Section 3.2 - Q20 - What Does Project 2025 Say?

“These statistics and others point to a social contagion in which minor children, especially girls, are attempting to make life-altering decisions using puberty blockers and other hormone treatments and even surgeries to remove or alter vital body parts. Heritage Foundation research finds that providing easier access to such treatments and surgeries without parental involvement does not reduce the suicidality of these young people and may even increase suicide rates.”

Citation: Project 2025, Section 3.1: Department of Education, Lindsey Burke, pages 377 and 378

Context:

“Heritage Foundation research finds…” is a red flag, considering they fabricated their research on government employees²⁹ in order to justify paying them less. This assertion, like that one, is completely wrong.

Legitimate studies have found that family and social support³⁰ are associated with reduced prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempts in transgender youth. It should surprise no thinking person to learn that if you treat transgender kids like human beings worthy of respect, they’re less likely to kill themselves.

“Minority stressors, such as discrimination experiences, family rejection, and stigma, are commonly reported by transgender people and are associated with higher risk of suicide thoughts and attempts. These include experiences of discrimination, mistreatment, or violence in education, employment, housing, health care, in places of public accommodations, from law enforcement, and in other areas of life.”

In short, the policies Burke is proposing directly correlate with an INCREASE in suicide among transgender youth. Need more?

Full contextual analysis of Section 3.2: Department of Education here.

Section: Section 3.2: Department of Education

Categories: Education, Gender Identity, Gender Ideology, Transgender Concerns