Gender confusion

[Ernie]

I have not been reading this thread the last couple years.
But it looks like it has 235K views. Does that mean the thread has attracted a lot of folks who don't normally read MN?

[temporal1]

I have not been reading this thread the last couple years.
But it looks like it has 235K views. Does that mean the thread has attracted a lot of folks who don't normally read MN?

It’s unusual for any topic to compete with approach Robert’s “Today” and “I think it is funny” thread views.

Today: 435,398 views
I think it is funny: 999,073 views

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MARTIN DECODER / Exposing Obama’s Cunning Rhetoric That Made People Revere Identity Politics / 21mn

Description:
“In two Human Rights Campaign speeches, Barack Obama talks about ”equality”, no matter how people identify, and “progress” when it comes to “inclusive” policies.

How did these speeches set a precedent for how politicians, celebrities, and people in general have since talked about identity politics?

To answer this question, this in-depth language analysis looks at Obama’s word choice and arguments in the two speeches.

Are his word choice and arguments as sincere and convincing as he makes them seem, or do they reveal a much different truth?

There are comparisons to Matt Walsh’s “What Is a Woman?” interviews with Dr. Michelle Forcier and professor Patrick Grzanka.”

Patreon:

Martin DeCoder
creating Videos about language analysis and forensic linguistics

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Guatemala

Feds dump millions in one Latin American country to fund sex changes, LGBT activism
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/09/20 ... m-1488798/

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has partnered with Guatemalan activists to help organizations led by transexuals perform sex changes in the country.

Asociacion Lambda, a Guatemala-based activist organization, received a $2 million grant from USAID to both engage in LGBT activism and to help provide “gender-affirming care,” federal records show. Social media posts show that Asociacion Lambda actively refers people to medical resources, attempts to influence elections in Guatemala, and meets with government officials to engage in advocacy.

“Gender-affirming care” is a term used by supporters of the practice to describe the use of sometimes irreversible hormone treatments that can lead to infertility, as well as irreversible surgeries like mastectomies, phalloplasties, and vaginoplasties. Using USAID’s funds, Asociacion Lambda is specifically expected to “strengthen trans-led organizations to deliver gender-affirming health care, advocate for improved quality and access to services, and provide economic empowerment opportunities,” according to grant records.

The USAID-funded sex change program began in April and will span until 2027, per grant records.

The medical services Asociacion Lambda directs people to include services related to sexual and reproductive health, psychological counseling as well as birth control for adults and minors, according to social media posts. During Guatemala’s 2023 elections, the organization began posting infographics featuring a character named Mila who informed readers about LGBT issues.

Asociacion Lambda has also commemorated events like the trans day of visibility and promoted pride parades.

Pushing LGBT rights abroad has been a “foreign policy priority” under the Biden-Harris administration, a State Department spokesperson previously told the Daily Caller News Foundation. President Joe Biden directed the heads of federal departments and agencies in 2021 to develop plans “to advance the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons.” .. ..

Feds Dump Millions In One Latin American Country To Fund Sex Changes, LGBT Activism
https://ijr.com/feds-dump-millions-in-o ... -activism/

2011 / Obama Elevates Gay Rights as a Foreign Policy Priority
https://www.voanews.com/a/obama-elevate ... 74955.html

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Peter Vlaming

Virginia Mercury / Va. school board to pay $575K to fired teacher who refused to use transgender student’s pronouns
https://virginiamercury.com/2024/09/30/ ... -pronouns/

.. “Peter wasn’t fired for something he said; he was fired for something he couldn’t say.
The school board violated his First Amendment rights under the Virginia Constitution and commonwealth law,” said Tyson Langhofer, senior counsel for ADF and director of the ADF Center for Academic Freedom, in a statement.

Langhofer said Vlaming felt using male pronouns to address the student were “untrue,” even though the student had recently undergone a gender transition and legal name change. ADF said that for Vlaming to use the preferred pronouns went against his religious beliefs and violated his right to free speech.

According to ADF, the board cleared Vlaming’s firing record and changed its policies to conform to the new policies overhauled by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. West Point School Board did not immediately respond to The Mercury’s request for comment. ..

.. In September 2022, Youngkin’s administration overhauled the state’s 2021 model school policies for transgender and nonbinary students designed under former Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam.

Most notably, the list of changes included requiring parental approval for any changes to students’ “names, nicknames, and/or pronouns,” a directive to schools to keep parents “informed about their children’s well-being,” and requiring that student participation in activities and athletics be based on sex and the use of bathrooms correspond to a students’ sex, except to the extent that federal law requires.

ADF and Vlaming said they are pleased that the case has been settled.

“I was wrongfully fired from my teaching job because my religious beliefs put me on a collision course with school administrators who mandated that teachers ascribe to only one perspective on gender identity — their preferred view,” Vlaming said in a statement.

Fox News / 'Seismic implications' for fired teacher who won lawsuit after refusing to use students' pronouns: Attorney
https://www.foxnews.com/media/seismic-i ... s-attorney

.. "Peter’s Christian faith prevented him from lying to his students about biological reality by using pronouns inconsistent with a student’s sex," ADF attorney Waggoner told Fox News Digital. "Since his victory in court, we have seen overwhelming gratitude and support on social media from people who, like Peter, teach or work in places that might punish them for living according to their beliefs." ..

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hollywood finds a way to shoehorn a woman into being pope.

what an irony that youtube censors Ben’s references to words like homosexuality and fornication.
those words used in scriptural context are “going too far” for yt.

Ben Shapiro, Orthodox Jew, points out how hollywood insults all (Christian) religions not aligned with hollywood tastes,
not unlike obama and hillary, of course. Not in this movie, alone, this movie must be an extraordinary example.
i will not view. Ben’s review serves as a warning.

“Conclave” / Catholics Should Be ****** At This Movie / -10min

Description:
There is a new movie coming out called "Conclave" based on a book with the same title written by Robert Harris.
The basic plot is that a pope dies and a new pope has to be selected.
However, the story ends up being a propaganda piece about the evils of the Catholic Church in the guise of a story that is supposedly about the wonders of the Church.

i hope the 2024 election proves a serious setback for hollywood influence throughout politics and the overall culture.
throughout history, entertainers have been relegated to being the dregs of society, not idols or leaders.
it’s gone ‘way too far.

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Now i see lots of Catholic response, i’ll add these two:

Fr Edward Looney / A Catholic Priest Reacts to the New Movie Conclave / 12min

Description:
Edward Berger's new movie Conclave is sparking controversy in Catholic circles.
Some in the Catholic world are calling for people to boycott the movie and view it as ani-Catholic propaganda.
What does Fr. Looney think?
He isn't just spouting an opinion, he's seen Conclave, and shares his reaction and comments about the controversy.

EWTN / The World Over October 24, 2024 | CONCLAVE: CAUTION - Michael Medved with Raymond Arroyo / 14min

Description:
Radio host & film critic Michael Medved and Raymond discuss the controversial new film, Conclave, a thriller based on the novel by Robert Harris, that tells a story of the process by which a new pope is chosen...with a disturbing twist.

In any event, the present obsession with THE CARNAL ABOVE ALL, whether as espoused from the White House or hollywood,
will be best once dismissed. To find its place as a low point in human history. Bizarre how it found life in the “‘best’ educated, wealthiest” populations.

As-if scriptures needs more proof of the poverty of human spirit without Truth.

Isaiah 64:6 / filthy rags ..
it shouldn’t escape notice, this passage says THE BEST WE HAVE .. are as filthy rags.
my sense is, this “little detail” is mostly overlooked. we tend to think our best is pretty darned good.

what imagery. nothing compares to God’s inspired Word.

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2022 / P.6:

FILA / ‘Sanity prevailed’ in swimming's historic transgender decision / 7min


In this, she cites MATT WALSH’s response, and mentions his production, “WHAT IS A WOMAN?” (i have not viewed.)

Also, mention of a 50-year male blood donor who was not allowed to give blood without answering the question,
“Are you pregnant?” .. he believes the question posed to men is both unnecessary and wrong.

Documentary: What is a Woman? / Matt Walsh

“Matt Walsh Stumps the Left with One Simple Question”
https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/06/ ... -question/

Requires subscription. i have not viewed.
https://www.dailywire.com/subscribe-today-two

Jan 20 2025 / Inaguration Day / Gender Ideology’s Downfall Is Finally Here / 13min

Description:
Trump’s order banishing gender ideology from the federal government is spectacular and may be the final nail in the coffin for this hideous and evil ideology.

Life astonishes.

[Szdfan]

Speaking of gender confusion, Trump’s executive order declares that all people in the US are legally women.

https://m.jpost.com/omg/article-838803

US President Donald Trump may have accidentally defined all American citizens as females, following a controversially-worded executive order regarding biological sex passed on his first day back in office in Monday.

According to his executive order, "female” means a person belonging at conception to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell, whereas "male” means a person belonging at conception to the sex that produces the small reproductive cell.

According to his executive order, "female” means a person belonging at conception to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell, whereas "male” means a person belonging at conception to the sex that produces the small reproductive cell.

Biologically, however, all fetuses at conception are female until about six or seven weeks of gestation.

The sexual organs (gonads) of a fetus remain undifferentiated up until this point, meaning that all fetal genitalia are female until 6-7 weeks post conception.
Scientifically, Trump's order puts everyone as women, given as at conception, all fetuses belong to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell.

[JohnH]

what a silly thing to say. A fetus is either male or female, although you might have to wait a few weeks to tell for sure. There is no truth at all to saying “everyone is female”. You and I were never female from conception onward.