[seneca]

> The government already has the power to do this — just ask any trans person in the South

Any citations on every trans person in the South being singled out for denial of services by the government? Because that sounds like inflammatory nonsense.

[kemotep]

Banning gender affirming care effectively is singling out transgender people and denying them services[0]. Additionally there was a recent Supreme Court decision allowing businesses to discriminate against people[1].

Additionally in living memory, many businesses and government services were segregated by race. In some cases some races were denied access to services or those services were severely underfunded. The legacy of that legal system still has impacts today.

[0]: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2023-03-30/... [1]: https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1182121291/colorado-supreme-c...

[pessimizer]

> Banning gender affirming care effectively is singling out transgender people

For children. Or for state funding, but the state doesn't pay for the vast majority of plastic surgery.

> Additionally in living memory, many businesses and government services were segregated by race.

Race doesn't need affirming medical care, or identification to single out. Also, businesses and government services weren't abstractly segregated by race, they were specifically discriminatory toward black people.

[kemotep]

1. The grandparent comment asked for “Any citations on every trans person in the South being singled out for denial of services by the government.” The great grandparent comment only mentions asking the opinion of a transgender person if the government has the power to deny services to them. By banning gender affirming care, even just for children, wouldn’t that be an example of government discrimination against transgender people?

2. The example of racial segregation was to point out an additional time that a minority group was discriminated against. Black people getting less than adequate medical treatment is not them needing specific affirmative care and being denied it but an example of discrimination that was government sanctioned. Beyond pointing to the two sets of laws and their discriminatory natures the link is superficial, just another example of legal discrimination.

I cannot speak for you but denying the government the power to discriminate or oppress minorities and empowering the rights of individuals to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is worthwhile to me. Which is why seeing all these states pass these discriminatory laws is disheartening.

[gadflyinyoureye]

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