A gay doctor who is one of Louisiana’s only specialist paediatric cardiologists has left the state after the introduction of a Don’t Say Gay copycat bill and a ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.

Jake Kleinmahon, who was one of just three doctors specialising in heart transplants for children in Louisiana, chose to leave the state with his family, as they no longer felt safe.

Kleinmahon met and fell in love with his husband Tom in New Orleans, and the couple expected remain in Louisiana, even after retirement. However, he told CNN that the state’s anti-LGBTQ+ legislation made him and his family feel unwelcome and that he ultimately “didn’t have a choice”.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    Yes, anyone can see it. I quoted you. You absolutely did. Now you’re trying to gaslight. I am not twisting anything. You didn’t say some gay men. You didn’t clarify and suggest it was a percentage of gay men. Your comment implied it was all gay men, you know it, and you’re being a coward.

    • Finnish_nationalisti@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      4
      ·
      1 year ago

      Since you want to split hairs and argue about some hidden implications, instead of actual substance, the comment obviously implied that a man from a “risk group” for pedophilia (for lack of a better term), working exclusively with children, getting so upset about anti-lgbt laws likely is a pedophile.

      Now that i’ve microanalysed my own comment for you, would you care to tell me whether sexuality is an inborn trait one can’t change?

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        It implied no such thing. Nonsense. Sorry, you don’t get to rewrite your lie and I’m still not changing the subject.