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An elementary school physical education teacher in Virginia was placed on leave after an explosive speech in which he told his school board he wouldn't "affirm that a biological boy can be a girl and vice versa," Fox News has learned.
During a Loudoun County school board meeting Tuesday, teacher Byron "Tanner" Cross voiced his opposition to policies surrounding gender.
"My name is Tanner Cross and I am speaking out of love for those who are suffering from gender dysphoria," Cross told the board. He went on to discuss a "60 Minutes" special about the issue.
originally posted by: network dude
Currently, there are two known genders, Male and Female.
See 6:15
If you can write your name in the snow, you are male, if not, female. This is and has been science for a very long time.
I suppose now it's just a matter of finding the book that lists all the proper pronouns to be used and when.
originally posted by: Randyvine
a reply to: network dude
I suppose now it's just a matter of finding the book that lists all the proper pronouns to be used and when.
Damn sure won't find it in the Bible.
originally posted by: scraedtosleep
a reply to: network dude
The argument about gender is not a biological one.
it's a metaphysical one.
If you believe in the soul then you can understand how inside a person can feel feminine, masculine or nether.
It's not their bodies they are talking about . It's the them that is inside that body that feels different.
Do you believe in a soul separate from the physical body?
Do you believe that the soul can have male, female, or neutral (energy) characteristics?
If someone here could list the peer reviewed science that explains all the different genders, we can finally put this thing to rest.
The XY sex-determination system is a sex-determination system used to classify many mammals, including humans, some insects (Drosophila), some snakes, some fish (guppies), and some plants (Ginkgo tree). In this system, the sex of an individual is determined by a pair of sex chromosomes. Females typically have two of the same kind of sex chromosome (XX), and are called the homogametic sex. Males typically have two different kinds of sex chromosomes (XY), and are called the heterogametic sex.[1]
In humans, the presence of the Y chromosome is typically responsible for triggering male development; in the absence of the Y chromosome, the fetus will undergo female development. More specifically, it is the SRY gene located on the Y chromosome that is of importance to male differentiation. Variations to the sex gene karyotype could include rare disorders such as XX males (often due to translocation of the SRY gene to the X chromosome) or XY gonadal dysgenesis in people who are externally female (due to mutations in the SRY gene). In addition, other rare genetic variations such as Turners (XO) and Klinefelters (XXY) are seen as well. In most species in XY sex determination, an organism must have at least one X chromosome in order to survive
originally posted by: MiaBandetoh
Stop using god and phoney science to back up your bias and read some scientific studies on gender
Although I pretty certain you won't read that.
Interesting conundrum. I'll have to consult the magic 8 ball.
originally posted by: pthena
a reply to: network dude
If you can write your name in the snow, you are male, if not, female. This is and has been science for a very long time.
So one day I wake up bedridden. My catheter bag if full. A nursing assistant who appears to be female, prepares to empty the bag.
I say, "How about this once, you take the bag outside and write in the snow for me."
She says, "Okay. As long as no one sees."
Then, when the coast is clear, she does it.
Question: Does that make her male and me female?