Blue Ridge Style & Beyond
A joint briefing submitted to the Canadian Government’s “Committee on Children’s Health” on behalf of:
Gender Dysphoria Alliance, LGB Alliance Canada, Vancouver Lesbian Collective, Genspect and Canadian Gender Report
It will take 10 minutes of your time to read. Good summary of our current dilemma and recent developments around the world. Hint: the world is pulling back, US and Canada are pushing forward.
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The numbers, and those willing to go public, are growing.
“I was failed by the system. I literally lost organs.”
When Chloe was 12 years old, she decided she was transgender. At 13, she came out to her parents. That same year, she was put on puberty blockers and prescribed testosterone. At 15, she underwent a double mastectomy. Less than a year later, she realized she’d made a mistake — all by the time she was 16 years old. Now 17, Chloe is one of a growing cohort called “detransitioners” — those who seek to reverse a gender transition, often after realizing they actually do identify with their biological sex. Tragically, many will struggle for the rest of their lives with the irreversible medical consequences of a decision they made as minors. .....when she joined Instagram at 11. “I started being exposed to a lot of LGBT content and activism,” she said. “I saw how trans people online got an overwhelming amount of support, and the amount of praise they were getting really spoke to me because, at the time, I didn’t really have a lot of friends of my own.” “I can’t stay quiet,” said Chloe. “I need to do something about this and to share my own cautionary tale.”
Detransitioner TullipR points out that the Reddit online community of Detransitioners now sits at 32.2k and growing rapidly. I suspect this is just the beginning.
What are we doing to our young people?
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As a Classic Christian I encourage everyone to “Embrace, Don’t Affirm.”
Individuals with a Gender Identity Disorder (Gender-Dysphoria) need Truth-filled Love. Please read this post for more details.
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We need more of this on public display. Less shouting, less cancelling, less intimidation. More listening to & talking with one another, even when we disagree. And continue to disagree.
As we will.
Extremists want to demonize opponents, and de-platform those who think differently instead of allowing all sides to have their say. After which, the citizens will then “vote” with their time, money, and ballot. In political terms, one side will win, and the other lose.
But there will always be another opportunity to persuade and vote your conscience.
That’s how the system works. Do today’s activists want to persuade or overpower?
Constantly demonizing and accusing your opponents (who you probably don’t know) of hate does not a civil society make.
Justice Sotomayor knows the man. And calls him a friend. Though they both have strong ideological commitments, they respect one another enough to listen, talk, and argue about important things. And still care about one another.
That’s their job as jurists and as humans.
That’s civility.
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