Nebraska governor approves regulations to allow gender-affirming care for minors

[SoFloMom]

I have no problem with therapy before making such a huge decision like this. However what makes me wary is the TYPE of therapy they’ll be giving.

Will it be the same kind of “therapy” women go through when they go to crisis pregnancy centers and get shamed/harassed into keeping the baby?

[Della]

I have no problem with therapy before making such a huge decision like this. However what makes me wary is the TYPE of therapy they’ll be giving.

Will it be the same kind of “therapy” women go through when they go to crisis pregnancy centers and get shamed/harassed into keeping the baby?

The type, yes. I wonder what kinds of "therapy that could push back" they mean.

[MonarchMom]

They include undergoing at least 40 hours of therapy that could push back on a person’s gender identity before they can receive any medical treatments meant to affirm their gender identities.

That's awful.

You have to do more hours of practice driving with a parent to get a driver’s license…

40 hours of therapy is less than an hour a week for a year…

I’ll even go farther than the transgender issue…
Kids should have to have that many hours of therapy before they get add/adhd meds too…

When you get a driver's license you are able to operate a potentially dangerous vehicle on public roads, and harm passengers or other people. None of this is true when someone selects gender affirming care. It affects only themselves.

[Slimshandy]

That's awful.

You have to do more hours of practice driving with a parent to get a driver’s license…

40 hours of therapy is less than an hour a week for a year…

I’ll even go farther than the transgender issue…
Kids should have to have that many hours of therapy before they get add/adhd meds too…

When you get a driver's license you are able to operate a potentially dangerous vehicle on public roads, and harm passengers or other people. None of this is true when someone selects gender affirming care. It affects only themselves.

It affects them, yes…

It affects them in a HUGE and life changing way during a time in their lives where their body is already changing in huge and life changing ways on its own.…

Talking through what emotions and feelings are causing that want for a change should never be looked at as a bad thing…


Therapy is not bad. At all.

Women who want breast implants should go to therapy first, children who want Ritalin should go to therapy first, children wanting to change genders should go to therapy first…

[MonarchMom]

You have to do more hours of practice driving with a parent to get a driver’s license…

40 hours of therapy is less than an hour a week for a year…

I’ll even go farther than the transgender issue…
Kids should have to have that many hours of therapy before they get add/adhd meds too…

When you get a driver's license you are able to operate a potentially dangerous vehicle on public roads, and harm passengers or other people. None of this is true when someone selects gender affirming care. It affects only themselves.

It affects them, yes…

It affects them in a HUGE and life changing way during a time in their lives where their body is already changing in huge and life changing ways on its own.…

Talking through what emotions and feelings are causing that want for a change should never be looked at as a bad thing…


Therapy is not bad. At all.

Women who want breast implants should go to therapy first, children who want Ritalin should go to therapy first, children wanting to change genders should go to therapy first…

Not arguing with the need for counseling. But I don't support 40 hours mandated by the state, as opposed to a standard of screening and counseling based on research consensus and done by professionals in the field.

[Slimshandy]

When you get a driver's license you are able to operate a potentially dangerous vehicle on public roads, and harm passengers or other people. None of this is true when someone selects gender affirming care. It affects only themselves.

It affects them, yes…

It affects them in a HUGE and life changing way during a time in their lives where their body is already changing in huge and life changing ways on its own.…

Talking through what emotions and feelings are causing that want for a change should never be looked at as a bad thing…


Therapy is not bad. At all.

Women who want breast implants should go to therapy first, children who want Ritalin should go to therapy first, children wanting to change genders should go to therapy first…

Not arguing with the need for counseling. But I don't support 40 hours mandated by the state, as opposed to a standard of screening and counseling based on research consensus and done by professionals in the field.

I think this should be seen as normal and needed by the medical community as well.


Regardless of how little consideration most people think the decision is, in reality it’s huge and has a huge impact on the child as a whole.

An hour a week for less than a year before starting gender transition is actually pretty important when accessing the true reasons behind the child’s want for that kind of change.

[BionicBunny]

Mental health help is very important. This is a good thing.

[BionicBunny]

They include undergoing at least 40 hours of therapy that could push back on a person’s gender identity before they can receive any medical treatments meant to affirm their gender identities.

That's awful.

You have to do more hours of practice driving with a parent to get a driver’s license…

40 hours of therapy is less than an hour a week for a year…

I’ll even go farther than the transgender issue…
Kids should have to have that many hours of therapy before they get add/adhd meds too…

I think therapy is important for a lot of youth but I'm curious on why you think it should be required before getting ADHD meds? I think therapy and medication should go hand and hand with mental health issues like depression but ADHD meds help with focus. It affects learning and development.

[jessilin0113]

What other condition do we require people to spend a significant amount of time getting an opposing opinion for before we treat them? Gender dysphoria is a clinical condition diagnosed with valid and reliable testing. It already requires a duration of six months before it can be diagnosed. The appropriate treatment is gender-affirming care, and making someone wait longer for it puts their literal life at risk. Gender-affirming treatment comes with lots of people involved, including PCP, endocrinologists, therapists, and family. They know better than the state ever will.

[Slimshandy]

That's awful.

You have to do more hours of practice driving with a parent to get a driver’s license…

40 hours of therapy is less than an hour a week for a year…

I’ll even go farther than the transgender issue…
Kids should have to have that many hours of therapy before they get add/adhd meds too…

I think therapy is important for a lot of youth but I'm curious on why you think it should be required before getting ADHD meds? I think therapy and medication should go hand and hand with mental health issues like depression but ADHD meds help with focus. It affects learning and development.

Because taking steps to alter your brain chemistry isn’t something that should be taken lightly.
It comes with side effects, possible life long chemical changes, huge risk for medication abuse that can lead to death…


It shouldn’t be seen as run of the mill… it should be utilized only after cognitive behavioral therapy methods have been exhausted.