faces.
Edit: Spelling
I work with a lot of conservatives. Talking about studies like this and pushing back gently really does work, at least on an individual level. It's frustrating and slow moving, but I've been able to get them to stop and think about what respecting others really means.
It's like the bullshit asymmetry principle. You can spend months working on a conservative, getting them to trust you, and nudge their world-view from "hateful" to "iffy". Meanwhile, they half-watch fox news for an hour and are ready to put {out-group} into a death camp.
It sucks. It feels unfair. Why do we have to do all this work when they're the fuckups?
I do it because I work with them every day and, if you've seen me around Lemmy enough, I can't keep my mouth shut.
I wouldn't work on these people unless they were in my family, coworkers, or otherwise.
Yep, and this is one of the best things cis allies can do to help
We’ve known this. The study that showed people regretting transition that hateful people point to? They left out the fine print. The regret came from being treated like shit by awful people.