The Pour Over Today - Bonus Episode: 2024 Election Topics - Gender Policies

Starting point is 00:00:00 In this special episode of The Pullover Today, we're explaining the debate about gender policy, including where VP Harris and former President Trump stand. This is the eighth episode of our Election Collection, designed to help us grow in understanding and compassion on key 2024 election topics. A relatively new but increasingly prominent topic of political debate involves policies and laws related to transgender individuals who make up roughly 0.6% of the US population. The three issues at the forefront of this political debate are, Number 1, public bathrooms, Number 2, sports, and number three, medical

Starting point is 00:00:46 intervention for transgender minors. States have handled these topics differently. Two states, Florida and Utah, require individuals to use the bathroom matching their sex assigned at birth in all government buildings, including schools. Eleven states have requirements only in K-12 schools, and 37 states have no relevant laws. For sports, roughly half of states have laws restricting transgender athletes from participating in women's sports. The most heavily legislated issue thus far concerns transgender medical intervention, also referred to as gender-affirming care for minors. 24 states have banned medication and surgery to transition minors. 16 states have protected access to such treatments for transgender individuals

Starting point is 00:01:34 for all ages. And 10 states have no relevant laws. We'll be back with what Republicans and Democrats say after a quick break. Ever get stuck wondering how to study a Bible passage? and Democrats say after a quick break. offer a pathway to transformation as you grow in your understanding of God and of your role in His story. While the Courage for Life Study Bibles for women and for men have unique aspects, they have a lot of similar content too, so they're easy to use in small groups, couples devotionals, Sunday school classes, and more. Courage for Life Study Bibles provide a discipleship pathway never before seen in a Bible.

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Starting point is 00:03:14 and that minors are too young to consent to life-altering consequences of taking medication or undergoing surgery meant to transition genders. The majority of Democrats believe that individuals' genders can be different from their sex assigned at birth. This belief is highest among younger Democrats, 72% of 18-29 year olds. Democrats generally believe that the risks of transgender women using women's bathrooms are minimal, and laws banning transgender people from their desired

Starting point is 00:03:45 bathroom, sports team, and healthcare are discriminatory and will cause avoidable mental health problems. When discussing divisive topics like gender policy, remember that both your stance and how you take your stance reflect on Christ. Being peaceable, gentle, open to reason, and unwavering in the face of culturally hot topics can all be signs of God's wisdom in us. James 3.17 says, But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without pretense. And now, candidate stances.

Starting point is 00:04:34 Vice President Harris has made LGBTQ plus rights a key part of her candidacy. In 2024, the Biden-Harris administration reaffirmed its position that gender-affirming surgeries should be legal for minors and brought entitled nine to prevent discrimination based on gender identity, blocked in some states by the courts. Harris' running mate, Tim Walz, is credited with making Minnesota a trans refuge and protected access to gender-affirming care for adults and children. Former President Trump believes gender matches a person's sex assigned at birth. He says he would cut federal funding for schools pushing transgender insanity and undo the

Starting point is 00:05:14 Biden administration's policy including transgender students under Title IX. Trump said, we will not have men playing in women's sports. He also vowed to stop puberty blockers and surgery to transition minors, which he equated to child abuse and sex mutilation. That's all we have for today. Thanks for listening. If you're listening on the Apple Podcasts app, give us a 5-star rating and drop a review. If you're listening on Spotify, give us a follow and hit the notification bell to never miss a new episode. We appreciate your support and hope you have a great day.

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The Pour Over Today - Bonus Episode: 2024 Election Topics - Gender Policies

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