I'm not sure what the problem is with "legally" being anything on gender. I'm a straight male but I've never thought of myself as "legally" male, have you?
Yes, I have..............because I have documents that say I am legally a man.
Now, if there are issues with transwomen being different that women qualifying for sports or something, then I'm open to treating transwomen differently.
Men will always have an advantage over women in sports, no matter how you put it.
I agree that trans parents shouldn't push their sexuality on kids, but then again, I feel the same way about straight parents. Let kids be who they are, gay, straight or whatever. Families who deal with these issues take them seriously and if there's any agenda pushing it's most often not accepting non-straight kids.
Ok, so let's say that families don't push any agenda on their kids.
Most likely 98% (about) of those kids will become straight, because of the biological urge to procreate with the opposite sex.
I don't think straight parents push any agenda on their kids. They simply live how biology intended.
The LGBTQ+ community relationships does, because it goes against biological urges and processes.
How to explain to kids' relationships:
Parents: Mommy is married to Daddy.
Kids: Why?
Parents: Because we like each other, and we are able to create a family.
Kids: How?
Parents: Through love.
How to explain to kids, other types of relationships:
Parents: Daddy is married to Daddy.
Kids: Why?
Parents: Because we like each other.
Kids: Why?
Parents: .....................
They can't create a family, so how are they going to explain to their kids why daddy likes daddy. The only real answer to that would be to get into sexual detail.
I think there are tribal problems with many groups pushing their agenda in a way that's intolerant and angry. You see this on the Left and the Right. But a person being true to his sexuality isn't an "ideology".
Yes, it is. All throughout history social norms have been Men are men and women are women.
Then all the sudden we have a social push for the opposite of that, one unlike we have ever seen before in the west. That is an ideological push. An idea. Not based in facts, but feelings.
He's just being who he feels he is. Who cares? So long as it doesn't hurt others, that's fine.
It hurts society as a whole. We gave gay people rights. They said it wouldn't be a big deal. Now we have men pretending to be women, and pedophilia is at an all time high.
I don't agree with that overly generous assessment of conservatives. For example, most Republicans still believe, without any evidence, that Biden didn't win the election and when we're talking about 60-70% of Republicans, that's not the "far" right. I'll stop there being the topic is transpeople.
I think the election rules were unfairly changed, right before the election, but legally Biden won, so I will also stop there too.
I meant transwomen, not "men"
Plot twist:
Transwomen are men.
Are you seeing a lot of problems with transmen in men's restrooms?
No! And you want to know why? Because women usually do not prey on men, in the same way men prey on women.
When was the last time you heard of a woman raping a man, or sexually preying on the man to the point of the man being scared and sexually assaulted.
Almost never.
Women going into men's restrooms is not an issue, and this just helps to prove my point.
If there are problems, let's create some more laws about it.
Great. What laws did you have in mind?
It's none of your business what kind of surgery or drug therapy someone wants to do. Wanna pierce your nose or squirt ink into your skin or take hair from your butt and stitch it into your scale... not my business.
Kids, can't drink.
Kids can't get tattoos by themselves.
Kids can't smoke.
Kids can't drive.
Kids can't consent.
Why should a kid be allowed to get live altering surgery, that is not even necessary, and in some cases, hurtful to their physical and mental health.
For adults, I'm kind of divided on that.
I agree that if you want to screw up your body, then you should be able to.
On the other hand, I also think that if you're going to act like a child, then you should have privileges taken away from you, like a child.
As for kids, I agree it needs to be taken slow and maybe more controls need to be added.
I don't agree with that. It should be illegal.
Kids have gotten along just fine without it for thousands of years, and the populating hasn't decreased because of it.
In particular there needs to be some kind of psychological test and counseling to help children and their parents find the best option.
You know what helps with gender dysphoria? Therapy. Why is no one talking about this? It's cheaper. No surgery is required and is way safer.
However, this hysteria that woke parents are forcing kids to be trans is a bit silly.
And many more examples like it.
Fact is that children especially young children don't even know that Santa clause doesn't exist. Why do you think they know what gender they are?
I don't think transwomen should be participating in women's sports because of the unfair advantage.
Based.
I'm not sure how you feel kids are being hurt.
Again:
I think the really important thing is for both Ds and Rs to stop politicizing this issue because THAT really hurts kids.
You know what I think?
Schools shouldn't push any kind of agenda, whether it be religious or political.
School should educate kids, not indoctrinate them.
Take the fact that I am religious in saying this.
Again, I don't get why you think it's an "ideology"
Read the back and forth between me and
oromagi.
It's part of nature
It is most definitely not. I do not know where you read that, but that is entirely false.
Ever heard of survival of the fittest, and how unneeded things to survive will not survive?