The "trans world" vs Abbott and Paxton

Regular readers know that I differentiate between transgender and transsexual, because they're not the same — and the National Institutes of Health notes sex and gender aren't the same.

Although some of it may be overstated, and the parents of a Main Street child who is either possibly transgender or transsexual aren't usually personally involved with this activism (though they are at times) they can be affected by it.

Hence, in light of my latest post about trans activism this morning, I h ave separated out the ragefest about recent comments by Gov. Abbott and AG Paxton, per items rounded up by Kuff, from the rest of this week's Texas Progressives roundup.

I don't agree with either Abbott or Paxton, but again, there is such a thing as trans activism, I don't believe in lumping transgender and transsexual together, and I don't believe in leading parents astray.

So, that said, here's those separated out items.

The Texas Signal examines Ken Paxton's grotesque crusade against trans (gender? sexual?) kids.

Amber Briggle remembers inviting Ken and Angela Paxton into her home for dinner, so they would meet and get to know her family and transgender son.

Jorgeson Pittman explains why the latest AG opinion against trans (gender? sexual?) kids is just wrong.

The Current advises you to visit GovernorAbbott.com. You won't be sorry.

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So, is the Briggle child transgender, properly speaking, or potentially transsexual? I say "potentially" because many such children grow up to be gay and lesbian, non-intervention adults. Are they already being encouraged to use puberty blockers? If for a transgender not transsexual child, why? If for a possible transsexual child, do they know the Mayo Clinic's protocols for when puberty blockers are indicated or not? Per my piece this morning, do they know of the side effects?  Do the Briggles know any of this themselves?

None of this justifies Abbott and Paxton pandering, which is the main thing they were doing. It certainly doesn't justify the specific claim that child abuse is involved BUT? Everything I've written in the paragraph above and in the intro is true.

I'm not a "twosider" on a number of issues and this is certainly one. Per that Mayo Clinic link, and other items, including their getting details of reproductive biology flat wrong, I'm not a gender-critical radical feminist, and don't agree with them to a fair degree. So, contra The Current, I myself invite you to stop being a twosider. You really won't be sorry.