AMA stands up for LGBTQ people

[Charlize]

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/05/the-american-medical-associations-first-out-gay-president-pledges-to-fight-trans-healthcare-bans/?utm_source=LGBTQ+Nation+Subscribers&utm_campaign=1135355d6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_05_19_06_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c4eab596bd-1135355d6a-[LIST_EMAIL_ID]

 

My father was a surgeon and listened carefully to the opinions of the AMA which is certainly not known to be a left wing organization.  So good to see their support.

 

Hugs,

 

Charlize

[Davie]

17 minutes ago, Charlize said:

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/05/the-american-medical-associations-first-out-gay-president-pledges-to-fight-trans-healthcare-bans/?utm_source=LGBTQ+Nation+Subscribers&utm_campaign=1135355d6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_05_19_06_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c4eab596bd-1135355d6a-[LIST_EMAIL_ID]

 

My father was a surgeon and listened carefully to the opinions of the AMA which is certainly not known to be a left wing organization.  So good to see their support.

 

Hugs,

 

Charlize

Yes. My daddy, too.  The AMA is a pretty conservative group, but respected and powerful, so it means something for their support. Rational arguments against the mad-dog anti-trans legislation should be supported by this. This is a long-term gain which may not be so obviously helpful until animal control rounds up the usual suspects. Aristotle is on our side. 

[KathyLauren]

I've been hoping that medical associations like the AMA would get more vocal about these issues.  The pogrom is advancing quickly, and good people with influence need to get ahead of it.

[April Marie]

God, we need external, respected sources like this to step up and speak truth in the face of bluster and lies. The reality is that we, as a community, can speak as positively as possible but we'll still be seen as self-serving and biased. We need people and groups like this - respected across parties and factions - to support and validate us for who we really are.

[Davie]

Many transgender health bills came from only a handful of far-right interest groups, AP finds.

In the case of restrictions on gender-affirming care for youths, they allow a handful of far-right groups to spread a false narrative based on distorted science, critics say.

“These are solutions from outside our state looking to solve nonexistent problems inside our state,” said Aaron Jennen. “For whatever reason, they have the ear of legislatures in states like Arkansas, and the legislators will generally defer to and only listen to those individuals.”

The AP obtained the texts of more than 130 bills in 40 state legislatures from Plural, a public policy software company, and analyzed them for similarities to model bills peddled by the conservative groups Do No Harm, which also criticizes efforts to diversify staffing in medicine, and the Family Research Council, which has long been involved in abortion restrictions.

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-health-model-legislation-5cc4a7cb4ab69150f670d06fd0f361ab

[VickySGV]

Yes, other sites I inhabit have also determined that these bills are from "Legislation Mills".  The Montana Trans legislator who was kicked out of her legislative chamber made the point that very few if any of the proponents of these bills actually know what is in them or have any idea of what the impact of them will be on the general population much less the Trans population. 

 

[awkward-yet-sweet]

I guess take what support is offered, but I'm not going to rejoice about anything the AMA does.  I have nothing positive to say about that organization.