I loved this. I love hearing Billboard Chris speak b/c he simply states the obvious with conviction. We parents should not have to hesitate to speak the truth. I wish I could be brave enough to stand on a street and engage people. Perhaps one day. I am wowed but his commitment to protecting girls. Thank you, thank you.
This was such an inspiring conversation. Although I was aware of Billboard Chris I'd never heard him interviewed. As a CA parent who gathered signatures for Protect Kids California, the volunteer-driven ballot initiative that failed to reach the signature threshold, I could not be happier to hear that Chris intends to fundraise for ballot initiatives in blue states. Our conversations with voters showed that the majority of people agreed with the ballot initiative's aims. With the right funding, we would be able to overturn the terrible laws enacted by CA lawmakers.
I was particularly interested in the part of the conversation that began with Chris' assertion that we've turned a mental illness into a civil rights movement. It may have started that way but it is more complicated than that now, as my own experience attests. My own daughter never showed any signs of being uncomfortable with her sex and had absolutely no mental health issues prior to her declaring herself a boy at age 13 (also the age at which, we believe, she started confronting her sexuality and realized she was attracted to girls). She has been boy-identified ever since and at age 16 she remains very high functioning (we are non-affirming so no medical interventions). She's not depressed or anxious, and yet she holds insane beliefs about gender and thus could be argued to be mentally ill. If anything I think this civil rights movement creates mental illness so there's actually a spiral where the TQ turned their mental illness into a civil rights movement which in turn has created mental illness in a wide range of children and young people.
Yes, I tried to pee standing up like my brothers - not good.
No, I was not really thrilled about going through puberty. My daughters certainly weren't.
Thanks to Billboard Chris for his amazing efforts.
People ask 'why aren't the women standing up against this', but perhaps it's up to the men, and I say that because it's extremely aggressive men who are fighting their way into women's spaces, and they need to be fought back by strong and tough men.
Check out episodes 34 (Gender Dysphoria and Suicide), 40 (Social Transition: A Powerful Pyschosocial Intervention) and 146 (Myths, Misconceptions and Exaggerations About Gender) you might find some of what you are looking for in there. Also, check the notes on these episodes for references.
I loved this. I love hearing Billboard Chris speak b/c he simply states the obvious with conviction. We parents should not have to hesitate to speak the truth. I wish I could be brave enough to stand on a street and engage people. Perhaps one day. I am wowed but his commitment to protecting girls. Thank you, thank you.
This was such an inspiring conversation. Although I was aware of Billboard Chris I'd never heard him interviewed. As a CA parent who gathered signatures for Protect Kids California, the volunteer-driven ballot initiative that failed to reach the signature threshold, I could not be happier to hear that Chris intends to fundraise for ballot initiatives in blue states. Our conversations with voters showed that the majority of people agreed with the ballot initiative's aims. With the right funding, we would be able to overturn the terrible laws enacted by CA lawmakers.
I was particularly interested in the part of the conversation that began with Chris' assertion that we've turned a mental illness into a civil rights movement. It may have started that way but it is more complicated than that now, as my own experience attests. My own daughter never showed any signs of being uncomfortable with her sex and had absolutely no mental health issues prior to her declaring herself a boy at age 13 (also the age at which, we believe, she started confronting her sexuality and realized she was attracted to girls). She has been boy-identified ever since and at age 16 she remains very high functioning (we are non-affirming so no medical interventions). She's not depressed or anxious, and yet she holds insane beliefs about gender and thus could be argued to be mentally ill. If anything I think this civil rights movement creates mental illness so there's actually a spiral where the TQ turned their mental illness into a civil rights movement which in turn has created mental illness in a wide range of children and young people.
Thank you Chris for your work to help kids and educate the public.
Yes, I tried to pee standing up like my brothers - not good.
No, I was not really thrilled about going through puberty. My daughters certainly weren't.
Thanks to Billboard Chris for his amazing efforts.
People ask 'why aren't the women standing up against this', but perhaps it's up to the men, and I say that because it's extremely aggressive men who are fighting their way into women's spaces, and they need to be fought back by strong and tough men.
Check out episodes 34 (Gender Dysphoria and Suicide), 40 (Social Transition: A Powerful Pyschosocial Intervention) and 146 (Myths, Misconceptions and Exaggerations About Gender) you might find some of what you are looking for in there. Also, check the notes on these episodes for references.
I watched an hour-long Billboard Chris interview/challenge - I saw a lot of approaches. Watch a few of his videos, maybe.