Earlier this year, Dr. Jack Turban — who is, in his own words, an “Ass. Prof of Child Psychiatry” at University of California San Francisco — boldly proclaimed that puberty blockers are a lot gentler on growing bodies than actual puberty.
Puberty blockers (temporary, reversible) are more benign than going through a puberty that can’t be undone.
If you can’t see that, then you really need to reflect on your biases and whether you consider #trans people *at all* when you form your opinions.
— Jack Turban MD 🏳️⚧️🧠🏳️🌈 (@jack_turban) April 14, 2022
Hot take, right? This guy fancies himself an expert in trans youth mental health, but based on what we’ve seen from him, he’s the one in need of a mental health expert. He definitely shouldn’t be in a position to guide kids who are struggling with sexuality and gender identity issues, that’s for damn sure. But according to this pair of tweets from yesterday, he thinks he is one of only two outside people who should be involved in someone’s decision to transition:
Unless you’re someone’s doctor or intimate partner, their genitals are none of your business, actually.
— Jack Turban MD 🏳️⚧️🧠🏳️🌈 (@jack_turban) August 2, 2022
I’m sad to say this is a subtweet of so many things.
— Jack Turban MD 🏳️⚧️🧠🏳️🌈 (@jack_turban) August 2, 2022
How about the parents? This guy has a focus on working with kids, who, in case it needs to be said, frequently have parents who might also have some thoughts on whether or not their children should be given puberty blockers or have penises or breasts removed.
Also, when it comes to the idea that LGBTQ+ identity should be a personal, private matter, that all sounds very nice, but Turban regularly promotes exposing children to LGBTQ+ culture even at a young age.
This @PostOpinions piece by drag icon @sasha_velour is 🔥 and really cuts to the heart of conservatives’ obsession with drag queens.https://t.co/psGA8fjog6 pic.twitter.com/D8bH6RtV1Z
— Jack Turban MD 🏳️⚧️🧠🏳️🌈 (@jack_turban) July 30, 2022
Children growing up with drag queen story time will learn to not fear, hate, or attack innocent #LGBTQ people.
Children who are raised in schools where books about #LGBTQ people are banned will learn to fear, hate, and attack innocent #LGBTQ people.
— Jack Turban MD 🏳️⚧️🧠🏳️🌈 (@jack_turban) July 31, 2022
That’s not keeping things private, is it?
You can use the "private stuff, none of your business" argument, or you can have this, but not both. https://t.co/NknEZcVtEC pic.twitter.com/FaiV280fzU
— PEG (@pegobry) August 3, 2022
This rhetoric is quaint at this point. Mandatory celebration was *always* the goal of the LGBT movement. The libertarian arguments were always disingenuous.
— PEG (@pegobry) August 3, 2022
Jack Turban wants to have his cake and eat it, too. And if some kids get mutilated in the process? Well, that’s OK. It’s for the best, right?
Also this guy should be in prison as an accessory to child abuse. pic.twitter.com/xnqfLch12W
— PEG (@pegobry) August 3, 2022
“Ass prof,” indeed.
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