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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering narrowly defining gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth, the most drastic move yet in a government wide effort to roll back recognition and protections of transgender people under federal civil rights law.
Last time GOP/conservatives tried to block LGBT rights it was on marriage, and I presume all know how the results of that movement.
Still give His Orangeness and his GOP/Evangelical/Conservative instruments in government credit; nothing like throwing out red meat to a hungry base.
So is Caitlynn Jenner still one of Trump's biggest fans?
In any event--this is just another Trump dog whistle. Let him do it--as soon as he's gone--it will be reversed. Why Trump insists we take a step forward and 10 steps back is beyond me. His theme song should be "Turn Back Time."
That's why Trump's self-centered attempt at reversing everything Obama is so idiotic. The next Dem will come in and reverse everything--we'll be back on the track. All Trump is doing is destabilizing the country with policies that will be changed as soon as he's gone. Attacking a segment of the population is not going to help him now either.
Well, the pride parades and gay promotional agenda made it everyone's business who has sex with whom. They MADE it an issue.
Nobody cared before. Closed doors and all. No. One. Cared.
The LGBT movement TOLD people all about how they have sex. THEY brought it up. How do people not see that?
Don't want people to talk about it? They stop talking by example.
Y'all were talking about it constantly before we were. Having a photo of your wife and kids at your desk at work. Being coupled in TV shows, movies, etc. Bringing your spouse to a work function. Holding hands in public. Sharing first date horror stories with work friends. We were hiding it in shame while you were flaunting it all over the place with no reservations.
What percentage of the American population is Transgender? It is an infinitesimally small amount. A fraction of a percent at the most. It is obvious who is male and female biologically. What you "feel" psychologically does not matter. Yes, act any way you want, but don't use my daughters rest room, or locker room if you have male plumbing, or once had male plumbing.
This won't end here. They can make as many anti LGBT policies they want, they can have a big old anti LGBT policy making cake walk right down the middle of Penn Ave, and it won't make a lick of difference, because the more they hold us down, the harder we press on. And in two years, his bloated ass will be out the effing door.
I have worked with special needs children and adults. The general public would be shocked to learn what nature can wreck.
I have cared for two individuals, 4 year old and adult, who were what lay people would call "intersex". Both had non-functioning penises and a vagina. Both their parents identified their gender as male. I had to diaper change both. In the case of the little child, I had to try to potty train him. I do not know what a Sonogram or DNA test would reveal, but I can tell you "his" urinary tract was female.
Because of their mental impairments as well, neither of these individuals will ever identify their gender as male or female. That is going to be solely up to their parents, and now GOVERNMENT?
In the case of the 4 year old, sweet child who was always smiling despite his/her disabilities. Every human being is not going to fit into some preconceived mold which politics wants to put them into.
BTW, do a search on Jamie Lee Curtis. It might shock you.
These protections that were put in place were meant to allow Transgender federal protection against persecution, discrimination, abuse etc...That being said I have NEVER been able to wrap my head around not identifying as the gender you were born as. From the time the first humans roamed the earth, there was a male and female. For millions of years this was NOT disputed. It is only in the past dozen years or so that the male/female gender has been challenged. As much sympathy as I have for the Transgender community, I agree with the decision to identify as male or female and nothing in between. There are millions of years of precedent. People who identify as Transgender can do as they please and should be protected and have equal rights under the law that any man woman or child is afforded. They should not be discriminated against, they should not be beaten, the should not be denied healthcare. I always felt that this was a manufactured problem that has nothing to do with gay rights. People who identify as Transgender were already the minority of the minority and hitched their wagon to the gay rights fight. I feel like that has hurt gay rights more than helped them.
So is Caitlynn Jenner still one of Trump's biggest fans?
In any event--this is just another Trump dog whistle. Let him do it--as soon as he's gone--it will be reversed. Why Trump insists we take a step forward and 10 steps back is beyond me. His theme song should be "Turn Back Time."
That's why Trump's self-centered attempt at reversing everything Obama is so idiotic. The next Dem will come in and reverse everything--we'll be back on the track. All Trump is doing is destabilizing the country with policies that will be changed as soon as he's gone. Attacking a segment of the population is not going to help him now either.
Don't be so sure of that. Trump has and continues to re-make the federal court at nearly every level. These are judges that follow the law and constitution and not legislate from the bench. The Leftist got too comfortable with the hard left the courts have taken. The makeup of the federal court system never should have devolved to what it was under Bush & Obama.
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