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Old 03-19-2010, 11:14 AM
 
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Norrie May-Welby has become the first person to be officially designated as gender 'not specified' - being neither a man nor a woman.

May-Welby, born a man 48 years ago in Scotland, became a woman at age 28 after a sex change operation in Australia. However, May-Welby did not feel comfortable as a woman and desired to become a 'neuter.'
Norrie May-Welby: The World's First Legally Genderless Person


Sure, socially and culturally, you can call yourself whatever you want, but his chromosomes will always define him as a male - right?
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Old 03-19-2010, 11:17 AM
 
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When I read the title of this thread I immediately thought
it would be about Ann Coulter...
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Old 03-19-2010, 11:19 AM
 
Location: Midessa, Texas Home Yangzhou, Jiangsu temporarily
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Norrie May-Welby: The World's First Legally Genderless Person


Sure, socially and culturally, you can call yourself whatever you want, but his chromosomes will always define him as a male - right?
I think so. XY = Male.
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Old 03-19-2010, 12:35 PM
 
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I think so. XY = Male.
But there are pretty clear females with XY chromosomes Swyer syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jamie Lee Curtis is a famous example.

Life does not always come in neat, clean catagories like we want it to.
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Old 03-19-2010, 12:40 PM
 
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his/her picture confirms this as well. I can see both in the face.
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Old 03-19-2010, 12:41 PM
 
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When I read the title of this thread I immediately thought
it would be about Ann Coulter...

Rachel Maddow would fit right in there as well. touché!
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Old 03-19-2010, 12:46 PM
 
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"If I need to show identity documents, I certainly don't want details that are false, for this will only cause trouble when officials realize I don't match my documents."

Wonder if it is a natural born citizen after all these changes.

He - She-it.

A country without a man.

Guess it could run for president of Nowhere.
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Old 03-19-2010, 12:48 PM
 
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Rachel Maddow would fit right in there as well. touché!
Rachel has said (referring to herself) that she thinks she "looks like a dude". Will Ann admit the same thing?
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Old 03-19-2010, 12:53 PM
 
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When I read the title of this thread I immediately thought
it would be about Ann Coulter...
Meeechelle Obama could make a good candidate too with that big Adams Apple she has and her manish features.
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Old 03-19-2010, 12:54 PM
 
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Rachel has said (referring to herself) that she thinks she "looks like a dude". Will Ann admit the same thing?
Well, if they hooked up, what kind of gay would this be?

I'm getting confused.

Things are so complicated these days.
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