I think people really overestimate the likelihood of CPS taking their kid after a visit.
There are lots of kids in absolutely horrid conditions that CPS doesn't take, they're not going to take them from your middle class home just because your mother in law didn't happen to clean.
Given that CPS in Texas will attempt to take gender-non-conforming kids who have the support of their parents in being GNC, and that it's in Texas, I am pleasantly surprised that there have been no deaths with that policy.
AFAICT this is not taken into account by Texas CPS in any way. Look for articles on it.
Yes, Texas legislators passed a virtue signaling law to do so, but it was blocked immediately. there is also a big gap between what laws are passed and the realistic chance of your child being taken away when the system actually confronts families.
> surprised that there have been no deaths with that policy
The lunacy of today's synthetic sex identity movement aside, what did you imagine, that the Texas state government would take these kids out back and shoot them?
That children would commit suicide after being taken from their parents due to their gender politics. Seems pretty plausible to me, transgender folks are already at increased risk of suicide.
Higher than cis people, perhaps, but much lower than if they had not received treatment.
Which is the whole point. They're better off with proper treatment than without. Anti-trans activists don't care about kids' welfare, they just want them to conform at any cost.
Well, in general falsifiability and its application to psychology is up for debate because it is generally unethical/impossible to run single variable control experiments on humans :)
Exactly, I was poking at the confidence expressed by the OP that inferred causality. Having more nuance and expressing less confidence would be closer to reality.
This misuse of "groomer" to mean "queer sympathizer" pulls vital attention away from kids who are actually being groomed for abuse. Believe what you want, but don't pretend you care about the kids.
Edit: BTW, there are mountains of evidence showing far better life outcomes for trans kids and adults who receive gender-affirming treatment, with or without surgery. If you actually care about the welfare of trans kids, you should educate yourself and stop listening to lying bigots.
There are lots of kids in absolutely horrid conditions that CPS doesn't take, they're not going to take them from your middle class home just because your mother in law didn't happen to clean.