The MeToo movement was a huge cultural movement—but now, many major government leaders with sexual abuse scandals under their belt seem to go under the radar—how did we get to this point? And what about the aftermath of the ChurchToo movement? David and Skye discuss this, as well as a case in the Supreme Court about Tennessee’s ban on transgender medical intervention for kids.
0:00 - Theme Song
0:17 - Show Begins
7:19 - MeToo as a Christian Ethic
12:34 - False Safety in Christian Subculture
22:48 - The Bad Patterns in the Aftermath
28:45 - Bon on Transgender Medical Intervention for Kids
35:14 - Rational Basis Example
44:45 - Tattoos and Parental Consent
52:09 - David’s Prediction on the Court Ruling
58:15 - Looking Forward to Superman
1:06:23 - End Credits
Denying puberty blockers to trans kids is absolutely solely based on their gender presentation. Purity blockers for cisgender kids have been used for decades, and they will continue to be used. Will doctors have a higher bar to pass to treat precocious puberty in the future? My guess is probably. We have seen here in Texas that all the abortion stuff has made OBGYNs hesitant to treat and even to leave the state. So I think Tennessee doctors are going to find this is more problematic than the legislature intended for it to be.
I feel like if you think that the whole of pediatric endocrinology and psychology is absolutely wrong, to the point that you want to enact laws…