We expect our leaders to tackle the critical issues facing South Carolina.
These include coastal flooding, deteriorating roads and bridges, failing schools, inadequate power supply, pollution, a struggling state pension, a widening wealth gap, and an increase in unhoused individuals caused by the lack of affordable housing. Additionally, we don’t trust our public institutions.
So what is the General Assembly’s opening act for 2024? Denying vulnerable children access to life-saving healthcare.
Trans individuals are not a threat to society and never have been. Yet, we find ourselves in another political cycle where we are fighting for survival.
It has been proven that patients with gender dysphoria who have access to intermediate care can lead healthy, fulfilling lives.
The American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, and other health organizations have endorsed these treatments.
State representatives, with no medical training, are stoking the flames of social anxiety by claiming they know what’s best for these individuals.
I urge the General Assembly members to stop this immediately. We have serious issues in this state that will never be resolved by denying healthcare to a small, vulnerable group.
If you want votes, work to improve this community instead of targeting us.
Summer, LINDSEY
Ladson
Kwanzaa celebrations are wonderful.
Last month, I was invited to the Cynthia Graham Hurd Library’s Kwanzaa celebration.
We attended while my mother, a Maine-based cotton artist, was there.
The event was a joyous display of vibrant Kwanzaa patterns, music, spoken words, dance, food, and a strong sense of community. Torreah “Cookie” Washington, a quilt artist, was the honored guest this year.
My 90-year-old mother was struck by how many performers and audience members were people in their later years.
She was heartened to see how “old” also means “seasoned and experienced, vibrant and alive with important stories to tell and songs to sing,” rather than “discounted and ignored.”
As a retired educator, I was delighted to see children in the audience witnessing this wonderful example of lively elders still shaking it with plenty of light to share.
We are grateful to Dena Davis, Catherine and Kurt Lamkin, and many others who contributed to this wonderful event.
A KIT LONEY
Charleston
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