America: where 18 years old is old enough to go die in some foreign land because the rulers want oil, but where you're belittled and called a kid and people argue against your rights because you dared to make your own legal medical decisions that will make you happier and don't effect anybody else.

It's utterly disgusting that what is essentially propaganda and lies have convinced so many people here that trans people are some evil instead of just normal people who want the right to be themselves. Fuck conservatism, it's a poison.

I always kind of expected informed consent to come under attack once it was discovered by conservatives. Up to this point I think there's been a blessed level of ignorance in the wider public regarding the specifics of how meducal transition works, it's something that trans people and allies have been able to keep as kind of an open secret of sorts.

This is good, as it allows trans people to quietly and efficiently recieve the care they need while ducking a lot of the political rage from conservatives. It's something that allowed them to take some agency for their own selves, unbeknownst to most right-wingers.

But now I fear the fixation will be on killing informed consent and trying to bring in draconian restrictions and gatekeeping again, which will only serve to hurt trans people.