I imagine there will be companion laws that make “existing as a trans or gay person around a child” sexual abuse.
I imagine there will be companion laws that make “existing as a trans or gay person around a child” sexual abuse.
Guaranteed that is the ultimate goal. Remember, they are still trying to label LGBT people, trans folks in particular, as pedos and groomers. I can take a lot of insults and bigotry hurled at me; I’ve got thick skin. But if anyone in public EVER calls me either of those words, I will fight them with everything I’ve got. I’d probably lose, but at least that person could not call me a coward as well.
I wish the cruelest ending possible upon any politician that actively works to legislate us away. All of them. And their supporters. Every last one.
If child welfare was the priority, they’d be doing something about DHS.
Oklahoma DHS refuses to investigate abuse allegations, and fires workers in retaliation for pointing out things like foster families forcing children to stay outside in freezing weather. (They will also retaliate if, say, you are a CASA and point out that the case worker assigned to a child has zero fucking clue where the child is lol. That retaliation involves spurious insinuations of child sexual abuse, which is why as a trans person who viewed the kid I advocated for as basically my daughter I had to give up on advocating for her for my own safety. Shits fucked and no one cares lol.)
Like I am at the point where I will Aaron Bushnell myself if it takes that to get someone to step in. It has literally drove me insane.
If you just beat the ass of everyone that says that malicious shit, eventually they’ll stop or won’t be able to speak anymore. This sounds like a win
There will be exceptions for clergy, because they’re not interested in actual pedophiles, just scapegoats.
In Oklahoma, it’s legal to marry at age 16 with permission from a parent, but minors who are even younger can wed with a court order from a judge in cases of pregnancy or to settle a paternity lawsuit.
Oh, great.
Also keep in mind that it is impossible for minors to file for divorce - only adults can. So you can get coerced into marriage, and trapped.
I come from a long line of teenage mothers. It absolutely destroyed the mental health of all the women of my family. But when these people think of groomers and pedophiles, they don’t think of my mother, pregnant at fifteen by a guy twice her age - they think of a gay elementary teacher who mentions their husband in passing.
Watch parents in Oklahoma tell their kids to cry wolf every time they meet a trans person.
Yes - there’s an active harassment campaign against a transgender woman social worker on Facebook which is pretty horrific.
