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70sEraVet

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5. They claim they're 'thinking of the children'

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 09:42 AM

Dec 4

Sen. Johnson, the sponsor of the Tennessee bill, sees things very differently.
"We want to love these kids," he says. "But let's see if we can get them to their 18th birthday, which is when we recognize people as an adult."

(same article)
How many kids will end up killing themselves, because they CAN'T wait?
Thankfully, my trans grandson was able to receive treatment in TN before this law took effect. He is now living in another state, is an adult, and will never go back to TN.

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