Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
As someone who had a double mastectomy for medical reasons (cancer) and then got implants, I can say with one hundred percent certainty that the fake ones are not at all the same. On this, I come down on the not-politically-correct side that wanting to remove healthy body parts is a mental disorder that deserves compassion and help but not indulgence. Especially--a thousand times more especially--for children.
First off sorry to hear that and thank you for sharing your experience.
Author JK Rowling could be prosecuted for “misgendering” trans people under Scotland’s odious new hate crime law that comes into force today, an SNP minister has admitted.
Author JK Rowling could be prosecuted for “misgendering” trans people under Scotland’s odious new hate crime law that comes into force today, an SNP minister has admitted.
The police have said it does not fall into the category of hate crime.
I can't emphasize strongly enough just how opposed I am to this. Works of art (which is what a book is - literary art) are personal expressions of the creators and exist the way they wanted it to exist. They should not be changed without the creator's consent, which is of course impossible to obtain in the case of the deceased. If people don't like the content then they should simply avoid reading it.
The police have said it does not fall into the category of hate crime.
Oh, but it does. They just a tad embarrassed right now. They'll recover:
The Hate Crime Act creates a new offence of ‘stirring up hatred’ against a long list of ‘protected characteristics’. These are: ‘race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), or ethnic or national origins… age, disability, religion or in the case of a social or cultural group, perceived religious affiliation, sexual orientation, transgender identity [or] variations in sex characteristics’. The law applies to all forms of communication, from spoken conversations to private WhatsApp messages, and since there is no dwelling defence, Scots will be liable for prosecution for things they say in their own homes. Penalties include fines and prison sentences of up to seven years.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
