F you, Taylor Swift!” shouted Megyn Kelly, “and f all of the people who want to see these children have body parts chopped off.”

For those not fluent in Republican crazy-speak, Kelly’s meltdown was triggered by Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris the night before, barely one hour after Trump all but face-planted on the debate stage. Kelly was especially triggered by Swift highlighting her appreciation for vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s support of LGBTQ+ rights.

Other right-wing commentators, like Ben Shapiro, took another approach: making fun of Swifties. “Note: if you vote for a particular candidate because your favorite singer is doing so, please don’t vote. You are too stupid to vote,” wrote Shapiro on X. Meanwhile, Elon Musk, the richest man on the planet, threatened to impregnate her.

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    Look, just try and get it done. Go see what it takes, if it’s really as easy as they keep telling you. Take your kid and see how far you can get in trying to surgically transition them. You can always back out at the last second. Don’t just take the talking heads’ word for it, go see for yourself how far you can get along that process before a medical professional tells you “no.”

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      I concur, from personal experience.

      Any gender transition related healthcare - even just hormone therapy - is a long and involved process that requires multiple doctor and therapist visits, even for adults. And you have to be quite determined and strongly advocate for yourself the entire time, or the process will get derailed.

      People who claim that gender transition healthcare is “easy” or “sudden” are just making shit up.

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        Yeah, that’s what you’ll hear, immediately. Nobody anywhere is going to surgically transition a kid.

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      My father refused my offer on a trip to Portland during the election cycle 6 (4?) years ago.

      I stopped talking to my father 4 years ago and I haven’t been happier.