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Old 12-16-2017, 01:32 PM
 
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If an agency as large as the CDC cannot publish research about transgender people, that's a huge step toward pretending they don't exist or should be second-class citizens.

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Old 12-16-2017, 02:10 PM
 
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Just wait until the next Ebola outbreak.

Cases will only be reported by the CDC if they meet "community standards."

Otherwise, there will be no "evidence" of them.
This takes us squarely back to the early days of the AIDS epidemic when the Reagan administration absolutely refused to allocate any resources to face it.
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Old 12-16-2017, 02:11 PM
 
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If an agency as large as the CDC cannot publish research about transgender people, that's a huge step toward pretending they don't exist or should be second-class citizens.
And right in line with that school of thought is them being also being unable to mention diversity.
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Old 12-16-2017, 02:24 PM
 
Location: Buckeye, AZ
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I guess we now have a new definition of "politically correct."
Yep, this is exactly that.
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Old 12-16-2017, 02:34 PM
 
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This takes us squarely back to the early days of the AIDS epidemic when the Reagan administration absolutely refused to allocate any resources to face it.
Yes! One reason why I can't understand how Reagan is so celebrated.
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Old 12-16-2017, 02:37 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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Wow, 61 posts about a completely baseless story.
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Old 12-16-2017, 02:49 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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Every one of those cite the Washington compost. The compost cites an anonymous source. That’s the essence of fake news.
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Old 12-16-2017, 03:21 PM
 
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We need to use those words all the more now.
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Old 12-16-2017, 03:51 PM
 
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Why does the GOP hate science so much?
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