Thank you, Madam Chair. And since a member of this committee did not reserve the time, I reserve my right to close at this time. And I just want to say, If gender dysphoria isn't a mental illness, then why do 40%, 42% of those who identify as transgender attempt suicide? We don't hand nuclear weapons and fighter jets to people in that kind of crisis. We shouldn't start now. We should be helping these people in real ways rather than handing them weapons of destruction. (05:41–05:54)
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Questions the classification of gender dysphoria by citing a high suicide attempt rate among transgender individuals.
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