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I’ve written previously about the adult transgender population. I planned not to tackle the topic again, since I find it absurd and disturbing. Recently however, I realized that we have a disaster brewing, as children are being recruited as the next population to fulfill the Progressive agenda at a terrible cost.
Susan,
We are in the midst of a mass psychosis. From same-sex marriage to transgenderism to gender reassignment in children, a very large number of Americans are wrapped up in a complete fantasy. All of this should be classified as sexual schizophrenia. There is no such proof of any actual physical differences and thus the obvious conclusion is a mental illness.
When the bubble bursts, as it inevitably will, expect a storm of lawsuits. The mutilation of children is an incredibly egregious sin.
Regards,
Jim
I agree, Jim. It’s frightening and outrageous! How did we get to this place??
This devil-clad drag queen is reading to kids at the Long Beach CA public library branch named for Michelle Obama to celebrate LGBTQ History Month. Kinda sums it up.
The goal is to reduce “normal” to a mere questionable choice.
I remember seeing this photo, OB. It makes me ill. I wear my “normality” with gratitude and humility, and I will not defend it against anyone or anything. These poor kids. What awful indoctrination.
This is so distressing. I have a wonderful niece who is very uncomfortable with her physical appearance as compared to her older sister. Her sister is tall and thin and conventionally pretty. My niece is … not. She’s brassy and energetic rather than demure or soft-spoken. But neither is she masculine, in either appearance or behavior. Yet she’s decided that, because she’s not beautiful and sweet and popular like her sister, she must really be meant to be a boy. It’s been a rough road for her parents to deal with … the idea of your child undergoing incredibly physically damaging “therapies” that often cannot be reversed must be terrifying. They will not be allowing her to do that while she’s living with them, but it’s not many more years until she could do it herself.
Oh, Merrijane, I just can’t imagine! I would contact the American College of Pediatricians for some input about legitimate steps to take. In fact, I may just do that and include that information here. There are probably many more folks who have family struggles around this topic.
This makes me cry. I have said it before and I will say it again that this social pathology keeps us from helping people who need help.
For those of you who may want access to resources from the American College of Pediatricians, you can go here.
Please note that the American College of Pediatricians (referenced in this post) and the American Academy of Pediatrics are not the same; the latter clearly has a progressive agenda if you check their website.
As a teacher, I am questioning how long I can continue to work in the public schools and keep my integrity. I have no students who suffer from this mental disorder, (or more correctly, I have no students who are being abused by the mentally-ill adults in their lives), but to remain silent at mandatory staff training and teacher “workshops” implies consent and approval.
That must be really difficult, with the propaganda that is put out there. The pushback for speaking out might even cost a person his or her job. Are they actively promoting these issues as I’ve described them? I’m glad I’m not in that position. Thanks PH.
Merri,
This is distressing. Some very famous actresses, Kathryn Hepburn I think, were tomboys when young. They grew into beautiful women and ended up in very satisfying long-term relationships with men, Spenser Tracey. If this were 60 years ago she would be allowed to find her own path. If this were 30 years ago most counselors would be very eager to help and sensitive to her.
Now there is a risk that a politically motivated ideologue will try to exploit this temporary confusion. If you can, maybe you could let her know that there are two sides to this story.
Regards,
Jim
If I went outside my house and started asking little boys in the neighborhood if they wanted to be a little girl, and I could help them be a little girl, what would happen to me? I would be sorry, to say the least. But that’s exactly what’s happening on a larger scale, and it’s the elites and academics who are doing it, and there are no consequences at all.
Thanks for this post Susan; although, I find this children’s version that boys can be girls and vice versa even more absurd, disturbing and damaging than the adult version. It seems to me that the worst aspect of all this silliness is that since the Democrat party is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the cultural left, politics rather than social/cultural factors will drive this issue and much needless damage will be done in the meantime.
Yes, we have friends who are going through this with their daughter too.
The worst part of all?
The damned school has been counseling the poor girl for nearly a year without the parents even knowing! Those [redacted] rat [redacted] have been pushing this girl into declaring herself a boy.
This is a major difference between the two pediatrics organizations I mentioned: the Progressive one “respects” the child’s right to privacy; the other organization recognizes the parents’ need to know. That’s unbelievable, Skip. I’m so sorry.
Playboy just featured photos of its first transgender playmate.
(Now there are some victims. Just kidding, I think.)
Just like the Boy Scouts, even when the title has the word “boy” in the title, things still get confusing….
We can only imagine how the kids themselves feel . . .
Can anyone clarify this latest behavioral shift in society prior to Obama? Was it prevalent in Western Europe, or has this all evolved over the last 8 years? There has been a bull force push by the LGBTQ community in all areas of society to accept their terms or face the consequences, and was greenlighted by Obama. I don’t recall so much concentrated effort of societal change by one group prior to that – a 2000% increase in transgender referrals in the UK alone since 2009 is not only extremely abnormal, but absurd! A Pandora’s Box has been opened – What to do?
“Give me the child till he is seven, and I will show you the man”
Jesuit Motto
FSC,
Close the box.
Regards,
Jim
Unless that Jesuit happens to be Father James Martin, SJ.
Give an example where that ever worked.
I hate to keep seeing everything from the same perspective, but I can’t help it, I’m like a marxist who sees everything as part of historical materialism. I see these issues as significantly influenced by how groups form, shape policies and shape the internal group rules. This is the dynamic Olsen discussed in his life time of work on the economics of groups. I.E. small groups with big interests organize and with time, prosperity and stability, large groups can also organize so that there are always multiple interests dominating policy. In all institutions, especially government, foundations, institutions without a bottom line or direct accountability multiple interests organize themselves more openly and more aggressively. Man is oversexed but it seems when anomalous sex drives and confusions exist that over sexed nature becomes obsessive, the center of all things and that makes replication and organization even more important . These tiny minorities grow which is one of their limited goals, eventually they’ll work themselves to have influence on hiring and promotion and they will get organized and start shaping policies. These groups metastasize and spread to sister organizations, agencies or offices within the same institution. The problem is that once an organization is totally incrusted with the barnacles of organized interests, it is easier to just dismantle it and start over, than to reform. In this case getting rid of true believers whose sole self identification as well as group interest is at the core, reform is probably impossible.
Well, remember the last thing left in Pandora’s box.
I’m afraid it’s gone on for a while. All the issues that challenge sexual norms have been game for their efforts, and Obama was the icing on the cake. And I have no idea what to do about it, FSC.
I hate to say it, I, but this all makes sense. We’ve allowed them power, thinking they were harmless, annoying groups, and now they have far too much power, and we have very little. It’s very discouraging to me.
I had to look that up on Wikipedia!
Marijane – we also have a pair of twin sisters – both beautiful who are the stepchildren of my husband’s cousin. One decided to be a boy- change her name, appearance, all of it in high school. They cannot find any hormonal reasons for it but are going with it – it’s been really bizarre and stressful for his family. Maybe in some cases it is legit but I think it is rare. Not sure either way here.
This was deliberately introduced all of a sudden, simultaneously in several states, by the Dems/Progressives 2 or 3 summers ago, no doubt to distract us from Obama’s bringing in new Dems from Guatemala. Bruce Jenner’s illness seems to my poor memory to have also been part of the initiating cause. It’s scarey how this has taken off without a scintilla of meaningful science behind it. It’s all political, all anti-traditional-Americanism. The destruction of these children is collateral damage, irrelevant to the left.
Fight back.
Tell the obvious truths.
Educate your kids.
Never accept this crap. Be as strong as Churchill.
I feel now, dealing with my 16 year old daughter, like a Polish Christian in 1955, having to teach my kid the truth in private and in confidence.
Where is our John Paul?