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Is notion of a genderless humanity going too far?
We don’t even have pronouns for this.
That’s what accounts for the clumsy grammar of the statement parent Kori Doty issued about Doty’s newborn baby, Searyl Atli Doty. For that matter, it also accounts for the clumsy grammar of the sentence you just read.
Anyway, Kori Doty’s statement read: “It’s up to Searyl to decide how they identify, when they are old enough to develop their own gender identity. I am not going to foreclose that choice based on an arbitrary assignment of gender at birth based on an inspection of their genitals.”
As noted, the English language is not ready for this. For all its splendors, English offers no gender-neutral singular pronoun except “it.” Who wants to be an “it?”
If the language is not ready, well, truth to tell, neither is your humble correspondent. It’s a jarring realization.
Is notion of a genderless humanity going too far?
Pronoun use at center of rape case involving former Chowchilla prisoner
The gender confusion in Scotland over prisoners now rears its head in Northern Ireland
I Set Out To Report On Violence Against Trans People
'I wanted to blow up the internet'
LGBTQ students consider quitting college at an alarming rate
More than 1 in 4 LGBTQ college students have considered dropping out of school because of mental health challenges, a survey released Thursday shows.
And a vast majority of LGBTQ students – 92% – say their mental health status has negatively impacted some part of their college experience.
LGBTQ students consider quitting college at an alarming rate
NY hands out worthless diplomas to high school ‘grads’
America’s students “don’t know anything”
LGBTQ Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners not seeking re-election
'Largest score decline' in reading and math for nation's 9-year-olds
Power of NO
Victimhood U: colleges’ leftist brainwashing is making young Americans miserable
The N-B-Gay
It is mathematically possible that there are no LGBT players in the league. Although recent estimates are higher, let’s say that 5% of the population identifies as LGBT. That means that the odds that all NBA players are straight is 95% to the power of 450 - the chance that Player 1 is straight multiplied by the chance the Player 2 is straight and so on. That leaves a whopping nine billionths of a percent chance that every player in the NBA is straight: .000000009%, for our decimally inclined folks. In sum, there are probably at least a handful of current LGBT players.
The N-B-Gay
‘Infinite number’ in football are gay
NBA player 'incredibly sorry'
Univ. of Oregon apologizes for 'disgraceful chant'
His First Experience With Homosexuality
Football player comes out as gay
World Cup ambassador says being gay is ‘damage in the mind’
6 gay men competing in pro basketball
Nets’ Cam Thomas fined $40,000 for saying gay slur
NBA players have sex with ‘dudes’ and trans women
Woman Suing Over Male-Only Admission Policy at Clothing-Optional Gay Resort
The outlet reports that the woman, Amina Chaudhry, had previously been invited to a fundraising event at the resort, but the resort said she had been disruptive.
Chaudhry made the complaint with the Florida Commission on Human Relations. Rather than seeking monetary damages, Keys Weekly reports she aims to end the resort’s allegedly discriminatory policies and to recover court costs.
Woman Suing Over Male-Only Admission
Gay Nude Resort Must Allow Women, Judge Declares
Court rules women’s-only exhibit must allow male visitors
...experts insist the 'undeniable' physical advantage CAN'T be undone by gender-affirming care
Supporters of inclusion claim fairness can be maintained when trans women assigned male at birth compete against women, while opponents that argue women's sports must be protected face accusations of transphobia.
But cut through the often toxic political mudslinging that dominates the debate and, according to researchers and elite athletes, the science speaks for itself: Trans women have a physical advantage over biological females - and no treatment exists which can unravel that.
...experts insist
Music teacher claims ‘the goal’ is to confuse students about gender
Kirk Cameron accuses him of ‘unkind’ treatment
Nashville school shooting...
Crack down on guns for the Nashville school shooting, not trans people
One of country's strictest anti-trans bills becomes law
CBS execs bar the word ‘transgender’ from reports on Nashville shooter
Obsessing over misgendering Nashville school shooter
Seven sorority sisters sue University of Wyoming for admitting trans woman
Trans MMA fighter breaks woman's skull
Hero leaps onto subway tracks to rescue man who had fallen onto electrified third rail
'I don’t think I was thinking about what could happen to me at the moment. It was more of what do I have to do to make the situation peaceful. I felt a little shock. I felt it all over my body actually, and then I just didn’t let that stop me.'
Hero leaps
Teen Saves Police Officer And 3 Others From Drowning
Mother Jumped onto Hood of SUV
NYC bodega worker, who stabbed gangster to death in self-defense, tried to defuse argument
Social justice warriors turn victims into killers and criminals into saints
NYC bodega worker has his murder charges FINALLY dropped
Jessie and Woody go out of their way to greet black kids
'My Son Is a Hero'
Hollywood restaurant owner tackles, detains robber who punched senior
17-year-old shoots, kills 2 suspects
“Football Is Gay,”
Just one week after Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to come out, the NFL itself made a statement in support of LGBTQ rights on Monday.
“Football Is Gay,”
NFL 'will play the black national anthem 'Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing' before the Star Spangled Banner at its 2021 season games'
Miami Hurricanes top-ranked safety is charged with aggravated battery
Philadelphia Eagles fan 'shot dead New York Giants supporter'
NFL has NOT suspended Texans' Deshaun Watson ahead of training camp as he faces sexual misconduct lawsuits from 22 women
NFL union president JC Tretter slams 'nonsensical' league decision to 'shame' unvaccinated players
Clemson football player arrested after driving 115 mph, smashing into mail carrier
Raiders coach apologizes for saying NFL players' rep had 'lips the size of Michelin tires'
CARL NASSIB TAKES PERSONAL DAY After Anti-Gay Email
CAPTAIN SIYA KOLISI HOPS A BARRICADE TO SIGN & SLAP A FAN’S ASS
We're Finally Getting the Gay Captain America We Deserve
The gays just keep winning!
We're Finally Getting the Gay Captain America We Deserve
Andrew Sullivan, No One’s Ally, Tells It as He Sees It
Supreme Court is being asked to rule if it is unconstitutional to require men to register for the draft at 18 but not women
The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether it is discrimination for the government to require only men to register for the draft when they turn 18.
The question of whether it is unconstitutional to require men but not women to register could be viewed as one with little practical impact.
The last time there was a draft was during the Vietnam War, and the military has been all-volunteer since.
Supreme Court is being asked to rule if it is unconstitutional to require men to register for the draft at 18 but not women
How Did Four Young Black Boys Become Hollywood Stars During the Height of Jim Crow?
As it turns out, Sunshine Sammy was a race man. Farina and Stymie too, and even Buckwheat for a minute or so.
This may be hard to fathom, considering the designation was generally applied, back around the '20s, to men who exemplified the most righteous and upstanding attributes of black people, and advocated for fair and dignified treatment. It’s also hard to fathom because, at the time, they were just young black boys.
But they were young black boys with starring roles in Hollywood, and among the most popular performers of their time. There weren’t very many blacks of any age getting any sort of featured screen time back then, at least not in roles that didn’t demean the race. Thus, these young people were heralded in the black press, and even by the NAACP, as some of the leading exemplars of blackness, well before any of them were old enough to drive.
Sunshine Sammy, Farina, Stymie and Buckwheat were the principal black characters throughout the 20-year run of the Our Gang film series. The black community treated them (respectively, Ernie Morrison, Allen Hoskins, Matthew Beard and Billie Thomas) like rock stars. But their lives were much more complicated than the movie roles ever let on. Their regard within the black community would be transformed decades later, as the Our Gang franchise lived on years after its heyday.
Pop Matters
The LGBTQ+ Community Is Not Inclusive
Taylor
Another study shows homophobic language isn’t linked to rejection of gay athletes
Another new study from Monash University again demonstrates that athletes using gay slurs don’t mean to convey messages of homophobia to their teammates, and in fact believe their teams would be welcoming places for gay athletes.
The study focused on 146 semi-professional ice hockey players in Australia. The sample group included a good mix of players from North America, Europe and Australia.
One of the most illuminating parts of the study looked at why athletes use gay slurs. Some of the results:
55% because they want to make people laugh
46% think the language is normal, so no one thinks about it
6% want to insult or bully others who are gay
1% say they are homophobic
Outsports
I’m Gay. So Why Don’t I Belong to ‘Gay Culture?’
I'm a gay transgender man, though I tend to keep the "transgender" part under wraps most of the time. I also live in a fairly small and conservative town. This makes talking about my childhood awkward unless I just say "my parents grew up in the city so we didn't really do a lot of outdoorsy stuff.” It's true without being too detailed, so that response is usually enough to get some pressure off me.
Anyway, I don't really have much interest in certain things considered part of "gay culture.” I watch Drag Race and follow some past contestants on social media. I feel a certain glee when characters in fiction I already like turn out to be LGBTQ. And while I'm not too familiar with the history of the Pride movement, I would love to learn more about it.
But that's about the extent of it. I simply cannot even pretend I like Katy Perry or Will & Grace. I've tried watching Sex and the City only to wonder if I'm supposed to like any of the characters. I'm basically someone who's been described as "Judas Priest gay.” Is there something I'm missing that's supposed to help me enjoy these things? Does this sound like a matter of preferring documentaries over other genres? Or is this just not as uncommon as I probably think?
Out of the “Fruit” Loop
Out
LGBTQ Elders Made Our Lives Possible—Now We Must Care for Them
The LGBTQ movement stands on the shoulders of giants. Fifty years ago, our LGBTQ elders shattered barriers at Stonewall. A decade later, they spoke truth to power as AIDS ravaged their chosen families. In the years before and since, they marched on Washington and are still fighting for justice today.
Now it is our time to fight for them — because all too often, LGBTQ elders are not receiving the care and support they deserve. With experts predicting that as many as 4.7 million LGBTQ older adults will be seeking care and services by the year 2030, we must act now.
That’s why the Human Rights Campaign is joining SAGE, the premier advocacy organization for LGBTQ elders, in stepping up to address this injustice by helping to ensure LGBTQ older adults will be treated with respect and dignity when choosing and receiving aging and long-term care.
Advocate
Ryan Murphy: My dad ‘beat me bloody with a belt’ when I came out
Television writer Ryan Murphy talked about how his personal life affected his new series, Pose, with the Television Critics Association.
Pose is a series about New York City‘s ballroom culture in the 1980’s. The show will make history with the largest cast of transgender actors in regular roles for a series.
Describing a scene where “a father finds out his son is gay and beats him bloody with a belt,” Murphy said, “That happened to me.”
My dad ‘beat me bloody