Posted on 02/21/2024 10:28:02 AM PST by DallasBiff
West Virginia's Republican-supermajority House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed legislation Wednesday to narrow the definitions of gender that Democrats label as a dystopian bill that would give women no additional rights and is a way for the GOP to suppress transgender people.
The bill passed on an 87-12 vote and now goes to the GOP-dominated Senate.
"I cannot believe we're doing this on Valentine's Day," said Democratic Del. Kayla Young, of Kanawha County.
The legislation says "equal" does not mean "same" or "identical" with respect to equality of the sexes. It would define in state statues and official public policies that a person's sex is determined at birth and that gender equity terms may not be substituted. It also would establish that certain single-sex environments, such as athletics, locker rooms and bathrooms, are not discriminatory.
During a public hearing at the state Capitol last week, dozens of speakers condemned the "Women's Bill of Rights," with many transgender people saying it promoted transphobia. All 11 House Democrats spoke during a lengthy debate Wednesday and voted against the bill. Kanawha County Del. Mike Pushkin, chair of the state Democratic Party, even made a motion afterward to amend the bill's title to the "Women's Bill of Wrongs." The motion was rejected.
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Danger, danger, they used the “phobic” word, which indicates no education, no logic, no IQ, and no morals.
This can be summarized in shorter sentence: They are DemocRATs.
Republicans control the WV House of Delegates 89-11 and the Senate by 31-3. So basically all democrats can do is moan and sqwawk, but that’s it.
Other than words (in some languages) ‘gender’ is political rubbish.
“Phobic”. Another term, similar to “racist” that is used in an attempt to intimidate. Never let it go without being called out.
biology is biology is biology
You can have an errant mental obsession expressed as an identity dysphoria. It may not make you “insane” but it is a mental health issue, and issue in the mind, not an issue of your body.
To me entertaining the obsession is like an addict committed to a lifetime of getting what their addiction wants, instead of seeking the professional help out of the addiction.
Just sayin...
“West Virginia Democrats say bill defining gender is transphobic and “political rubbish””
Perhaps if they’d cool it a bit on Grooming people might start to take them seriously.
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