Right, you're only here to put people down and have no need to actually support your own claims. Less than 5% of people in this country are a lot of things. Jews for example. Blind. Wheelchair-bound. Autistic. Native Americans. Millionaires. Fuck it, let's pretend that none of them exist. Is the st...

It's far from settled/explained, but that's the consensus of every reputable professional community studying the topic. Your opinion is currently the one being pushed on kids. Where is your research? What makes it OK for your view to be pushed instead? Mine holds up to basic Socratic reasoning and ...

I think you're coming at this from a completely different perspective though. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears you think the concept of gender is a completely fluid, abstract thing that is independent of biological sex? And that this is objective fact and settled? Is that right? Just want to...

Ohhh so you think it's a really, really bad idea to do but you don't think that it should be against public policy? You're "just saying" with no actual argument? How exactly do you think that we can avoid ever saying anything "political" or about gender to any kids? I see where ...

Much of the existing research is cited in this document: https://www.wpath.org/publications/soc Where is yours? This is akin to the fox advocating for the chicken fence to be removed, and being surprised all the chickens got eaten the next morning. I also am not going to go down a research rabbitho...

That LGBT folks exist is not a political philosophy, it is a biological fact and ignoring it causes harm. Individuals do not (or should not) set public policy. You can find wackadoodle individuals publishing all sorts of nonsense, some of them even with degrees and/or a lot of money behind them. Se...

Gender is not an adult idea. We force kids into boxes (which they quickly start enforcing on each other, often quite cruelly) before they're even born with all this pink and blue nonsense. Barbie vs GI Joe, long hair vs short, you know the drill. It's not all forced. Having 3 kids now, one boy and ...

The authority is evidence, not credentials. Where is it? who compiled it and wrote the studies? What statistical methods were used? How long was the study period? What was the number of participants? What journal published? Who were the peer reviewers? Much of the existing research is cited in this...

I'm shaming you for trying to force those opinions onto everyone else. You claim, without evidence, that following the advice of people who actually work in these fields will cause harm. They claim, with evidence, that following their advice will do the opposite. Your opinion is not equally valid w...

The authority is evidence, not credentials.

Stop the presses. 2 guys on the internet say that the professional community is wrong, guess we'd better listen to them. You're trying to shame us for having our own opinions and thoughts on something? I'm shaming you for trying to force those opinions onto everyone else. You claim, without evidenc...

MrH42 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:29 amIt's essentially a set of societal norms. Which is antithetical to what I believe.

Stop the presses. 2 guys on the internet say that the professional community is wrong, guess we'd better listen to them.

Boys potty here and girls potty here, because I said so. Dress like this to be normal. Dress like this will make you stand out. End of discussion. That is literally speaking to kids about this shit. You're OK with speaking to them as long as your own personal views are the only ones allowed. Not th...

If we're not going to allow any discussion of gender with kids involved, though, then that leads to an interesting number of conclusions: No more boy's or girl's sports, because we can't talk about kids being boys or girls. No more boy's or girl's bathrooms. ...and on and on, dress codes at school m...

FWIW I think it's only a matter of time before we come up with an objective explanation for WTF is up with people like me. Genetic markers, brain chemistry, something... but I bet it ends up falling into the realm of "biology" whenever we get to the point of understanding it. To claim that...

You basically have one, no? (Raleigh) I think I liked my SuperX with big road tires more than anything else I've tried, whether on regular roads or gravel. It has a super aggressive geometry which is very twitchy and not at all friendly to anything even slightly 'off roadie'. I would love something...

I'll attempt some explanation in a bit, but first these two things: We almost always start education with "idealized bullshit" because reality is usually quite a bit more nuanced and complex. See physics students starting out with frictionless surfaces and point masses with no relativisti...

This is a music camp that seems to be encouraging individualism among the kids in being who they want to be :doe: ? Seems a nonissue. This guy wins the prize for today, though music is merely the vehicle in this case. It's about adding your voice to a diverse group and lifting up those around you t...

:ohdang: Wonder if I can get my local shop to sell the same bike for that. https://playtridelafield.com/products/giant-tcr-advanced-2-disc-pro-compact-carbon-2021 :doit: My wants for a gravel bike have been intensifying a bit but I'm trying to tamp them down :lolol: You basically have one, no? (Ral...

The difference is not going to be explained because sex/sexuality is not being mentioned in any way. This is easier for 10 year olds since their minds aren't yet in the gutter, apparently. We're talking about addressing people as they ask to be addressed, even if that's different from how you knew ...

Gender identity and expression have absolutely nothing to do with sex or sexuality. 1. Bullshit. 2. Explain that effectively to a 10 year old without talking about boy and girls parts, why they are different, and what people are trying to accomplish by 'gender expression.' Its not possible IMHO (se...

:lolgasm: Ain't a damn thing about sex or sexuality involved. That's for the priests and creepy stepdads. The idea that folks should be able to confidently choose whatever image and individual pursuits they like has nothing to do with getting into anyone's pants. Kids shouldn't be force fed a lot o...

:lolgasm: Ain't a damn thing about sex or sexuality involved. That's for the priests and creepy stepdads. The idea that folks should be able to confidently choose whatever image and individual pursuits they like has nothing to do with getting into anyone's pants. Kids shouldn't be force fed a lot of...

Oddly I'm working for the next 4 days, got shows friday-monday. Y'all have fun remembering the Alamo. I'm off to set up for the first show now. :fuckyeah: how did it turnout? Kind of low turnouts because it's a weird time here. Lots of tourists have already left for the season and lots of locals al...

Oddly I'm working for the next 4 days, got shows friday-monday. Y'all have fun remembering the Alamo. I'm off to set up for the first show now. :notbad: Pretty awesome that you're booking this many gigs now, hope that they went well. I have recently kind of wanted to find people to jam with and may...