A network working to end female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) in the United States and globally says President Donald Trump’s January 28 executive order attempting to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender youth “wrongly and dangerously” conflates the two.
Opponents of transgender rights have sought for several years to co-opt anti-FGM/C laws to further gender-affirming care bans, mostly in state legislatures. The executive order builds on these efforts by directing the Department of Justice and state authorities to review and prioritize the enforcement of laws banning FGM/C, which are unrelated.
FGM/C is a human rights violation and one of the most extreme forms of gender-based violence. According to the World Health Organization, FGM/C “comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.” It is practiced across many cultures and takes many forms, and is most commonly performed on young girls who are unable to consent. There are no health benefits to FGM/C, and it is more likely to cause medical complications.
In contrast, gender-affirming genital surgeries like phalloplasty or metoidioplasty are medically necessary and done only with the consent of the patient. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health, the international body that publishes research-backed standards of care, does not recommend genital gender-affirming care surgeries for patients under 18. Extensive documentation from medical professionals is required for any medically necessary gender-affirming care surgery.
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That’s a really strange way to say Hi Lemmy, I’m a fucking Nazi!
But you do you.
You know that nazis were the ones experimenting on adults and children during WW2…so tell me again who the nazi is in this conversation please :)
First of all, you are conflating forced experimentation with consensual medication.
Second, you are discounting what is happening in the United States right now, and what happened at the beginning of Nazi Germany.
Finally, I’m curious how you feel about plastic pollution. Because it’s hurting children. HRT is not.
But bigots always are pretty mum on plastics and vocal about HRT, so I’m curious what your position is.
Lmaooo… I love how you activists always blame other people and turn to incorrect science.
It’s such a waste talking to your types… I’d get smarter responses from a fish
Genital mutilation is a practice that should be stopped everywhere.
Transgender children do not get gender-affirming surgery. 97% of gender affirming surgery is breast reduction performed on male children, and that’s extremely rare as it is.
So no, he’s not at all right about any of this.
There’s nothing wrong with trans children getting gender-affirming surgery either, as long as it is under the supervision of a doctor and follows current WPATH guidelines.
Gender-affirming surgeries are the opposite of mutilation.
I agree with you completely. Genital mutilation is usually done to infants or children too young to even comprehend what gender is, and it’s most often an aeethetic choice.
Stop trying to debate this Nazi y’all.
Here’s another gem they posted. This one concerning genocide and AI.
A nazi yet I support Israel… Lmao you bunch aren’t the brightest are you?
You support genocide then.
Prove the genocide, lmao. Stop parroting what you watch on tiktok
Wow, taking a look at this person’s profile they must have a scat fetish because they sure seem to like being shit on.
Because lemmy is full of leftist communists? Sure :)
Again, my theory is conservatives only go on about liberal tears because they’re tired of tasting their own. Seriously, what kind of snowflake can’t live and let live?
Weirdo. Cry harder.
He is 0% right on this. Do you have any sources whatsoever or do I need to “do my own research”?
Wrong
Explain.