Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is now trying to speak directly to trans kids and talk them out of transitioning. It’s not going well.
“If you’re under 18 and people are telling you to cut off your breast or have a surgery that turns your penis inside out to make a ‘vagina’ you’re a victim of child abuse,” Greene tweeted. Gender-affirming genital surgery is not performed on minors and top surgery is only performed on minors in rare circumstances and is much rarer than breast augmentation surgery among minors.
“Get away from those people and find safe people who tell you that you’re already perfect,” she continued. “Grow up first.”
Conservatives like Greene have been trying to reframe their desire for transgender kids to change into cisgender kids as “they’re already perfect,” even though Greene and others like her are asking them to change their gender identities. Opponents of transgender rights often support conversion therapy for trans people, which inculcates the false notion that trans people are not “already perfect.”
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People reacted negatively to Greene’s statement.
"Grow up first."
You first.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) November 28, 2022
If you’re under 18 & you’re taking your medical advice from a QAnon conspiracy theorist who chases school shooting survivors & thinks that there are lasers in space controlled by Jewish people to start forest fires, get away from that person and seek someone who’s sane instead.
— Jo 🌻 (@JoJoFromJerz) November 28, 2022
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The right of every American. Despite what Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to tell you.
— Lara reads banned books in Florida (@MadeInTheUSANJ) November 28, 2022
The preoccupation you have with children’s genitalia is truly sickening. Name one incident where an under 18 was told to “cut off their breast or have a surgery that turns their penis inside out to make a vagina” in Georgia?
— 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐢 (@ChidiNwatu) November 28, 2022
“Grow up first.”
From the adult woman who harassed/stalked a teenager who survived a mass shooting.
— Mark Lawson (@themarkmlawson) November 28, 2022
If you’re under 18 and grew up in Margie’s house, you’re a victim of child abuse.
— 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝙼𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚔𝚢 (@Gregmalenky) November 28, 2022
What are you going to do about those who are under 18 getting shot at in school week after week?
— Robbie Davey (@GingerDavey30) November 28, 2022
You talk non stop about people transitioning as if a large percentage of kids are going through it, as if it’s an epidemic. Which is odd since you downplay actual epidemics as being blown out of proportion.
— Kal – Those who don’t think, don’t question. (@TruthJustis4USA) November 28, 2022
Why is MAGA constantly concerned with penises and vaginas???
— Artie Vandelay (@ArtieVandelay1) November 28, 2022
Sometimes I get the feeling that you have never been comfortable in your own skin and this is all just what self hate looks like.
— angry buni 🤬 (@theangriestbuni) November 28, 2022
NO ONE TELLS CHILDREN TO DO ANY OF THAT.
You’re truly lost on this subject matter and only causing greater harm to any reasonable or compassionate dialogue.
I watched my trans brother go through this his whole life. Thank God our Mother is nothing like you.
Shame on you.
— Herschel broke my tv’s cc 🏳️🌈🇵🇷🇺🇦🌊 (@BackAvatar) November 28, 2022
Your infatuation with children's genitalia is very disturbing.
— Mitch Zawaski @[email protected] (@MitchZawaski) November 28, 2022
I'll take "Stories that never happened" for $600 Alex.
— Mr Mojo Risin🦎 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇲🇽 🌊 (@MrMojoRisin510) November 28, 2022
I think her district is full of people like her.
— Pixie (@Pixiepop721) November 29, 2022
Oh look, it’s more *hate* speech from a seditious Trump bootlicker. pic.twitter.com/9WXY9bLQVm
— Ashley is PRO-Choice ☮️ ✨♥️🌱🌏🥁🌈🕶🐝🌊✨ (@KuckelmanAshley) November 29, 2022
