“It came as a huge wake-up call to me,” says Cole. “As I listened, I realised that I had a maternal instinct, that one day I’d like to have kids of my own, but that the effects of being prescribed puberty blockers and testosterone during my
transition might mean I couldn’t.”

With hindsight, she agrees it is odd that it hadn’t dawned on her before, but she was only 15 at the time of her surgery and having children one day or being able to breastfeed them really wasn’t the first thing on her mind. “But sitting in that
class, it hurt me really deeply to realise how a part of me had been taken away.”

The doctors, who she now says “railroaded” her into surgery, had assured her transitioning would make her happier. “In that moment in the psychology class, I knew that I was losing more and more of myself. It shattered my heart into a million
pieces.”

We are meeting via Zoom with Cole – dressed in pink, her long, dark hair hanging loose to frame her face, her dark eyes compelling – now a household name in America, after sharing her cautionary tale with the US Congress as part of a hearing about “
The Dangers of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Children” last month.
It was her latest and most significant appearance on a public platform, but politicians have been courting her for months. Some – mostly Republicans – in several state legislatures have introduced no fewer than 66 bills – some known as “Chloe’s
Law” – that ban the sort of “gender-affirming” treatment she underwent being given to anyone under 18, and bring in other curbs on trans rights.

ScottW

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On 8/28/23 10:14 AM, ScottW wrote:

Doesn't that directly contradict your ideal that parents should be in
control?

The facts stated in your uncited excerpt indicate non-standard care.

LAT: Surgical interventions aren’t indicated for people under 18, except
in very rare cases in which dysphoria is so severe that it can’t be
mitigated any other way. “Typically, surgeries are performed in
adulthood,” Baker says.

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On Monday, August 28, 2023 at 8:34:45 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:

On 8/28/23 10:14 AM, ScottW wrote:

Doesn't that directly contradict your ideal that parents should be in control?

Nope. Not even parents can have their children neutered like dogs.

ScottW

The facts stated in your uncited excerpt indicate non-standard care.

LAT: Surgical interventions aren’t indicated for people under 18, except in very rare cases in which dysphoria is so severe that it can’t be mitigated any other way. “Typically, surgeries are performed in adulthood,” Baker says.

Blah blah....no hormone, no knives on minors.

ScottW

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On 8/28/23 10:41 AM, ScottW wrote:

On Monday, August 28, 2023 at 8:34:45 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:

On 8/28/23 10:14 AM, ScottW wrote:

Doesn't that directly contradict your ideal that parents should be in
control?

Nope. Not even parents can have their children neutered like dogs.

Don't you mean 'yep'?

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On Monday, August 28, 2023 at 9:07:52 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:

On 8/28/23 10:41 AM, ScottW wrote:

On Monday, August 28, 2023 at 8:34:45 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:

On 8/28/23 10:14 AM, ScottW wrote:

Doesn't that directly contradict your ideal that parents should be in
control?

Nope. Not even parents can have their children neutered like dogs.

Don't you mean 'yep'?

Yap....you yap...and yap. You have no children by divine intervention.

ScottW

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mINE109 wrote:

Don't you mean 'yep'?

Yap....you yap...and yap.

Arnie, is that you?

Thank's Mr. Mlcreyo for, admitting you wish I could come back and teech you all over again.

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On 8/28/23 11:48 AM, ScottW wrote:

On Monday, August 28, 2023 at 9:07:52 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:

Don't you mean 'yep'?

Yap....you yap...and yap.

Arnie, is that you?

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