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Welcome to being an adult. #3 | Posted by ClownShack

FTA: "When Luka was just 16 years-old, her breasts were surgically amputated as the first step in her 'gender affirming care'"

She wasn't an adult at the time. Our society generally forbids minors from getting tattoos but is OK with the above surgical removal.

It's our resident transphobe who voted for Hillary Clinton.
Ad hominem in one post. Impressive! Hillary attack for extra non sequitur points!

Poor 16 year old. It's everyone else's fault. #6 | Posted by ClownShack
Um, OK. Flawless logic as always.

I am not sure why a doctor would recommend surgical intervention at that time. [...] #17 | Posted by truthhurts
The answer is money. We have a for-profit medical system. You have a practice specializing in this type of surgery, you need to keep the patients rolling in to pay the bills.

Most doctors are highly reluctant to even tie tubes on adult females, for fear of regret by the patient. But then you have an entire industry that tells us kids are old enough to decide to undergo this surgery, with the counsel of these doctors who happen to make oodles of cash by performing the surgery.

That's [BS] [...] Thing is though, and this is where the story is lacking, is that there would be multiple doctors involved-at least 2-the psychiatrist and the surgeon. #21 | Posted by truthhurts

One hand washes the other. But it seems that you have much more faith in the medical industry than I do.

Michael Jackson's face and a glance at the cat woman told me all I needed to know about type of care some doctors provide when money enters the equation.

Capitalism breeds innovation. #23 | Posted by snoofy

#24 I am an organ donor. I have faith in my family when and if the time comes, they will honor my wishes, and give every piece of me that can be donated to people in need. To me there is no greater gift at the end of life, giving others an opportunity at one. #32 | Posted by gracieamazed

Nothing wrong with trusting in your family or wanting to share your organs. Like I said, I also wish to donate my organs if they are of any use to someone else. But your family has no choice in the matter once you sign an organ donor card.

BTW people who call women "females" are ------- creepy.
Isn't that the term I'm generally supposed to use for human beings with fallopian tubes, which is what I was discussing? I'm just trying to keep up with an evolving language.

I think you're assuming a lot here. Based on your own (assumed) character flaws.
Yeah, cause the industry that launched a united, all-out, personal and vicious attack thirty years ago on someone for trying to provide universal health care isn't interested in protecting their bottom line at the expense of society.

BTW I just want to say again-people who call women "females" are ------- creepy. -------. Creepy. As. ----. Creep. #47 | Posted by jpw
Not sure what your point is. It's a non-judgmental word identifying a "sex," (current relevant definition: "Either of the two divisions, designated female and male, by which most organisms are classified on the basis of their reproductive organs and functions"). As opposed to "gender," which means what someone identifies as and has no objective basis that I'm aware of. If you have another word for differentiating the sexes, please let me know. Or call me creepy, if that is all you've got.

You must be an idiot. #48 | Posted by jpw
Tell me you're in the medical industry without telling me you're in the medical industry.

How often do you say "I'm just having the males over for a male's night out"? You're reducing the person down to their sex. #57 | Posted by jpw
Yeah, I was. In this case sex was central to the medical operation of tubal ligation. You can try to perform a tubal ligation on a male woman if you don't believe me. Give it a shot and let me know how it goes. I'll just creep here quietly awaiting your update.

As for your little screed, you take a few minority examples and apply it as the norm. I know doctors who make good money but not crazy money. Drive normal cars and live in nice, normal houses. I also know some who live in giant houses, drive expensive cars and make obscene amounts of money. It's all dependent on their specialty. But if you're concerned about costs in healthcare, that's not the right rock to overturn. There was a thread about it a while back. #58 | Posted by jpw
Screed? Sure, why not?

Well you failed miserably. See if you can learn from your failure instead of doubling down like a Deplorable, okay? We're all rooting for you! #59 | Posted by snoofy
Sure! Please let me know which word I should have used instead of "female" for describing the subject of an operation that can only be performed on females. "Women with fallopian tubes?" Seems unusually wordy, but I wouldn't want to trigger anyone by using a word like "female" that accurately describes about 50% of primates.

I was today years old when I found out that the terms "male" and "female" are offensive to fragile members of our society. I hope that I'll be able to purchase the correct USB adapters on Amazon without offending anyone.

A lot of common sense takes on this thread. Very refreshing. #65 | Posted by BellRinger
If you're referring to anything I wrote, I'm just doing my infinitesimal, and probably entirely ineffective, part to keep the Dems/Libs from following the GOP's path into nonsense and stupidity.

Probably won't make a whit of difference, but at least I can say I tried to talk some commonsense when the need arose.

It would be nice to have at least one party running our country that isn't catering to its most extreme elements.