Gender Issues Thread

Making a thread to discuss gender issues. Primarily because the rights, and lives, of transgender people are under attack, but it seems like general discussions of feminism and other gender issues would fit here as well.

Recently in Oklahoma a non-binary teen, Nex Benedict, was beaten in a school bathroom to the point where they couldn't walk. They died the next day, most likely because of the injuries they sustained. Police are trying to claim that the death was not the result of the fight at the school, but the final medical report has not come out yet.

State senator Tom Woods said "we're a Republican state ... I represent a majority that doesn't want that filth in Oklahoma".



A child was beaten to death, and the response from political leaders was to call that child filth.

This is bodycam footage from an officer to talked with Nex Benedict and their mother when Nex was receiving medical care.



The TL;DW is that Nex says they was corned in the bathroom by three girls who had been bullying her for a month, but before that she didn't know their names or have any interaction with to start the bullying. The three took issue with how Nex dresses and were being agressive towards them. Nex splashed them with water from a water bottle, and then the three attacked her, ultimately beating her until she blacked out.

The officer tries to talk Nex's mother out of filing any charges, because he claims that Nex would be charged with assault for splashing the water.

DON'T TALK TO THE COPS! It would have been better for Nex if they'd talked to a lawyer, and had the lawyer talk to the police.

Article: Fact Checked: New Problematic "Finnish Study" Actually Shows Trans Care Saves Lives

I don't think I can do a good job properly summarizing all the points of the article, but the short version is that transphobes are touting a new study as proving that gender-affirming care for children is not lifesaving, but there are some huge problems with how those conclusions were reached. A couple of examples: The study was not solely of teens (the mean age was 19, so this included a lot of adults as well), and the study was not solely of trans individuals, since it included an unknown number of people who fall under the outdated diagnosis of "gender identity disorder" but who are not transgender.

World's Largest Psych Association Passes Policy Supporting Trans Youth Care By Massive Margin

"The policy, which passed 153-9, is the strongest yet from the organization in support of gender-affirming care and represents a major consensus among leading psychologists on the importance of gender-affirming care for youth and adults."

Well, this is scary, "In a just released legal filing, Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas is demanding full names, addresses of trans members in Texas from PFLAG national, as well as 'contingency plans' around new anti-trans laws."
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" The demands include: - Complete names - Social Security Numbers - Dates of Birth - Street and mailing addresses - Home, cell, and business phone numbers - Email addresses "

"Retaliation": Texas AG Paxton Demands PFLAG Provide Names, Addresses Of Trans Members

The Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction, and formerly the Oklahoma Secretary of Eduction, Ryan Walters has held a fund raiser at the home of a man who is barred from being a substitute teacher or bus driver, and who is an "influencer" who has made "a video where he incited violence against transgender students, urging his daughters to 'kick the shit' out of them if encountered in the bathroom."

Oklahoma superintendent’s ties to anti-trans influencer spark outrage in wake of Nex Benedict’s death

Reminder that Oklahoma is where non-binary teen Nex Benedict was beaten in a school bathroom by a group of teen girls, and later died, likely as a result of those injuries.

Missouri GOP bill would require teachers to register as sex offenders if they support trans students

The proposed law would make it a Class E felony to “contribute” to the social transition of transgender youth.

“A person commits the offense of contributing to social transition if the person is acting in his or her official capacity as a teacher or school counselor and the person provides support, regardless of whether the support is material, information, or other resources to a child regarding social transition,” Gragg’s bill states.

Two different sources for this video, hopefully one or the other will work for most people. Walter Masterson speaking before Owasso County school board in Oklahoma.