{"id":56171,"date":"2023-02-13T21:44:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T02:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trans-activist-injects-testosterone-live-in-front-of-florida-health-board-in-protest-of-new-policy-on-minors-56171"},"modified":"2023-02-13T21:44:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T02:44:35","slug":"trans-activist-injects-testosterone-live-in-front-of-florida-health-board-in-protest-of-new-policy-on-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/trans-activist-injects-testosterone-live-in-front-of-florida-health-board-in-protest-of-new-policy-on-minors-56171","title":{"rendered":"Trans activist injects testosterone live in front of Florida health board in protest of new policy on minors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A transgender activist named Lindsey Spero reportedly injected testosterone in front of Florida&#8217;s Board of Osteopathic Medicine to defend the use of hormone therapy and puberty blockers on children.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Board of Medicine and the state Board of Osteopathic Medicine originally voted in October to proceed with a plan that will bar anyone under the age of 18 from receiving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/florida-proceeds-ban-puberty-blockers-sex-reassignment-surgeries-minors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sex-reassignment surgery<\/a> or taking hormones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trans activists attended a February 10th hearing, where they confronted the board about the new policy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They and a dozen other trans organizers expected a ban on gender-affirming care for minors to be approved, but they had been angered by Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s increasing attacks on trans kids and wanted their voices to be heard,&#8221; Buzzfeed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/lilkalish\/trans-activist-injects-testosterone-florida-medicine-meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">who first reported about on Spero&#8217;s protest,<\/a> wrote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/idaho-satanists-plan-gender-affirmation-ritual-to-protest-ban-surgeries-children-i-praise-myself\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IDAHO SATANISTS PLAN \u2018GENDER AFFIRMATION RITUAL\u2019 TO PROTEST BAN ON SURGERIES FOR CHILDREN: \u2018I PRAISE MYSELF\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I could stand here and tell you about the times that I tried to end my life because I didn\u2019t have access to gender-affirming care, but I know you don\u2019t care,&#8221; Spero told the board. &#8220;I see you sneering at us while we come here and talk to you. Instead, I\u2019m going to take the rest of my time to demonstrate the sacred and weekly ritual of my shot in front of you in this body. My medication is life-saving, I will use HRT for the rest of my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The activist took out a syringe and struck their stomach with the needle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trans liberation today, tomorrow, forever,&#8221; they yelled before the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The activist told Buzzfeed News they &#8220;felt anger and this kind of holy rage that comes from knowing that you have no choice but to fight and that your fight is justified.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The medical board has quite literally heard from everyone \u2014 from parents, youth, they\u2019ve summoned medical professionals. It seems like they are past the point of being reasoned with, so I felt like action would be a strong show of resistance,&#8221; Spero continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/maryland-school-district-unveils-lgbtq-book-list-teaches-words-intersex-drag-queen-pre-k-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MARYLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT UNVEILS LGBTQ BOOK LIST THAT TEACHES WORDS \u2018INTERSEX,&#8217; \u2018DRAG QUEEN\u2019 TO PRE-K STUDENTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spero recalled the Stonewall Riots, claiming, &#8220;our freedom wasn\u2019t won with passiveness and words and public forums,&#8221; but rather with &#8220;bricks and blood.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the protest from Spero and other activists, the board ended the meeting early after they voted to prohibit minors from receiving hormone therapy and puberty blockers. The audience chanted &#8220;Trans Lives Matter&#8221; in protest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Spero was touting the fun of &#8220;drag brunches&#8221; and slamming &#8220;capitalistic binary&#8221; structure to BuzzFeed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My community is still gathering, still going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/drag-queen-show-starring-people-down-syndrome-shocks-internet-whats-target-audience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drag brunches,<\/a> getting together and making posters. We\u2019re still radically loving each other\u2026and building community outside of a capitalistic binary structure..it\u2019s filled with all the love and hope and home and safety that we\u2019ve needed our entire lives,&#8221; the activist said. &#8220;The only way for them to stop us is to put us in the ground.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/trans-activist-injects-testosterone-front-florida-medicine-board-protest-new-policy-minors\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/trans-activist-injects-testosterone-front-florida-medicine-board-protest-new-policy-minors <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A transgender activist named Lindsey Spero reportedly injected testosterone in front of Florida&#8217;s Board of Osteopathic Medicine to defend the use of hormone therapy and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-56171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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