FIST establishes collaboration with LGBT Courage Coalition in Campaign to End Child Transition

On November 20, 2024, three members of FIST’s Coordinating Committee and an additional FIST member met with Jamie Reed and Lauren Leggieri of the LGBT Courage Coalition to plan joint work to stop the misogynist and homophobic practice of child medical transition.  That practice targets for sterilization and permanent medical harm mostly girls and gender non-conforming children, the large majority of whom are likely to grow up to be lesbians or gay men.

We all agreed about the importance of challenging mainstream LGBT organizations that promote this practice in the name of the LGB community and that the voices of gender critical lesbians and gay men are particularly vital in this struggle.

The common work we outlined at the meeting includes:

  • Participation at the December 4th “Do No Harm” rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C..  That day the Court will hear oral arguments in the case of United States v. Skrmetti, on the issue of whether state bans on so-called “gender affirming care” for transgender identified minors are unconstitutional.  FIST members and supporters on the east coast in particular should consider attending this important protest!
  • Participation in protests at medical conferences planned for the spring and summer of 2025 in Los Angeles and San Francisco.  Stay tuned for details!
  • Educating FIST members and our periphery on the effect of puberty blockers on developing adolescents and the other permanent harms associated with these “treatments”.

All of us in FIST look forward to working together with the LGBT Courage Coalition in the coming months!

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