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Sorry, no, hard disagree.

It does blatantly show that a large chunk of their stated reasons for opposing HRT ("there are no studies, we don't know if it's safe", etc) are -- generously -- bad-faith, indefensible trash.

There's no finding common ground with bad-faith arguments because there's definitionally no debate there, just bigotry that you can cave to, or not. Let's not.

because their view is simply (if translated into the correct parlance): “People should not receive hormone replacement therapy that is contrary to the gender they were assigned at birth”.

Anecdotally, I have never once heard anyone express this opinion. It's always been hard no on any form of gender affirming care, hrt is evil, that sort of thing.

While this is CLEARLY their actual beliefs, it's not their stated view.

Similar to "the only moral abortion is my abortion" hypocrisy.

A lot of their arguments boil down to appeals to nature. The same people who think trans kids should be forced to undergo their natal puberties have no problem altering the natural order when it comes to their own healthcare. It's unnatural for elderly men to not have low T levels.

Hard disagree. The anti-trans crowd overlaps with the general right wing, where low T beta male cuck is a common insult.

I agree that transphobic bigots do not have a consistent world view. Still, appealing to hypocrisy may have some effect, because this crowd exhibits a dichotomy where they outwardly hate people who can't produce their own hormones "naturally" (be they trans or cis), yet themselves often seek out such products (just look at the popularity of testosterone boosting supplements).

Just because Wikipedia doesn't say it's gender affirming care doesn't mean it isn't.

That absolutely is a form of gender affirming care.

Interesting that the wiki article only covers HRT for menopause related conditions.

They very clearly are against hrt that does not match the gene expression of a person’s body

And that's exactly what RFK is doing. He's fundamentally altering the natural development of his own body. It's natural for men to have lower testosterone as they age. Naturally, a 75 year old should not have as high of testosterone levels as as 25 year old man. Yet the same people who force trans kids to go through their natal puberties, citing nature, have no problem interfering with nature when trans people aren't involved.

Just throwing this out - I don't think we should classify what is being done to give people Mar-a-lago face is not affirming at all...or care for that matter. Gender is up for debate.

I do feel that people don’t understand that if you are, I do not mean to be rude or disrespectful just don’t understand/know how to properly say this, that if you are born a female and are sad that your breast, butt, or any part of your body doesn’t make you feel feminine enough and changing that is gender affirming care. Or if your jaw line, hair line or any other part of your body isn’t manly enough, changing that is gender affirming care. I honk it is stupid to stop someone from looking the way they want to look. They aren’t saying I need to look that way. Hell I know people wouldn’t want to look like me and that is okay too.

i've seen them and that's more affirming of off-brand muppets.

I think it is unfair to all of the other people in your Pickleball league.