KISS singer Paul Stanley has shared his somewhat surprising perspective on the transgender phenomenon that seems to be sweeping the country:

We find it surprising because as a general rule the entertainment industry seems to be all-in on encouraging children to ‘change’ their sex simply because they may exhibit tendencies inconsistent with traditional male/female behavior.

It’s a thoughtful post, and it clearly comes from a place of compassion. Stanley acknowledges that there are some people (ADULT people) who may feel that reassignment is their only option for a happy life, while at the same time noting that kids are not capable of making such life-altering decisions and that their parents have a responsibility to treat them as, you know, kids.

Naturally, some folks decided to look right past the tone and point of Stanley’s message and move right on into outrage: