Why are conservatives obsessed with gender transition surgery for minors when it's an insignificant issue?

There are about 40 million adolescents in the U.S. Here’s what they deal with:

Anxiety: 12,000,000 (30%)

Obesity: 6,800,000 (17%)

Sexually Victimized: 6,400,000 (16%)

Severe Major Depression: 6,000,000 (15%)

Living in Poverty: 5,200,000 (13%)

Substance Abuse: 2,000,000 (5%)

Suicide: 5,000/yr (.01%)

Cancer Diagnosis: 5500 (.013%)

Killed by Firearms: 5000 (.01%)

Incarcerated: 2500 (.006%)

Have Gender Transition Surgery: 300 (.00075%)

But please, explain how conservatives care so much about children that they focus on the issue that affects the smallest number of them.

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SW-User

I'm not a conservative, but you've answered your own question, "Minors.”

LeopoldBloom · M

@SW-User So we outlaw a medical procedure that affects 300 kids before we do anything to address other things that affect millions of kids? Sounds about right. Let's stop looking for a cure for cancer until we find a cure for Elephant Man disease that affects 2-3 people worldwide.

SW-User

@LeopoldBloom 🤔 Who said let's stop looking for a cure? I know I didn't.

LeopoldBloom · M

@SW-User Gender reassignment is one treatment for gender dysphoria. An insignificant number of minors have surgery compared to the number of minors affected by other things. Conservatives want to outlaw puberty blockers, which have been used for decades, are proven safe, and are used for many conditions besides just gender care.

"Won't someone please think of the children" has been exploited by conservatives for decades because it's an effective way to propagandize.