rant · moment 18 of 19
DeSantis, Disney, and the 'Don't Say Gay' Bill
from #291 - Dear Vladimir | The Tim Dillon Show · #291
5 min
Tim discusses DeSantis's fight with Disney over the bill, arguing it merely bars gender curriculum for very young kids, then pivots into his views on childhood gender dysphoria, detransitioners, and the need for caution before medical transition.
- Don't Say Gay bill actually just prevents gender theory instruction in kindergarten through second grade, and there was no existing curriculum to begin with.
- Many young kids experiencing gender dysphoria will turn out gay without needing to physically alter themselves; a six-year-old in a dress might just be experimenting.
- Recognizing biological differences between men and women doesn't make you a TERF and isn't a rejection of trans identity.
- Some people make trans issues their entire brand, talking about nothing else constantly, which seems suspect.
- Tim wouldn't want his own children altering their bodies until they're old enough to consciously choose, which isn't a trans-exclusionary position.
- There should be some kind of council to verify which kids are genuinely trans before allowing medical intervention.
- Pharmaceutical companies pushing hormones and pills on kids worries Tim, since some are genuinely trans but need legitimate verification.
- JK Rowling should write a new Harry Potter book about a sorting hat that determines which wizards are actually trans, rather than just debating biology endlessly.