As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a high-profile transgender case last week, Prominent transsexuals and public speakers have highlighted the importance of the case. And they say the case could change everything about the gender ideology they fight in the United States.
USV. Skrmetti deals with a Tennessee law that bans gender reassignment treatment and surgery for children. Experts believe the Supreme Court’s decision in this case may set a precedent that will shape laws regarding the treatment of transgender children across the country.
“IIt is extremely important that this legislation be passed so that other states can implement it. It’s not just Tennessee that has these protective laws. These laws can be upheld in court. And maybe states that are more on the fence, like blue states or purple states. can be pressured They have to put these laws in place to protect the children in their area as well,” Chloe Cole told Fox News Digital in the cold outside the Supreme Court building.
“This is an identity crisis plaguing my generation right now,” she continued. “Children are losing their health. They lose the ability to mature. They lose the ability to have children when they become adults. It is irrational.”
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Detransitioner and activist Chloe Cole outside the Supreme Court building during oral arguments in the United States v. Skrimetti case on Dec. 1. Nov. 4, 2024 (Fox News Digital)
Cole, who is 20 and began transitioning from female to male at 12 and stopped at 17, said she still suffers every day and faces serious health issues from the long-term effects of her gender transition. The treatments and surgeries she received as a child
–I used to take puberty blockers. Testosterone injections and had had two mastectomy operations And these three treatments had a lasting and lasting effect on my health,” she said.
–Basically I went through artificial menopause when I was young,” Cole explains, “so I had hot flashes and other painful symptoms. that is uncomfortable and painful This is no different from what women naturally experience in their 40s or 50s, 60 not even before they become teenagers.–
Chloe Cole began the gender transition process at age 12 and had a double mastectomy when she was 15. (Fox News Digital)
some activists Including attorneys arguing Tennessee law. It states that gender conversion therapy helps children suffering from gender confusion. Helps improve mental health and prevent suicide. However, many former transgender people which is often called ‘Transsexuals’ dispute claims that conversion therapy solves mental health problems They said that in addition to causing physical problems, Treatment can also lead to serious psychological damage.
Besides having to live with the reality of having both of her breasts removed at age 15, Cole said testosterone also “It gave me permanent changes to my bone structure.”
“I have Adam’s apple and facial hair left over. But I also have problems with my urinary system, with pelvic pain (and) with things like sexual function. Now, as an adult woman, that’s what I have. It was very painful, both physically and mentally,” she explains.
“I am a woman,” she continued. “One day I aspire to be a mother. I want to get married And this is what will affect the marriage. romantic life and my ability to have children without doubt.”
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Activists held a rally outside the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., as the court heard oral arguments in the transgender treatment case U.S. v. Skrmetti on Dec. 1. Nov. 4, 2024 (Fox News Digital)
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This is despite the fact that doctors and hospital systems across the country promote gender transition treatment. But Cole said there are still many unanswered questions about the long-term effects of these treatments.
“I don’t know what the lasting effects will be on my fertility. There is still much unknown about my health. I don’t know what my future health will be like,” she said. “Many years have passed. And I’m still experiencing the effects of all of this. When I can grow up to be a healthy young woman with a strong body.”
Although she still suffers from the after-effects of the treatment, But Cole said she is determined to stop children from suffering what she suffered.
“This is not what children deserve,” she concluded. –Children deserve to be allowed to grow up with their bodies intact. They deserve the opportunity to learn how to love themselves for who they are. Born the way God beautifully created them in their mothers’ wombs.”
