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Proposed legislation behind the impending US government shutdown contains provisions that would ban federal funding for transgender adults, as well as youngsters.

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[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

All trans healthcare? Does that mean all transition-related care? Or all healthcare to trans people?

My moneys on both

[–] compostgoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

It would bar federal funding from going to any hospital or medical facility that provides gender-affirming care, including HRT. Like a Hyde Amendment for trans healthcare. Basically, no medical facility that wants to take Medicaid or Medicare would be able to provide gender-affirming care. Oh, you’ve got an entire hospital? That’s nice, but you have a single endo who prescribes HRT, so no funding at all for you.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

It would bar federal funding from going to any hospital or medical facility that provides gender-affirming care

Oh, so it would ban all healthcare as transcare. Got it.

[–] EldenLord@lemmy.world 17 points 21 hours ago

At this point, even the most die-hard republicans should be horribly ashamed by the fact this "man" is even allowed to participate in politics.

Eh, who am I kidding? Few bad apples spoil the bunch, and it‘s already happened worldwide. Trump has become only a symptom of the wretched corruption that is everywhere.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 21 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Trump will do a thousand crazy things to deflect from his children rapes. Look here! Look there! Look up! Look down! Look left! What a maroon. A dangerous maroon. (Not a misspelling but a Bugs Bunny reference).

[–] Stonewyvvern@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

Diabolical sabotage...

[–] leriotdelac@lemmy.zip 12 points 20 hours ago

How dreadful! For many trans people it'll endanger their lives.

It all reminds me of what was happening in Russia over the decades, just smashed into an impossible timeline. Small steps lead to irrevocable disasters.

[–] bigbabybilly@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago

Trump isn’t man enough to do it. You won’t do it, pussy!

[–] maxxadrenaline@lemmy.world 9 points 20 hours ago

lets refuse to fund his magic bed

[–] Trill88@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago

Why so fragile

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 14 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I feel like it's a misdirection. Like, this isn't what he really wants. This is a ploy to get/do something way, way worse. Or use this to cover up the Epstein files or something. He'll use the shutdown and a hot button topic to get what he sees as a big fish...

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 11 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Why couldn’t it also be what he really wants? What part of anything happening in the US and anything coming from the right could possibly signal that they don’t want this?

Conservatism is a cancer and fascism is perfectly happy to turn that knob up to 11.

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[–] vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 18 hours ago

This is fucked demand.

What are the chances he just drops this position?

That's terrible.

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 69 points 1 day ago

Oh no! I guess the ONLY Option is to Ban ALL Transgender Healthcare in American in exchange for NOTHING!

-Chuck Schumer!

[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 260 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It was never about the children.

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[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 202 points 1 day ago (4 children)
[–] kylie_kraft@lemmy.world 57 points 1 day ago (3 children)

yes, but also maybe take the threat against trans people seriously? like, Trump just said he wants to ban trans healthcare. it seems like that should also be a big deal. saying that everything is a distraction from the Epstein files has become a distraction from some serious shit.

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[–] Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 day ago

Well I guess no more gender affirming surgeries for balding fat loser white guys also then.

[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 83 points 1 day ago (6 children)

CALL HIS FUCKING BLUFF!

LET HIM DO IT AND FAIL OR WITHDRAW AND BE WEAK

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

Wait I thought you had medbeds for everyone?

[–] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 8 points 23 hours ago

Also, dems should demand epstein files be released to prevent a shutdown.

[–] blave@lemmy.world 144 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Oh, so when the government shuts down in a day or two, because you’re a piece of shit and no one wants to give you money to continue with being a piece of shit, of course you’re gonna blame trans kids for this

You piece of shit

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[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 81 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Let them shut down the government. Keep it shut down. Let's see how long the troops will work for free.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 59 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’m quite confident Schumer will continue to display the backbone of a sea cucumber and capitulate with no meaningful opposition whatsoever.

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