Rand Paul questions Rachel Levine on gender-affirming care for minors
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- Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) questioned nominee for assistant health secretary Rachel Levine about her position on gender-affirming care for minors. Read more: wapo.st/2NvZmNL. Subscribe to The Washington Post on CZcams: wapo.st/2QOdcqK
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10 years ago, this would be a comedy skit. Now, it’s real.
This thing represents us as the secretary of health...
@@MicklowFilms can you imagine that? What is Biden thinking about?
@@MicklowFilms better that woman than you, a shameless hateful bigot with literally nothing to offer to humanity 🤷♀️
It really sad.
A Freak Show! LOL! Imprison Rand Paul for his racist crimes against the peace and justice loving people.
The US is becoming a cross between Idiocracy and South Park.
and it's only going to get worse. The system is designed like this. They are attempting to demoralize the righteous, the noble, the disciplined, into giving up. To completely extinguish the fire within mankind until the war that is coming will be won without a fight. They want everybody with that spark inside of them to simply resign, accept defeat, and allow this change to take place. I pray to Christ it does not reach that point, but I hate to say that at this point I believe this change has already taken place. The righteous have already resigned. They are now just waiting for the storm to pass.
And a bit of Handmaids Tale
I’m batin’
It’ll end up like V for Vendetta
😂
Levine sounds like a demon possessed doll. You pull the string in his back and he rattles off the same response over and over
Exactly.
I love that Rand Paul doesn't let Dr Levine get away with dodging the questions.
Mr. Levine to be correct.
They always talk in circles instead of yes and no ?s
If I ever have children I'm home schooling them....wtf is wrong with these people?
They are leftists... The goat path!
Really! I would never let my kids near Rand Paul!
@@gperisian what does that have to do with homeschooling children?
@@gperisian That would be a loss for them.
I knew it was a dude the second I saw him, google confirmed he's Richard, better known as Dick. He'd be accepted more if be was just gay like Bootygig
These people are sick and deranged. Nice work Rand.
They sure are. They need Jesus Christ.
@Russell Jordan 🤣😂
Imprison Rand Paul for his 'Racist' Counter Revolutionary talk. LOL LOL
@Russell Jordan LOL!
Hot dogs are sick and deranged, you numb nut.
Just watching a so called health official openly advocate for irreversible medical damage as "affirmation" is appalling and unacceptable.
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You Sen. Rand Paul for fighting for US !! These woman hating men who run around in woman face must be stopped !!!!
Thank u I totally agree
Tulsi Gabbard and Rand Paul are a few persons from U.S who speak so sensibly. Just what is expected from public figures!!
tulsi gabbard is a sad disappointment, but I can't say I'm surprised given her cult history
Tulsi is a plant from the WEF.
The fact that this is up for discussion means we're doomed as a society. This is mind-boggling
We are screwed with people like this in any position of power. Rand Paul is one of the only sane people still in government
Wow, I didn't know Sam Kinnisen was still alive!
Too overindulged. Wake up America, stop dreaming.
“Shiiiieet”- Clay Davis
Something that annoys me about the transgender community is when many people in the community act like gender dysphoria is a medical condition. I find that offensive to people who have actual medical conditions.
People with gender dysphoria need to realize that things could be a lot worse for them, and they need to appreciate the fact that they at least have a healthy normal working body. There are people born disformed, without body parts, have serious diseases and conditions that can greatly impair them or can be fatal to them. For example, my nephew has Menkes disease, and it has affected him really badly.
It's not fair to act like you have it the worst when there's people who clearly have it a lot worse than you. That's just being selfish.
Hey teacher leave those kids alone !!
OK boomer
@@ferb5376 how is calling someone a boomer offensive?
@@ryanklugh3668 That's just what some offended 12 year old with no real argument says, but they gotta appease their future masters cuz their parents are sheep too.
Don't worry about that dumb kid.
@@ferb5376 Id rather this world was run by boomers
“Things” like that have no place around our youth.... senator Paul thank you 🙏 keep the creeps away from the kids please.
Keep your religion out of a human rights issue. For caring so much about "creeps", you sure seem interested in minors' gentitalia...that sounds creepy.
Agreed, they have no place nor rights around the youth
Let the children be children
Pediatric gender medicine is woke conversion therapy. Rand Paul is one of my senators. I have a laundry list of disagreements with him that stretches a mile long, but here I agree with him 💯%. Thank you Senator Paul, and a big thank you Kiera Bell, a tremendously brave young woman.
This is gay conversion therapy but "progressive" it's absurd that children are now being told how to dissociate from their bodies so better to conform to sexist stereotypes. I'd call myself a tolerant/progressive. but it's odd how sexist ideas are now seen as progressive and require medical intervention.
Rand Paul is hardly my favorite politician but he's absolutely correct in this context and its disgusting that Dr. Levine is being lauded and applauded for evading direct but very relevant, informed and respectfully placed questions.
Name a few things bad about rand Paul
@@ejRecording IMO, YOU MUST BE ONE OF THE FRUIT FARMERS HOPING TO SMEAR PAUL FOR STANDING UP FOR OUR CHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IF THAT IS THE CASE -
GO TO HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@UniversumPBR Tolerant progressive? Oxymoron alert!
100%
Never trust someone who can't give a simple yes or no answer.
This is not a simple topic at all.
We'll start by defining a couple times. Transgender people have a gender that does not match their gender assigned at birth. Gender dysphoria is a negative emotion that many trans people experience due to a disconnect between their body and their internal processes
If parents suspect their child is transgender, the child is taken to a psychiatrist who specializes in adolescent psychology, specifically relating to transgender people. If they determine that there is a strong likelihood that the child may be transgender, they are referred to a child therapist, who works with the child and their parents over a period of months, sometimes even years, to determine in detail if the child is transgender. If, and only if, the child, the parents, the psychiatrist and the therapist ALL agree that the child is transgender, then they will move forward with care.
The exact method of care depends on the age of the child. For prepubescent children younger than 10 or 11, this means simply wearing clothes that match their identity. Note that not every adolescent begins this process at the same age, and many begin after puberty.
When the adolescent turns 10 or 11 or so, or after several months of discussion with a therapist (whichever comes second), and the other adolescent is still sure in their transgender identity and they still want to proceed, they will then be put on puberty blockers. This acts as an additional safeguard. If they later realize that they are not trans, then no "damage" (here meaning developing secondary sex characteristics that do not match their identity) will have been done. The use of puberty blockers acts as an additional buffer period to make sure the child truly wants this path.
Puberty blockers do exactly what it sounds like they do, they block puberty. The puberty blockers used today were approved by the FDA in 1991, although other puberty blockers have been used since the 1980s. Puberty blockers were originally used for children with and an abnormally early puberty. Puberty blockers block the hormones associated with sexual development during puberty (testosterone and estrogen). Puberty blockers do not however delay brain development, and the child will still grow, albeit more slowly than their peers. If the adolescent at some point realizes that they are not trans during the period which they are prescribed puberty blockers, then they will stop being prescribed puberty blockers and they will go through puberty as normal. There are no major differences in their puberty, however male adolescents who were on puberty blockers for a while maybe an inch or two shorter than they might have otherwise been.
At age 16, or after a few years of puberty blockers (whichever comes second), if the adolescent still wishes to proceed and is sure of their transgender identity, they will then be prescribed hormones which align with their gender identity. They then develop through puberty normally for their gender identity, simply a bit later in than most.
Sex reassignment surgery, also sometimes known informally as "bottom surgery", is reserved for age 18, except in VERY rare cases (and even then it is usually only at age 17. In these rare cases usually the adolescent has very extreme dysphoria surrounding their genitalia. Some doctors however use the age of 18 as a hard limit and will not move forward with sex reassignment surgery even in these rare cases. Note that sex reassignment surgery is only performed if the adolescent specifically seeks it out. Not every transgender individual wishes to have "bottom surgery".
Mastectomies for Female to Male transgender people, also sometimes known informally as "top surgery", is only necessary for transgender individuals who have already gone through a typical female puberty.
There are no 6-year-olds getting put on hormones. There are no children getting surgeries. There are no medical professionals advocating for government intervention for transgender children.
@@turbocat8329 If all that information is true, and if Rachel Levine really is a professional Pediatrician and knows this field well enough to advise the Government and Public on Transgenderism, he should have been able to explain it to Rand Paul. Instead all he did was dodge the question.
@@zambimaru I believe Dr Levine was trying not to engage with senator Paul, because senator Paul was spreading a lot of misinformation and it seems like he may have been looking for a bit of a fight. Personally I would have very much liked if Dr Levine had dispelled some of the misinformation but ultimately I understand their choice not to engage.
Not really defending this person or whatever but you know to keep things fair here ..you know who really rings a bell of someone on the right who repeatedly dodged questions blatantly over and over. Amy Coney Barrett. If you haven’t watched it, on her Supreme Court confirmation it’s really quite hilarious. Both sides are filled to the brim with bullshit they accuse the other of doing when they do it themselves
@@turbocat8329 Which information did he provide that was false? He didn't answer his question. Twice. Stop defending him.
Thank you, Rand. This is out of hand. The country won’t stand for this nonsense much longer.
Why are we standing for it at all. The is a disgrace and totally disgusting. No this woman/man can NOT be confirmed.
What can we DO about that pervert!
Almost at 100, let's go!!
@@MannyMaurice5348 Definitely a man.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
No one EVER does anything.
It not only should be illegal for children but EVERYONE. Any “doctor” who goes along with someone’s delusion of reality and proscribes “treatment” such as hormones or surgery should be in jail!! they prey on the weak and confused for $$$$$$
How is a person that can't give an answer to an important question like this and completely evades it an American assistant secretary for Health?
Besides Rand Paul clearly has the peoples best interests and well-being in mind while Rachel very evidently has a bias.
I bet senator paul can't wait until Dr. Levine visits his office and tells him yet again that transgender medicine is a very complex field and zee would love to talk about it.
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😂😂😭😭😭😭 facts
Hopefully Rand’s office has a well-stocked gun safe and is in a state with a BROAD Castle Doctrine (pun intended).
Sorry, but Rand Paul's dialogue with the nominee here was totally justified and appropriate. His question was relevant for the position for which she is being nominated.
Cant stand Rand Paul but he has a solid question and concern.
>she
@@snap4ward I like the guy. I don't agree with him on everything but I really respect how consistent he is through his career. It's a very rare thing in Congress.
Nothing to apologize for.
Patty whatever is a freak as well.
There are some really messed up people in this world that have lost there way , sen Paul god bless you keep up the good work 🙌🏻
It goes to show how far off peoples moral compasses are. I cannot begin to comprehend anyone supporting a freak show like this much less parading it in public and placing it Federal office as a public health official. Sick.
This video is missing the beginning of Sen. Paul’s statement where he discusses genital mutilation.
WaPo trying to make a hero out of a POTATO!!
the Puppet master bezos said no!
Also if non-consensual genital mutilation of minors is wrong, let’s stop systematic circumcision too.
@@pedazodeboludo Unfortunately so many people deny that circumcision is nearly universal, that an anti-circumcision message is bootless. Most people don't know the difference, or assume that there is no difference, because they're sure they've seen both circumcised and uncircumcised men. They haven't, or they'd notice the difference easily.
@@epaburke I can tell you as a nurse who took care of newborns in a large hospital for over thirty years that circumcision is NOT nearly universal. Since the 1990’s at least half of male infants do not get circumcised. It may be more than half by now. Also most European men are not circumcised.
Can’t even believe that they are having this conversation..
Its what the Americans voted for so the Democrats are delivering.
Why is anyone surprised that Biden was gonna nominate Uber left radicals?!?!
@ImYour Huckleberry And yet on the Republicans side you have a woman who said the California wildfires were started by Jewish space lasers.
@@robertfrost8531 trump won
We wont fight back.....
"Mr levine , take a seat right over there " - Chris Hanson.
“No, sit down” 😂
Chis Hanson, we need you in 2023
@@jent6476 more than ever.
The chair of that committee has the common sense of a chair
Where the Logic is minors being able to give consent in Irreversible damages like gender mutilation ?? But they cant give consent in sexual encounters ??? Where's the Logic ???
Great point
It all started with Russiagate.
Thats their next step...
And stay away from the booze, tobacco, and marijuana till you’re 21
They couldn’t care less about actually protecting children, same exact people bombing innocent children in the Middle East no less than 2 terms ago.
Living in a south park episode
Really entertaining for the rest of the world....
Freak Shows unite!
Levine literally answered with pure, automated rhetoric twice in a row and the chair commended them for it.
"Medically Informed Response" 🤣
why are they like this? why do we allow them to be like this?
😂😂😂 omg. All the cute little terrorists in these comments have me rolling.
@@joshstone5768 So Americans protecting their kids are terrorists now are they? What a terrifying and terrible thing to say, it's almost as if you've been indoctrinated to terrorize people who just want to protect their children.
@@simondo3 Well, I'm sure it is possible for an American with a child to fall to terroristic behavior, but for the most part: no. I believe that most American mothers and fathers are probably not terrorists. So....what? 😂 You have me confused, broseph. I'm calling out terroristic threats and you're implying that American parents are terrorists? 😂 What thread of logic brought you here? Donald Trump's pubic hair? 😂😂
@Russell Jordan Sorry. I had to Google the word "kicapu" and I still don't know what that means. Nazi sympathizers? 🤔 I must've fallen asleep because I have no idea where this conversation is now. 😅😂
"Gender Affirming Care" - I swear, the WP's willingness to go along with Newspeak is astounding.
Affirming gender dysphoria is like affirming anorexia. It makes no ethical sense. Yet few in the medical community are speaking out against this. I think ethical practitioners are afraid to speak out against this because it has become so profitable for doctors and hospitals.
He's just a puppet. We never see the people behind the curtain. They're even scarier
There’s willingness is double bad
George Orwell was a socialist.
@@RKDTOO lol yeah they dont like to hear that
He should be in prison. The mutilation and sterilization of children is a crime against humanity
I hope I live to see the people responsible for this being sentenced in a court of law for destroying these children's lives.
Brutal insanity, normalized. Child abuse normalized. This is institutionalized grooming. Teach them Biology, and let them find their own way sexually, or the blood is on your hands. The parents and the child themselves are all that should ever be involved that level of development.
This....is madness. We are not humans anymore , we are amphibians I guess
Extremely true!! 🙌👍
Why do you think humans are more advanced than amphibians ?
So is this nominee male or female? If you're born with it hanging you are a male and if not you are a female. No drug will make a male have a child. I would like to know who this nominee is actually. Its hard to tell - read the bible and GOD BLESS OUR AMERICA
@@michaelhaithcock9904 why does it matter? o.o
I'm a Democrat. I don't agree with Rand Paul on many issues, but his questioning here was spot on. I met a young woman who was homeless as a teen due to abuse at home. She was able to get therapy on Medicaid, and that therapist affirmed her gender dysphoria and encouraged her to have her healthy breasts amputated and an unethical surgeon performed surgery on her before she turned age 18. She regrets it now. The medical industrial complex is experimenting on confused kids and doing it for profit.
Being a Democrat is bad enough I get the feeling your friend is also an Democrat. A bit hard to feel pity.
The very idea that children who are homeless or in the foster system, who would clearly have experienced trauma due to their situation, and be extremely emotionally and psychologically vulnerable, are being openly targetted for these procedures, is a giant red flag. Historically, and in the "Dutch protocol" study, anyone with psychological comorbid conditions and children were found ineligible, and excluded from the research. Even then, the results did not supporta affirmation as a helpful treatment option.
You need to have a look at all things Dem now and you might no longer claim allegiance to such a party. That's what I did a few years ago.
I'm somewhat surprised that u would admit to being a democrat , Biden appointed this man , I personally wouldn't want this man in charge of anything medical
Imagine making your entire personality being a transphobe @@thetransphobe.
As adults, we are supposed to help, guide & protect kids. Period. All this nonsense needs to just stop. Kids should not be making these decisions for themselves.
He is now Woman of the year 😂
If my 7yr old tells me he wants to be Superman do I suppose to put a cape on him and throw him off the roof?
All you need is weed.
You can put a cape on him sure. But if he says hes a girl for two years and then breaksdown when he hits puberty hes trans. see how those are two different things?
@Russell Jordan You will do nothing but confuse the indoctrinated sheep with logic, Russel. They aren't going to understand. They cannot actually think for themselves, opting instead to put extreme levels of enthusiasm into what has been force-fed, which they have accepted as absolute truth. And in defense of this "truth", they have endless drive and motivation at the level of a religious extremist who would happily see anyone and everyone who disagrees with their ideology killed. They are outrageously righteous. And anyone who disagrees isn't simply seen as someone with a differing viewpoint, but literally seen as...an enemy! And a very vile and evil enemy at that.
The more you think about it, the more horrible it becomes. Millions of people have had their insight and common sense effectively turned off. If I was a conspiracy nut, I'd probably side with some of the weirdo's saying that this is a very well orchestrated conspiracy, designed to weaken the country.
@@MeowFacegmailcom you’re delusional kid. I actually feel bad for y’all
yes, otherwise you are hindering his development and are a bad parent.
In 20 years the lawsuits are going to be fricking hilarious
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.
Nah in 20 years all of these clowns will be dead or retired and the new talking heads will insist that they never supported it. Also that the trans-gender agenda was spearheaded by Republicans.
@@nustada Now testify?
Lawsuits? Oh, buddy. They signed a waiver.
How she has her license to practice still is just mind blowing? This wouldn’t be allowed under other medical conditions with children.
Not a she
any sane person would question this. feels like we're living in bizarro world in this society.
The Democratic Party is a complete sideshow
Talmudic Judaism at your service.
✡JUST ENJOY✡
@Kelly Jean
And who created communism?
Hint; the answer is in my first comment ;)
yep- hire a clown puppet- expect a circus
the word democracy is just a buzzword like the word "freedom". the elite psychopaths have realized long ago they can control the masses with these kinds of words.
the reality is the exact opposite. but the sleeping masses are slow in waking up.
Low key anti-Semitic, probably radical Islamist, ideologue in the comments. That's always interesting. POS to be sure.
The comments on this video are giving me hope for society. When are we going to just let the adults come in and stop this madness?
Unbelievable, who is now leading our administrative agencies, etc. We’re gonna be in a big decline in our country because of these poor leaders.
This is one SICK direction our country is going down.. 😪
I love hearing people say kids can’t give consent or sign contracts, but they do know enough to do this.
What do kids know? Parents give consent not minors. Are you a parent? Do you want your child to decide the sex they want to be under your care
@@cyphahbanne6312 I think hes being sarcastic
@Kicapu both are very stupid...at 14 you have no idea wtf you are doing...id love to see the stats of the divorce rate for kids who marry at that age
@Kicapu once again you are very very and I mean very stupid.
@@tjhey8458 probably so.
"Gender-affirming care." What kind of Newspeak is this? 😂
1984 is so 2021.
George Orwell was a socialist
@@RKDTOO weirdly enough!
The same company that called Abu Bakr Al Bagdhadi an “austere religious scholar”
So, he still wrote animal farm
An overweight man who thinks he's a women SHOULD NOT be in charge of any kind of "health" of ANYONE.. sickening 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Wtf is he ranting about it's a yes and no answer
Wow I thought that was a joke that Dr. Richard Levine said it twice.
I thought the video restarted.
Can't answer the question as the answer in its evil twisted confused mind knows that the answer is no... And they know that God is gonna stick it to them...
I genuinely thought that it was an editing error when I was reading quotes from the conversation in an article.
Yup thought I restarted it also!!
Well "she" herself is a joke.
So.....we're gonna circle back??
And minors are NOT mature enough to make decisions of this level. Minors cannot enter into agreements until 18.
If somebody is going to be secretary of Health They ShOULD be HEALTHY!
Step in , evade question. Step in evade question. Come on , even liberals have to ponder this as absurd.....or not.
Yeah that was pretty bad 😂
The question was too all-encompassing for a responsible person to answer. If you think it's black and white, you are ignorant of the facts in even one of these cases.
@@xymonau2468 The only ignorant one here is you. There is no "fact" that justifies not being able to answer yes or no to the question, should minors be allowed to be genitally mutilated without a parent's consent. Reevaluate your political positions and come back when you're living in the real world.
Us Evangelicals are the backbone of the country and the MAGA Movement we have been persecuted since the Obama years when they tried to Cancel Christmas.. The other religions are allowed as long they fully support America and don't do any Terror on Christians. MAGA Christians are going to Get 10x more Marjorie Taylor Greens and Trump like Candidates into Congress!! Can't Wait!!
As a liberal, this seems like an open and shut case. Thank you for your time ma'am, we're gonna go in a different direction. It's not rocket science. Kids aren't allowed to do a lot of things. Deciding to cut off their genitals is one of them.
He refused to answer his question. Levine is still a man.
he/"it"
You make your god cry.
@@makeracistsafraidagain now that’s what Rand Paul should have blurted out “you make your God cry”! Oh LOL
Is there a woke pronoun for "it"? Zit?
Come on, play the man Levine 💪
And here we are.
Senator Paul is standing up for parents and allowing teenagers time to grow until life altering decisions are made. Why does the Democratic senator and the nominee not think parents have rights and teenagers need time?
That's why they pushed for the equality act so you can't question them or you will be labeled as a hater. This is totally evil.
I am a hater and proud of it. I also boycott Budweiser products too because they deserve to be broke and have no money
I am 40 years old. Mark my words that before I die, that there will be a legitimate chance that there will be a debate in this country whether adults can marry and/or have relations with children or animals.
George Washington would literally cry if he could see this. Almost makes me glad my grandfather, a World War II, is dead, rather than to see what the country he fought for has become.
Amen!
what a complete tool these dangerous people are. Thank you Sen Paul for at least trying to add some sanity into these proceedings
Thanks Dr. Paul asking the appropriate question. Researcher has unequivocally indicated teenagers, influenced by hormones, most of the time are not able to make sound judgement. I believe even adults, sometimes cannot make decision properly.
I think the Washington Post was reeaaally hoping the responses here would be the opposite of what they actually are. Sorry WaPo; even most who vote Democrat don't buy into this weirdness.
PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS A FREAKING JOKE!!!!! 😡😡😡😡😡
Its called the Democrats agenda.
They are coming for your kids
It is not. Can you see the future that they are trying to create? This change is not for us,,, it is for our children.
It's a distraction from economic issues.Political theatre
Nope it’s very real thanks Joe Biden!
This issue is a mote around the neck of the Democratic party.
You can put lipstick on a pig but at the end of the day it’s still a pig.
Rachel pointedly did not answer Rand Paul question of minors being able to decide their sex.
For a nominee to assistant health secretary there is a critical need for that question to be answered.
It's non answer was the answer'
Don't you think it depends on the minor and on the situation? Paul was just grandstanding for his bigot base.
No responsible physician would make blanket medical recommendations at a congressional hearing. He knows that.
@@elizabethhenning778 So you think it's bigoted to protect children? You really think that kids should be allowed to make life altering decisions about their bodies including cutting off their genitals? As near as I can see, Rand Paul was making an extremely valid point. Allowing kids to have sex change operations etc. is child abuse. Period. I think you know that.
@@elizabethhenning778 what situation and what minor? This is not how policy works. If you make a law it has to be enforced across the board. Dr. Levine has already explained his progress for transgender kids and believes they have the choice to change their gender, take puberty blockers, cross sex hormones at like 16 ect.
@@Love25648 What you are describing is not how science or medicine works, and it's also not how policy works. Just because something offends your delicate sensibilities doesn't mean it's not be the right medical decision for someone else.
"Bell -v- Tavistock" High Court Case, London, it is now illegal to give puberty blockers to 16 year olds and younger in the UK. NHS Tavistock was stopped by the High Court that decided that 16 year olds are not old enough to make a life long decision to change their gender. Levine refused to respond to Paul's questions has such that shows a lack of respect for Senator Rand Did you see the way that Levine ripped off the mask, Levine has serious "anger" issues.
@Sullivan Biddle LOL
@Sullivan Biddle 🤣🤣🤣 Truth!
Amen.
Narcissistic rage
If anyone wants to hear a breakdown of this court case, Rose of Dawn (a sane, non-biology denying transwomen) gives a run down of the testimony. It’s long, but after hearing it it’s clear that the outcome for that case was 100% correct and the amount of oversight for all the kids like Keira who were put on a path to medicalization was laughable. It’s good these issues are being discussed now.
I just love how these people dodge questions.
Fast forward to over a year later and to think that this guy is second in charge in the department that is handling all of the unaccompanied minors coming across the southern border is absolutely frightful
This is terrifying. What the frick has happened to my country
81 million idiots voted for Biden. Well probably a lot less, but yep, good luck to you all. Glad I don't live there so I can watch the circus from afar.
It has been taken by the Corporate Socialist Globalists.
@@wizzlesticks where do you live
@@wizzlesticks We're glad you don't live here either.
...while you were asleep.
Rand Paul: One of the few voices of reason.
And regarding the rebuttal: What part of Rand Paul's statement was even remotely ideological?
Unless the whole concept of minors and parental consent is now ideological.
We live in a society where killing babies and mutilating children is considered a positive thing. What a time to be alive.
How much are the pharmaceutical companies paying him to say this? They want lifelong "patients" (cash cows)
I remember when you had to go to the circus to see a freak show. Now you just have to open Biden’s cabinet.
LOL LOL! The Fun House!
Top comment.
🤣
Looks like the dumb republicans here again dur
@@pinruihuang8463 u support minors getting H blockers?
Watching and weeping for American kids all the way from Uganda East Africa. Looks like the hyena will soon be put in charge of the goat herd !! God bless America
I am in Cameroon and watching this comedy with my pipcorn ready 🤣🤣
They were trying to bring their wicked beliefs in Africa. 😂😂. It did not work well
Wow. Just wow. This is hard to watch.
This is madness!!
Evil only has power because good people look the other way
true. That is why it is important to see trans people as people. they are normal as anyone else.
WP, get your headlines right. "Rachel Levine evading Ron Paul's questions" is more like it.
What makes you think that WP didn’t get the headline right?. Misdirection and ambiguous disingenuousness is simply what they do. And, by the way, will never apologize for it, on the contrary they are proud of it.
Because he references organisations that advocate for conversion therapy and she is sick and tired of listening to him squabble on and on
@@raepan2797 I think you are projecting your feelings on to Mr. Levine. Not sure you can read Mr. Levine's mind but when people don't answer a question directly, it's not really a conversation or debate. Rand Paul: "Mr. Levine, is the sky blue?" Mr. Levine: "I would be happy to explain the color of the sky with you as I see it and as my science explains it once you nominate me. Not out here please in front of the public."
*Richard Levine
Ftfy
People are just sick
No answer is how a criminal answers a question !
All those people in that room are payed with our tax money...
They're after your children
GIVE'EM HELL SEN. RAND PAUL!!!!!
These are sick people and evil to the core
Keep Richard levine away from children.
its a pretty simple question and this Levine person just dodged the hell out of it. It should be common sense that children shouldnt be given hormone or gender surgery until they want to as an adult.
@Kicapu When a minor ( who should not be in charge of those life altering changes) is going to possibly ( most likely ) ruin their body over something they said as a kid and their yuppy liberal parents run along with it to get woke points, yeah
@Kicapu What about my freedom to choose corporal punishment? It worked fine for me. A good spanking does less damage than pumping my child full of hormones but that still considered "abuse".
@@irenahanlon yes
@@irenahanlon lmao you ate comparing a little spank to a hormones shot that is going to affect your life in the future and maybe you are going to regret
He did not misrepresent anything. He spoke the facts.
Senator Murray (at the end of the video) stated EXACTLY what I was thinking....but she focused on the wrong person. Dr. Levine has ideologies with harmful misrepresentations of what majority of Americans have beliefs against. We definitely need more people like Dr Rand Paul to fight this woke nonsense.
Yeah and just think that twisted Demented PEDIPHILE loving Senator MURRY is from my State and as far as I’m concerned every democrat politician should Goto prison. For child molestation and child Abuse then sent to general population. Senator MURRY your a person that takes pride slaughtering the unborn, having your way with others kids. Go screw around with your children and stay away from other children. Have you Registered yet. I Bet you sleep soundly knowing all the innocent lives you slaughtered.
He brought up serious Questions did he not?
Yes, but in a naiive and black and white fashion.
@@xymonau2468 allowing children to permanently mutilate themselves for "progress" is an abhorrent policy. There is no science for this lunacy and it has become a cultist movement.
@@xymonau2468 Except the issue of consent for minors. That is black and white. Dancing around that issue can only cause harm.
@@Individual_Lives_Matter So would you support a minor belonging to a Jehovah's Witness family making a decision to have a blood transfusion, against the wishes of his/her parents? Can you see that the issue is not always black and white?
"Transgender medicine is a very complex and nuanced field." This from Dr Levine himerself.
...but if it is indeed such a complex issue, isn't it more reasonable to expect a transgender to WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE AN ADULT before doing something physically that they can never undo?
The criteria for pursuing treatment for gender dysphoria is less researched than many would like but the general consensus is that a living trans person is better than a dead one. If a minor is experiencing gender dysphoria to a point where they are in danger then the dysphoria should be treated along with therapy. Prior to any medical treatment minors MUST go to therapy for dysphoria and MUST receive a gender dysphoria diagnosis. ( This takes 3 sessions minimum) Most trans people are capable of waiting before they transition, but for others it is a matter of life and death. For those people transitioning as a minor may be seen as the medically necessary route.
@@MeowFacegmailcomFrankenstein apologism is sad.
I wouldnt let this thing anywhere near my office😂
“Medically informed response…” 🤣
I'm all for adults being allowed to go through with the process and being treated as equals, but everyone and I mean everyone should believe kids need to finish developing before making those types of decisions.
I will not, you're essentially saying that kids should wait until the puberty locks them into looking like the gender they don't want to be...
Admittedly I don't know enough about the topic to say definitely one way or the other but lean in favor of giving hormone treatment to children, if there is due diligence there
@@anthonypeasley7604 There are a lot of problems that happen if the treatment, which im not agaisnt, starts in the development stages being the cause of health conditions due to organs malforming.
Your brain doesn't stop developing scientifically speaking till you're 26 plenty of evidence to show kids felt one way and then another as Rand Paul stated. We wouldn't let a child drink alcohol and the effects could be much less permanent than gender reassignment surgery. It's just common sense to let kids grow up first. As much as I dislike Rand Paul I agree with him on this aspect.
@@anthonypeasley7604 When no one agrees with you, you should really do some reflecting.
@@anthonypeasley7604 so you are pro-cancer for confused kids, confused by adults!...
WELL SAID SENATOR. Horrendous and unthinkable the “government” would allow and encourage this kind of abuse on our children! And since when was there a need for as ASSISTANT health secretary 🤬
No young child has ever taken hormones. It’s a myth that has been debunked multiple times.
@@vincentgriffin3166 what do you define as "young child"
Because I knew a highschool transgender who was taking hormones back in their sophomore year and before then since since transitioned a few years prior
@@vincentgriffin3166 you are terribly misinformed and spreading misinformation. I highly suggest you inform yourself of the fact and then come back . I'll debate you any day on this topic ,you don't stand a chance.
Did Levine just use the same response twice? I guess Levine is now a Senator, and already filibustering!
Dr Levine avoids questions always. Dr Levine has forgotten that he is a human being first.
The answer this guy gave is exactly what LGBTQ have done all this time...."give me what i want and then we will talk"
"approve my nomination and then we will talk about it"
Absolutely disgusting!
Imagine if a supreme court justice nominee refused to answer any question until they were installed in the court, as this woman wants for herself.
And now this thing is a supposed “Admiral”
WAY TO GO RAND PAUL!!
Hes a showboating grandstanding clown. He is not respected by his Senate peers and is generally regarded as a nuisance and a pain in the neck by his colleagues
@@mountainjustice sounds like you need a little more education.
When Rand Paul first ran for Senate, Mitch McConnell endorsed someone else - Republican Trey Grayson.
@@mountainjustice Rand is the voice of reason and everyone knows it. The end.
@@mountainjustice Name calling does nothing but damage your own argument, if you want to change minds you try to see things from the other perspective. If you want to rile people up, I mean you do you, but I feel like its not good for your soul