Mmastodon WorldReligion first seen 10 h ago, last 1 h ago, peak #2
Anger over double standard on religious parents versus trans-supportive parents
Original: You're religious, you can kill all your children with no consequences. You support your trans kids, you're "an extremist
Commenters are condemning what they call a double standard in how authorities treat parents: those who rely on religious exemptions allegedly face no consequences after children died from untreated medical complications, while parents who support their transgender children are labeled extremists promoting a dangerous ideology. Posts cite the deaths of siblings Emma Joyce and Ava Joan as examples of fatal outcomes linked to faith-based refusal of care.
Why now: Debates over religious exemptions in child medical care and the treatment of families of trans children are colliding in current political discourse.
Evidence
- You're religious, you can kill all your children with no consequences. You support your trans kids, you're "an extremist promoting a dangerous ideology". "Emma Joyce died at 3 years old. The next year, her sister Ava Joan died. Then their brother died from the same complication… · aSweetGentleman@mstdn.social · 5
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