SCOTUS’ trans ruling: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: The Supreme Court upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender transition surgical procedure for minors.
On the day of the Supreme Court’s resolution upholding the Tennessee ban on transitions for minors, the mainstream media (particularly PBS) was fast to cry out what a “setback” this ruling was for “trans” rights (“Trans sense,” June 19).
The agonies introduced on by impulsive choices made by addled kids weren’t mentioned.
This ruling is a victory, not a “setback,” for organic common sense.
Twenty seven states now have related bans as Tennessee. One would possibly ask why the remaining 23 states are to this point behind the curve towards sanity?
Anthony Parks
Garden City
The solely disappointing factor in regards to the SCOTUS gender resolution is that it wasn’t unanimous. It implies that six Justices have common sense, and three don’t.
Nevertheless, a technology of younger girls and boys have been saved from the “gender-affirming” cultists.
By the best way, when did the far left change its thoughts on childhood genital mutilation? It looks as if solely yesterday the left was firmly in opposition to the observe for younger ladies in sure African international locations.
Dennis Rhodes
Naples, Fla.
Since minors are thought of to be too younger to vote or serve within the army, then they’re additionally too younger to make these varieties of life-changing choices.
By the time they develop into adults, they could have modified their minds about all of these decisions.
Ray Starman
Albany
Thanks to the Supreme Court for ruling in opposition to this idiotic ideology of “gender affirmation.”
It reaffirms what scripture tells us: Namely that the creator made two sexes, female and male, and no one ought to desecrate this.
Frank Brady
Yonkers
The high court docket ruling to permit banning transgender look after minors is solely common sense.
Sometimes children undergo phases. And life-changing choices for minors may result in remorse and emotional and psychological struggles in later years.
My solely hope is that different states will be a part of the ban. Kids simply need to be children. They shouldn’t be allowed to make grownup choices.
The legal age to drink is 21. The age to vote is eighteen and to drive is 16. Waiting till the age of 18 for trans therapy just isn’t asking an excessive amount of. In truth, it’s good.
Joann Lee Frank
Clearwater, Fla.
The Issue: City Hall’s plan to spend $929.1 million to accommodate the homeless and migrants in resorts.
Mayor Adams must go (“A Fetid $1B Hotel Deal,” Editorial, June 20).
He can not justify spending almost $1 billion for this trigger. How many of the 86,000 who need housing are literally homeless residents, those he ought to have been taking care of from Day 1?
That money may have been divided for different very important companies that need to be addressed, similar to cleaner streets, an overhaul of the Administration for Children’s Services, more cops — as a result of we actually don’t need more commuters to be stabbed during a Grand Central morning rush hour — or a quantity of different points needing pressing consideration and upgrades.
Susan Cienfuegos
New Rochelle
I actually suppose that New York taxpayers and residents have had enough of Eric Adams’ nonsense. Along with the corruption allegations, he has continued to destroy New Yorkers’ high quality of life.
Now he’s planning to spend almost $1 billion in taxpayer money on shelters for immigrants and homeless.
When is that this gonna stop? Enough already, Adams.
Gene O’Brien
Whitestone
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