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We Need To Detransition America

It’s profoundly wrong that we have government policies that support so-called “transing” children, and that needs to stop now.

Anthony Constantino | May 16, 2026

We must end this madness. The fact that Americans are now expected to accept taxpayer-funded “transing” of people—especially vulnerable children—as legitimate public policy is beyond absurd. How did we ever arrive at a point where the government not only tolerates but also financially supports puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and irreversible surgeries?

Regardless of where Americans stand on broader cultural debates, taxpayers should never be forced to bankroll permanent medical interventions that carry enormous physical, emotional, and financial consequences. It is irrational, irresponsible, and deeply dangerous.

Let’s be honest about what makes this so insane. We do not use public dollars to help people smoke more cigarettes. We do not subsidize alcoholism. We do not encourage children to make permanent body modifications before they are mature enough to understand the lifelong consequences.

Society recognizes that minors are vulnerable, impressionable, and often incapable of grasping the full weight of irreversible decisions. Yet somehow, when it comes to “gender medicine,” common sense is discarded, caution is vilified, and taxpayers are told they must finance these interventions or be labeled hateful.

Puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender-transition surgeries are not harmless social experiments. They are profound medical interventions with life-altering consequences. Children subjected to these pathways may face sterilization, impaired bone density, sexual dysfunction, psychological distress, and permanent physical changes they may later regret.

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