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originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: o0oTOPCATo0o
You mean we aren't supposed to announce our gender loudly on the way in?
originally posted by: o0oTOPCATo0o
a reply to: Annee
How many kids in North Carolina are born with both genitalia?
I don't understand how this became so huge.. They should just choose a bathroom and sit down every time.
This is the last paragraph. So if the law requires that a person is male or female, should that sex be assigned by anatomy, hormones, cells or chromosomes, and what should be done if they clash? “My feeling is that since there is not one biological parameter that takes over every other parameter, at the end of the day, gender identity seems to be the most reasonable parameter,” says Vilain. In other words, if you want to know whether someone is male or female, it may be best just to ask.
“My feeling is that since there is not one biological parameter that takes over every other parameter
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
One more question, because i think its worth asking:
If i want to identify as a handicap person, and that is a "thing", can I get the parking? Im not talking about someone who is exploiting this new reality we are going into....i mean someone truly identifies as disabled despite not actually being disabled.
Currently this is classified as a mental illness. I believe transgenderism once was as well. So how do we move forward with that? Is self identity all that matters?
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
This is a Pandora's box that we are not even close to being ready to open.
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: Annee
My mom is disabled for various reasons as well. I get it.
But what I am talking about is "Body Integrity Identity Disorder". You believe that your body is physically disabled, even when it is not.
originally posted by: Annee
Look how many in here still state as fact "penis or vagina" determines who you are.
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
originally posted by: Annee
Look how many in here still state as fact "penis or vagina" determines who you are.
Let's not be entirely disingenuous. It determines what you are, not who you are. I don't believe any of us on the traditional common sense side have suggested that sex organs dictate WHO you are, because most of us believe you make yourself who you are.
originally posted by: Annee
a reply to: bigfatfurrytexan
IMO - - The biggest problem is Science vs Belief.
Getting society to know and accept that both Sexuality & Gender have variances.
Look how many in here still state as fact "penis or vagina" determines who you are.
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
You have to understand that, even to someone who for the most part doesn't find disagreement with your overall stance here, to make it a choice of "science vs belief" creates a visceral reaction that I have to choke down.