"Trump claimed that the bill will achieve "NO MEN IN WOMEN'S SPORTS" AND "NO TRANSGENDER MUTILATION SURGERY FOR CHILDREN WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF PARENTS." She shared an image of a post from Trump demanding Congress pass the SAVE Act, a voter ID bill that has nothing to do with access to transgender health care."
"Gender-affirming surgery is rarely performed on minors in the U.S., and bans on gender-affirming care for minors usually include bans on puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and even psychotherapy that supports trans identities because those are the forms of gender-affirming care that trans minors more commonly receive."
"Conservatives got mad at Trump, though, since he apparently forgot that, while parental approval and parental rights are common conservative demands, here they oppose parents' rights since the parents of trans kids are often supportive of their own children."
Donald Trump faced criticism from conservative figures, including former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, over perceived support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Trump posted about the SAVE Act, a voter ID bill, which included language stating "NO TRANSGENDER MUTILATION SURGERY FOR CHILDREN WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF PARENTS." Greene and other conservatives misinterpreted this as Trump supporting such procedures. Gender-affirming surgery is rarely performed on minors in the U.S., with most care involving puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and psychotherapy. The controversy highlights conservative opposition to parental rights in this specific context, despite typically championing parental authority. The SAVE Act itself focuses on voter identification but could complicate voting for transgender individuals and same-sex couples.
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