Is Cutting LGBTQ Suicide Support and Protecting Kids from Trans Surgery About Safety or Control?
Written by Peter Boykin on June 20, 2025
Is Cutting LGBTQ Suicide Support and Protecting Kids from
Trans Surgery About Safety or Control?
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Is Cutting LGBTQ Suicide Support and Protecting Kids from
Trans Surgery About Safety or Control?
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Picture this: A teenage boy in the Midwest dials 988, heart pounding, unsure how to say the words. He presses 3, hoping someone on the other end will understand that he’s gay, scared, and thinking about ending it all. That simple option “Press 3”, might be the only moment he hears, “You matter.”
Now, that option is gone.
Meanwhile, in Tennessee, lawmakers push back against permanent, body-altering medical procedures for kids, citing protection from irreversible harm. The Supreme Court agrees.
Two flashpoints, one principle: What does it really mean to protect children in a Constitutional Republic?
🏛️ GOVERNMENT & COURT DECISIONS
Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Ban on Youth Gender Surgeries
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of Tennessee’s law banning puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender surgeries for minors. This is a massive win for state sovereignty and the principle of protecting vulnerable children.
The Facts:
- The law applies to all minors regardless of sex. This is critical because it undercuts the argument that the legislation unfairly targets transgender individuals. Instead, it sets a blanket standard for all minors, reinforcing the state’s role in determining what constitutes safe and ethical medical care for youth.
- The Court ruled it doesn’t violate the Equal Protection Clause. This decision emphasizes that laws can differentiate based on age and procedure types without necessarily creating unlawful discrimination. It reinforces the principle that equal protection does not require identical treatment when differing circumstances, like irreversible medical procedures for minors, are at stake.
- Justice Clarence Thomas’ concurring opinion emphasized that courts should not blindly defer to so-called “expert consensus,” especially when evidence of long-term harm remains under debate. This assertion challenges the increasingly political role of medical organizations and underscores the need for rigorous scrutiny rather than deference to shifting ideologies.
- Justices Barrett and Thomas also made clear that transgender identity is not a protected class like race or sex under current law. This has far-reaching implications, as it draws a legal line between immutable characteristics (like race and biological sex) and self-identified categories (like gender identity), setting a precedent that may affect future civil rights challenges and interpretations.
The Left’s Take:
- Justice Sotomayor dissented, claiming the law conceals sex-based discrimination “in plain sight.” Her argument is rooted in the concern that such laws, even if written neutrally, disproportionately impact transgender individuals and are crafted with discriminatory intent. Sotomayor suggested that the framing of this law allows states to mask prejudice under the guise of neutrality. Her dissent echoes a broader concern from the progressive side that this ruling creates a dangerous precedent, one where laws that strip rights or access from minority groups can be upheld as long as they’re written in supposedly non-discriminatory language.
- Liberal commentators and LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations like the Human Rights Campaign and ACLU have denounced the ruling as a rollback of civil rights. They argue that denying access to gender-affirming care for minors based on identity amounts to a moral panic overshadowing science and compassion. They claim that states are overriding medical standards from national organizations in favor of political theater.
- Critics also fear these ruling paves the way for future policies to marginalize transgender youth in education, sports, and healthcare under the umbrella of “child protection.” In their view, the decision could legitimize a state’s ability to restrict other medical choices or identity-based rights if the law is broadly written and equally enforced in theory, even if it impacts only one group in practice.
The Right’s Take:
- Supporters of the ruling see it as a reaffirmation of the rights of states to legislate in the best interest of children, particularly when it comes to procedures with lifelong implications. They argue that this decision puts the brakes on what they view as a hasty embrace of gender ideology in youth medicine.
- Conservative legal analysts praise the Court for clarifying that Equal Protection does not mean identical treatment across vastly different medical scenarios. To them, this ruling is about returning decision-making power to local governments and parents, not activist judges or politicized health boards.
- Cultural conservatives and parental rights advocates, such as those from the Heritage Foundation and American Principles Project, argue this ruling is just the beginning. They believe the courts have a responsibility to check radical trends being pushed under the guise of medical consensus, especially when those trends involve minors.
- Many on the Right also point to growing numbers of detransitioners, like Chloe Cole, as evidence that the medical community has failed to exercise appropriate caution. They argue that by upholding this law, the Supreme Court is helping prevent a generation of children from becoming test subjects in an ongoing social experiment.
Wider Implications:
- As of now, 27 states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia, have passed laws restricting or banning gender transition procedures for minors. These laws vary in scope but often include bans on puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries for those under 18.
- The Biden DOJ filed in opposition to Tennessee’s law in 2024, underscoring a growing divide between the federal government and many conservative-led states. This legal standoff highlights the friction between federal civil rights enforcement and state-level autonomy in determining healthcare standards.
- The Supreme Court’s ruling is expected to set a precedent that could influence ongoing or future legal challenges in states like Florida, Texas, and Missouri. These states have already passed similar laws, but court battles are still unfolding. The decision empowers other states to move forward with legislation that limits or regulates gender transition services for youth without fear of immediate federal override.
- The Biden DOJ filed in opposition to Tennessee’s law in 2024, showing a stark divide between federal and state views on youth gender medicine.
- The ruling could influence other legal challenges in states such as Florida, Texas, and Missouri, where similar laws are on the books.
Medical Context:
- The American Academy of Pediatrics has supported gender-affirming care, emphasizing that such treatment can improve the mental health and well-being of transgender youth. However, their policy has come under growing criticism, even from within the medical community, for lacking transparency in data and failing to incorporate long-term studies that examine risks of regret or harm. Some conservative legislators and independent doctors argue that the AAP’s stance is more ideological than evidence-based, especially given that other countries have reevaluated or reversed similar policies.
- A report from the UK’s Cass Review (2023), commissioned by NHS England, concluded that evidence supporting puberty blockers was “weak” and did not meet the standard expected for medical treatments involving minors. The review recommended halting routine use of puberty blockers and emphasized individualized, cautious approaches due to the lack of long-term data on effectiveness and potential side effects. As a result, NHS England significantly restricted access to gender-affirming treatments for minors, highlighting a growing international divergence from the U.S. approach and fueling the American legal debate over youth transition procedures.
GayRightNews.com Opinion:
This ruling is not an anti-trans move. It’s a necessary pause on permanent decisions being made for children, often under social and political pressure rather than careful, case-by-case medical analysis. While every young person should be treated with compassion and respect, laws protecting minors from irreversible medical procedures are not inherently discriminatory, they’re cautious and rooted in the longstanding legal principle that children require different protections than adults.
Science confirms that puberty begins at different times for different children. A 12-year-old undergoing irreversible procedures like mastectomies or hormone treatments may not fully grasp the lifelong implications. Most of these “trans surgeries” being defended in courts are breast removals on teenage girls, procedures that are permanent and can later become a source of regret. We must weigh these actions with full transparency and without caving to ideological intimidation.
Doctors should be allowed to guide families through difficult decisions, yes, but not without oversight when it comes to children. This isn’t about criminalizing trans people or invalidating gender identity. It’s about ensuring irreversible decisions are made at a point in life when the individual is mature enough to consent.
In our Constitutional Republic, government’s role isn’t to encourage conformity with political ideologies. It is to protect its most vulnerable citizens. In this case, the Court has affirmed that states can draw a line in defense of children’s well-being without violating constitutional rights.
🧠 MENTAL HEALTH & LGBTQ SUPPORT
Ending the LGBTQ Option on 988 Is a Dangerous Step Backward
The Trump administration, via SAMHSA, has ordered the shutdown of the LGBTQ-specific “Press 3” option on the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
The Facts:
- Over 1.3 million calls were made using the LGBTQ+ line since its inception in 2022, demonstrating a clear demand for specialized mental health support that acknowledges unique identity-related struggles.
- The feature will be removed as of July 17, 2025, per new policy changes initiated by SAMHSA under the Trump administration’s leadership. This removal will impact thousands of LGBTQ+ youth and adults who have come to rely on that specific avenue of support.
- Officials say the decision is part of a move to standardize the hotline experience and avoid what they term as “ideological segmentation” of crisis services. They argue this will ensure uniformity in service delivery and reduce political labeling of mental health resources.
Defense of the Removal:
- Some argue the hotline should be neutral and avoid specialized routing, claiming that every caller should receive equal treatment and care regardless of identity. They fear that segmenting support by identity may cause fragmentation and slow down the response for all users.
- Critics of the LGBTQ+ line call it identity politics at the expense of unity, accusing mental health services of being politicized rather than universally accessible. These critics believe that labeling a support line as LGBTQ-specific might deter broader public trust in crisis services, even though the LGBTQ community faces distinct challenges.
Pushback From Within the Right:
- LGBTQ+ conservatives, including Gays for Trump, Log Cabin Republicans, and Outspoken, have spoken out against the move, citing concern for youth mental health and the moral imperative to preserve life-saving resources. They argue that removing this line sends a message that political optics matter more than the well-being of vulnerable youth.
- Many within these groups emphasize that defending the mental health of LGBTQ+ individuals is not about embracing radical ideology, it’s about meeting people where they are during moments of crisis. This backlash represents a growing movement on the Right that supports tailored services without compromising conservative values.
Medical Context:
- The Trevor Project reports that LGBTQ youth are more than 4 times as likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers, highlighting a critical mental health disparity that necessitates focused intervention. Their research also found that over 45% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year.
- According to the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2021), more than 1 in 5 LGBTQ teens considered suicide annually, and a significant portion reported bullying, isolation, and lack of support from families and communities. These trends underscore the need for accessible, targeted resources like the LGBTQ+ option on the 988 hotline.
GayRightNews.com Opinion:
That reasoning might sound efficient, but here’s the issue: LGBTQ+ teens are in a statistically higher risk group for suicide. This isn’t about virtue signaling. It’s about life-saving nuance. Most likely, the “Press 3” wasn’t a separate call center, it was simply a routing system to better connect someone in crisis with a counselor who could truly understand their situation.
Think about it: we wouldn’t eliminate domestic violence hotlines because they cater to a specific group. That’s not segregation, it’s compassion. You want the person on the other end of that line to “get it.” Someone who has lived that pain, not just studied it in a textbook.
That’s what the LGBTQ+ option did. It offered a moment of understanding to someone who might be hanging on by a thread. It created a bridge for those afraid to open up to a stranger who might not understand their identity, fear, or trauma.
Removing it sends a chilling message: You’re on your own.
Some argue that universal crisis care is more efficient, but efficiency is meaningless if it comes at the cost of effectiveness. Data shows that LGBTQ+ youth face far higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation than their heterosexual peers. This isn’t a niche issue, it’s a national mental health emergency.
We must also acknowledge a concerning pattern: LGBTQ+ resources are being rolled back. Not shifted. Not improved. Rolled back. Removed. What message does that send? That equality means invisibility? That the very existence of tailored services is somehow too political? This isn’t about “special treatment”, it’s about targeted, life-saving care.
A Constitutional Republic does not fear nuance. It embraces it. The removal of “Press 3” doesn’t save money or protect liberty, it erodes trust and sacrifices the vulnerable. And we, as conservatives who believe in the sanctity of life, must not allow that to happen on our watch.
🔥 #GoRight with Peter Boykin Commentary:
Is the Right Losing Compassion in Its Quest to Win Culture Wars
Let’s be clear: The Supreme Court decision was not a swipe at the LGBTQ community; it was a necessary check on government overreach when it comes to permanently altering a child’s body. Puberty doesn’t follow a one-size-fits-all schedule. Doctors need room to advise families, not be forced to follow political narratives. But there must be a line between medical judgment and irreversible decisions made too early. Most “trans surgeries” for youth are mastectomies, irreversible breast removals, performed on teens as young as 13. That deserves scrutiny, not celebration.
But here’s the nuance we refuse to abandon supporting body autonomy also means supporting mental health. The LGBTQ-specific option on the 988 hotline wasn’t about ideology, it was about targeted care. Think of it like a battered women’s hotline: you’d never expect a victim of domestic violence to talk to someone who didn’t understand their trauma. The same goes for LGBTQ youth. Maybe they didn’t want to risk coming out to a stranger. Maybe they just wanted to speak to someone who “got it.”
And despite what some claim, the 988 LGBTQ option likely didn’t even use a separate team, just routing systems to increase effectiveness. If an LGBTQ counselor was available, the call went to them. That’s not “special treatment.” That’s efficient triage.
The larger issue is this: LGBTQ resources aren’t just plateauing, they’re being removed. Rolled back. Scrubbed out. People claim we’ve reached “equality,” but equality isn’t invisibility. Unlike other groups who are gaining designated services and recognition, the LGBTQ community is being told to vanish, told to stop “cramming it down people’s throats” for merely existing.
And while some say specialized resources aren’t needed, I argue they’re needed now more than ever. We are seeing spikes in youth suicide, depression, and alienation. This isn’t about political wins, it’s about lives.
So, let’s not act like cutting the LGBTQ hotline option is just bureaucracy in action. It’s part of a cultural pattern where the most vulnerable are erased under the guise of fairness. That’s not conservative. That’s cold.
We can fight radical ideology without turning our backs on those quietly crying out for help.
Let’s be the movement that defends life, all life, with consistency and conviction.
Sources:
- Supreme Court Ruling: SCOTUSblog.com
- Cass Review Report: England.nhs.uk
- CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey: CDC.gov
- The Trevor Project LGBTQ Youth Mental Health Study: TheTrevorProject.org
- Breitbart, coverage on Chloe Cole reaction: Breitbart.com
- The Post Millennial, mental health features: ThePostMillennial.com
- Politico: 988 Line Feature Cut: Politico.com
- Reuters on 988 funding changes: Reuters.com
Equality doesn’t mean invisibility. We must stop pretending that scrubbing out services makes things “equal.” The Left shouldn’t dictate our values, but we shouldn’t mirror their cruelty either. We lead by example.
Let’s protect children without erasing compassion.
Let’s defend truth and life.
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🇺🇸 Statement from GayRightNews.com and Gays for Trump
🧠 We Can’t Stay Silent: Ending the LGBTQ+ Hotline Is Not the Way Forward
As proud conservatives and unapologetic defenders of the Constitution, Gays for Trump and GayRightNews.com have always walked a tightrope, championing our values while calling out both the Left and the Right when necessary.
Today, we are compelled to speak out in deep disappointment regarding the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate the LGBTQ+ youth specific “Press 3” option on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, effective July 17, 2025.
🚨 Let’s be crystal clear:
We stand for freedom, individual dignity, and life. This move does not align with those principles.
🧠 Mental Health is Not “Woke”
Mental health is not a left-wing issue. LGBTQ+ youth disproportionately face isolation, depression, bullying, and yes, suicidal ideation, not because of some “radical agenda,” but because they are often alone, rejected, or misunderstood.
💔 Over 1.3 million calls were made to that LGBTQ-specific line since 2022. That’s 1.3 million cries for help. What message are we sending by cutting that line off?
You don’t have to support drag queen story hours or radical gender theory to understand this:
📞 Kids in crisis deserve tailored support.
⚠️ Don’t Let Culture Wars Cost Lives
This isn’t about rainbow flags or political theater. This is about suicide prevention. And yes, it’s about lives.
If we’re serious about protecting children, then that includes queer children too. Turning off a life-saving service, because of how it’s branded, is not leadership, it’s pandering.
🤝 We Call on Our Conservative Allies
We echo the concerns of other LGBTQ+ conservative voices, including members of Log Cabin Republicans and Outspoken, who are privately expressing frustration over this decision.
Many of us worked hard to prove that the Right can be inclusive without compromising core values.
This is not about virtue signaling. It’s about life and death. And we will not stay silent.
🎙️ A #GoRight with Peter Boykin Closing Message:
You don’t need to agree with every part of Pride Month to understand that suicide prevention is not political. When we lose sight of compassion, we lose what makes us conservatives—responsibility. I urge our leaders: don’t punish the most vulnerable just to win a talking point.
#TakeBackPride means we lead with truth and backbone, not silence and cruelty.
We can do better. We MUST do better. – Peter Boykin
🧩 Final Thought
This decision may win applause in some circles, but it risks abandoning an entire generation of LGBTQ+ youth who have no political agenda, only pain.
Let’s put down the talking points and pick up our duty to protect ALL Americans.
That includes the ones society too often forgets.
Is the Supreme Court’s Ruling Fair to LGBT Americans
Is the Supreme Court protecting children or policing identity? This powerful exposé dives into the Court’s ruling on youth gender surgeries, the shutdown of the LGBTQ+ suicide hotline option, and the heated debate tearing through both political camps. From Constitutional law to cultural compassion, GayRightNews.com explores whether America is defending life—or abandoning it. With facts, legal insight, and fierce opinion, this article calls both the Right and Left to account.
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