Is Gender Transition a Social Contagion?

You’re in a conversation and someone says, “Kids identify as transgender because it’s who they really are, not because it’s a ‘social contagion’.” What would you say?

A “social contagion” is defined as “the spread of behaviors, attitudes, and affect through crowds and other types of social aggregates from one member to another” and “[a]dolescents are prone to social contagion because they may be especially susceptible to peer influence and social media.”

Is it possible that the surge in gender confusion and transition a result of a social contagion? Here are three things to consider.

Dashcam Video Allegedly Shows Arkansas State Trooper Intercept Illegal Marijuana from Out of State

Dashcam footage recently uploaded to YouTube allegedly shows an Arkansas State Trooper intercepting 130 pounds of illegal marijuana from out of state.

The drugs reportedly were seized in North Little Rock during what appears to be a routine traffic stop. The conversation recorded in the video indicates the driver was from California, but was travelling through Oklahoma and Arkansas on his way to Tennessee.

You can watch the video below.

We have written time and again about how marijuana’s legalization in other states has actually emboldened drug cartels and organized crime.

This year, California’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force has seized nearly $200 million of dollars worth of illicit marijuana across the state despite legalization.

Some of these illegal marijuana operations are tied to labor trafficking and violent crime, and some may actually have connections to foreign interests like the Chinese Communist Party.

Authorities in Arkansas have seen an influx of illegal marijuana from Oklahoma and other states.

This is yet another example of how marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.

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