For tonight’s presentation, I want to go over some essential points. Some of this is my opinion, but it is an educated opinion based on my own experience and as someone very involved in reading news about LGBT people and being transgender myself.
In addition, I think what I am about to say may surprise some people but is also logically solid enough that most of the board members of the Rainbow Pro-Life Alliance will probably agree with my reasoning. And if not, then we can talk about why.
- Being transgender is not a political statement.
Being transgender means only that your sense of gender identity does not match society’s expectations based on what your body looks like. For many of these people, it is much easier to change their bodies or at least wear clothing that makes them feel more comfortable and avoid criticism from society. However, it does not work because many issues will affect them, and some are denied employment, housing, restrooms, and even are violently killed just because they don’t look either male or female enough. These same issues affect intersex people who are not transgender but still have some combination of male and female appearance.
However, being transgender, intersex, or plain genderfluid does not mean someone is making a political statement. Some people assume they are all Democrats, liberals, and snowflakes. Sometimes they believe they all have blue hair(seriously, this shit is too weird to make up).
However, each person has an opinion on any political topic separately from their gender identity. I recommend you listen to Caitlyn Jenner and Blaire White because they consider themselves more “conservative” to understand how different some transgender people are from what you have been told. The bottom line is that we are all different and WILL have different opinions on abortion laws, gun control, immigration, vaccine mandates, the military, public education, etc.
- Being Pro-Life is not a political statement
While being Pro-Life generally means that someone would like to make abortion illegal, it is more about an ethical discussion. I think someone can be against abortion even if they don’t seek to get into politics or vote(like me). I have some deep thoughts on this and am constantly evolving on this issue, but I am still Pro-Life because I view murder as a moral wrong. I will quickly have a conversation anytime about the differences between the legal and ethical sides of the issue.
- Both are moral, ethical, philosophical, and spiritual statements.
Being transgender can influence your moral/ethical ideas of right and wrong. It also leads to philosophical debates about “What is a man?” or “What is a Woman?”. Being Pro-Life also leads to questions such as “What is a baby?”, “When is it acceptable to kill someone?”. I also think your religion or spirituality will factor into your beliefs about both of these topics. I have certainly had to re-evaluate things I did and believed based on these issues.
- Gender transition and abortion require serious discussions of medical ethics and applicable laws. However, both are heavily related to “bodily autonomy”. I will make the case that abortion always violates the bodily autonomy of the baby/embryo/fetus/clump of cells/etc.
Gender transition does not violate bodily autonomy as long as it is not done against your will. In most cases, the transgender person seeking hormones or surgery chooses what they do with their own body. There are cases where genitals are modified on intersex infants without their consent(they can’t even speak yet), and sometimes without even the permission of the parents! The movie “Everybody” shows some obvious examples of this. Additionally, one of our board members also has written about their experience of having their testicles removed without their consent.
Here are some helpful links that may explain some things I mentioned.
Documentary: Everybody:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQAK2vJ5ti4
A post written by Anastasia
https://rainbowroo.com.au/blogs/news/end-intersex-surgery-we-are-not-broken
Chandler’s Honesty: Links to the book series:
https://chastitywhiterose.com/chandlers-honesty/
Chastity White Rose 
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