It's not every day that parents who oppose progressive transgender ideology see tangible results, but thousands of parents have voted against Maine's LD1735, the Gender-Affirming Health Care Protection Act. That's exactly what happened when I called and emailed Maine legislators to voice my opposition.
LD1735 died in committee Thursday after all 12 members of the state Senate Judiciary Committee voted against sending LD1735 to the floor for a full vote. Lawyers and other experts say our concern is that LD 1735 will turn Maine into a “sanctuary state” for minors seeking gender reassignment treatment and deprive out-of-state parents of necessary parental rights. confirmed.
Maine LD 1735 died in committee because parents across the country stood up for their children! It's time to celebrate this victory, but don't be complacent. They won't stop coming, and you can't stop protecting them!
Congratulations, @CourageHabit @Jenn_McW @ShawnMcBreairty and… https://t.co/FymaQU0GIc— Mary Rooke (@MaryRooke_) January 25, 2024
A previously proposed bill would have amended the state's official definition of emergency abuse situations to include parents who deny a child access to “gender-affirming medical care or gender-affirming mental health care.” If LD 1735 were to pass, by denying their children cross-sex hormones, puberty blockers, and surgeries to remove healthy genitalia, Maine would make these parents the ones who beat their children bloody every night. meaning that it would have been considered “abusive''. (Luke: Thanks to Joy Reid. Her public support for child porn makes my job easier.)
Maine, a state filled with progressive activists and controlled by Democrats, would have passed the bill in its entirety without a second thought if American parents hadn't opposed it.the same parliament passed the bill decline The age of consent for minors seeking transgender treatment is 16 years. This means that 16-year-old boys can be given irreversible hormone blockers or cross-sex hormones and dressed in chest binders or clothing that hides their penises. without it Parental knowledge or consent. Also, Given the School counselors and social workers have the authority to transfer students without parental consent.
After the bill was defeated, Alvin Louie, president of Courage Is A Habit, a group that works to block progressive legislation in the state Legislature, celebrated the victory in the Daily Caller. He called this proof that “individual American patriots are not powerless.”
“My team and I are incredibly grateful to everyone who wrote emails and shared them with family and friends. If people don't take action, no matter what we do, It makes no sense. And this was a loud and clear message to parents across America to the transgender cult that their emotional blackmail is coming to an end. Parents no longer have labels. I don't care. This cult will not take our children,” Louis said.
Congratulations everyone. This is your victory. You have shown what happens when you stop being emotionally blackmailed by a transgender cult. Everyday American patriots are not powerless. @AmericaMission_ @theblaze @TPostMillennial @DailySignal @DailyCaller @MaryRooke_… pic.twitter.com/qwnlVPOJYT
— Courage is a habit (@CourageHabit) January 25, 2024
“Every day we are exposed to so many great problems that make the average American feel helpless. This victory they were able to achieve proves that individual American patriots are not helpless. “There is,” he continued. “The 12-0 defeat of this transgender trafficking bill took place in blue states that allow nine-month abortions and allow 16-year-olds to receive transgender drugs and surgeries without parental consent. “This absolute victory is just a glimpse of what can happen when Americans take action and reject those who hate America, the Constitution, and parental rights,” he continued.
Louis is correct in that the system is often stacked in favor of the left, using bully tactics to undermine vital protections for vulnerable children. And they continue to disenfranchise parents, especially in states where Democrats control the legislative and executive branches, under the guise that children have the mental capacity to make life-altering decisions.
A similar bill, SB-107, Gender-affirming Health Care, was signed into law in California, making the state the first state to be considered a “sanctuary state” for children trapped in gender ideology. (ROOKE: States follow blueprint to legalize new forms of child trafficking)
Similar to LD 1735, California can ignore out-of-state custody orders if the state determines that the child is being harmed by the parent by refusing these orders. It also makes it illegal to disclose whether children are receiving transgender treatment covered by the law, even if there is a foreign subpoena requesting the information.
Great news for Maine!
Unfortunately, California remains a trans child trafficking state.
Here's how Californians can end this problem @ProtectKidsCA Ballot Initiatives.
visit https://t.co/WnkKZxGBEo Learn more and sign the petition.
— Jonathan Zachreson (@JZachreson) January 26, 2024
Concerned parents in California are working to undo the damage transgender ideology is inflicting on the state's children. Protect Kids California Initiative.This group is hoping that enough signatures will install this Initiative Join us on a statewide ballot to give parents a say in whether their children have access to these harmful procedures.
While this is no time for complacency, the failure of Maine LD 1735 was a major victory for parental rights and protecting America's children. Parents have the power and sacred right to stand up on behalf of their families against harmful ideologies that seek to capture their children and use them for political purposes.
