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  • Bathroom objections to transgender rights are bullshit

    Thinking about the bathroom access objections to transgender rights- the idea that men would suddenly dress as women to access womens bathrooms and commit sexual assault. One, there’s precious little evidence this happens often. I wouldn’t be shocked if it has, somewhere, but it’s clearly not remotely common.  If it was, I’d expect long lists…


  • GSM vs LGBT

    Just ran across a new initialism. “GSM”. Not the cell phone network type- “Gender and Sexual Minorities”. Roughly equivalent to LGBT, it seems. I think I like it more. While less specific, it also seems to be more inclusive. I’ve seen extensions of “LGBT” that attempt to improve inclusivity, but these quickly spiral out of…


  • Boy Scouts and LGBT members/leaders

    I wonder how they came to this proposal?  Are the people proposing it thinking it is truly the best policy?  Do they want full inclusion, but are willing to accept this as a compromise?  Do they just want to pass the buck when local troop kicks someone out? The way things are now, this is…