No I'm just clarifying what it means legally for someone to have been issued with a GRC.
So is looking unusual in some undefined way is what "visibly non-binary" means? I genuinely do not have any reference point for this description, and certainly couldn't tell if someone is or isn't based on looks. My…
Yes it's all so tawdry. Even the one that isn't stickers but an etching, and looks somewhat visually pleasing compared to the others, has a cringe message.
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Your previous comments upthread moved the discussion on to what a GRC means in legal terms.
> visibly non-binary What does this mean? At my workplace, one of my male colleagues calls himself "non-binary" and has "(they/them)" in his email signature. He looks like any other man to me. As far as I can tell, it's…
Socially it depends on how well they manage to disguise themselves as male. Being visibly pregnant is a very obvious indicator that a woman who is attempting to present herself as a man is not actually a man.
This applies very narrowly. A GRC allows "acquired gender" to replace sex when sex is ascertained by birth certificate, which is only done in limited circumstances. This is distinct, in law, from actually being that sex.
I don't think you'll get anywhere arguing with these people, especially the ones who've bought into this cult to the extent that they've transed their own children. They have to convince themselves they've done the…
This is a fun little game, thanks for sharing.
World Athletics' policymakers are well aware of this, and it is addressed in the article where it discusses eligibility for the female category: "Biological males who have Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome and…
It's because there's not many of them eligible to compete at this level. Fortunately, there is a pipeline of restrictions in place so hardly any of these males filter through. Firstly, there is the eligibility criteria…
Some of the most interesting organisms can be found in these sort of extreme environments. Not really related to the article, but I'm really fond of this one, found in salt pools, for its beautiful and unique…
Sex is binary in the sense that the two sexes, female and male, refer to the two halves of a system of anisogamous sexual reproduction. Sexual dimorphism in gonochoric species is a different type of thing to this.
That weightlifter came last due to a disqualification for improper technique, not because of being unable to lift the weight. If you look at previous performances by that same weightlifter in earlier competitions,…
This is why sports governing bodies who take a fair view on this have policies that exclude only athletes with male physiological advantage from the female category, rather than the broader group of those with male…
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For Women Scotland wasn't the start of the opposition to gender identity policy in the UK. It was founded, by four women who met on Mumsnet, specifically to address policy in Scotland. Feminist women opposed to the Tory…
> trans rights. These are entirely imported issues from US religious hangups. No, in the UK it was left-wing feminists who led the opposition to gender identity policies long before any conservatives got involved, on…
The internet is not blocked by age. Any child with a laptop or phone, or any other device that can connect to a wifi hotspot, can access it. Do you refuse to watch age-restricted films in the cinema because the owner of…
Proving one's age is required for many other activities that are considered unsuitable for children, such as purchasing alcohol and drugs, and watching age-restricted films in the cinema. Of course this means that any…
This is a barrier put in place so that children are less likely to casually access these sites while they're browsing around. As an adult, no-one is forcing you to view pornographic websites. If you don't want to…
Not sure what you find objectionable about my use of language. I thought I was being very clear. Point is that the female category in sports is constructed around female bodies, not identities. The category exists…
That executive order is for the benefit of female athletes who have been disadvantaged and adversely affected by male-inclusion policy. The order is not "anti-trans". Its purpose is to restore fairness and improve…
Andrea Long Chu's perspective includes celebrated takes like: > Sissy porn did make me trans. Also: > At the centre of sissy porn lies the asshole, a kind of universal vagina through which femaleness can always be…
No I'm just clarifying what it means legally for someone to have been issued with a GRC.
So is looking unusual in some undefined way is what "visibly non-binary" means? I genuinely do not have any reference point for this description, and certainly couldn't tell if someone is or isn't based on looks. My…
Yes it's all so tawdry. Even the one that isn't stickers but an etching, and looks somewhat visually pleasing compared to the others, has a cringe message.
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Your previous comments upthread moved the discussion on to what a GRC means in legal terms.
> visibly non-binary What does this mean? At my workplace, one of my male colleagues calls himself "non-binary" and has "(they/them)" in his email signature. He looks like any other man to me. As far as I can tell, it's…
Socially it depends on how well they manage to disguise themselves as male. Being visibly pregnant is a very obvious indicator that a woman who is attempting to present herself as a man is not actually a man.
This applies very narrowly. A GRC allows "acquired gender" to replace sex when sex is ascertained by birth certificate, which is only done in limited circumstances. This is distinct, in law, from actually being that sex.
I don't think you'll get anywhere arguing with these people, especially the ones who've bought into this cult to the extent that they've transed their own children. They have to convince themselves they've done the…
This is a fun little game, thanks for sharing.
World Athletics' policymakers are well aware of this, and it is addressed in the article where it discusses eligibility for the female category: "Biological males who have Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome and…
It's because there's not many of them eligible to compete at this level. Fortunately, there is a pipeline of restrictions in place so hardly any of these males filter through. Firstly, there is the eligibility criteria…
Some of the most interesting organisms can be found in these sort of extreme environments. Not really related to the article, but I'm really fond of this one, found in salt pools, for its beautiful and unique…
Sex is binary in the sense that the two sexes, female and male, refer to the two halves of a system of anisogamous sexual reproduction. Sexual dimorphism in gonochoric species is a different type of thing to this.
That weightlifter came last due to a disqualification for improper technique, not because of being unable to lift the weight. If you look at previous performances by that same weightlifter in earlier competitions,…
This is why sports governing bodies who take a fair view on this have policies that exclude only athletes with male physiological advantage from the female category, rather than the broader group of those with male…
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For Women Scotland wasn't the start of the opposition to gender identity policy in the UK. It was founded, by four women who met on Mumsnet, specifically to address policy in Scotland. Feminist women opposed to the Tory…
> trans rights. These are entirely imported issues from US religious hangups. No, in the UK it was left-wing feminists who led the opposition to gender identity policies long before any conservatives got involved, on…
The internet is not blocked by age. Any child with a laptop or phone, or any other device that can connect to a wifi hotspot, can access it. Do you refuse to watch age-restricted films in the cinema because the owner of…
Proving one's age is required for many other activities that are considered unsuitable for children, such as purchasing alcohol and drugs, and watching age-restricted films in the cinema. Of course this means that any…
This is a barrier put in place so that children are less likely to casually access these sites while they're browsing around. As an adult, no-one is forcing you to view pornographic websites. If you don't want to…
Not sure what you find objectionable about my use of language. I thought I was being very clear. Point is that the female category in sports is constructed around female bodies, not identities. The category exists…
That executive order is for the benefit of female athletes who have been disadvantaged and adversely affected by male-inclusion policy. The order is not "anti-trans". Its purpose is to restore fairness and improve…
Andrea Long Chu's perspective includes celebrated takes like: > Sissy porn did make me trans. Also: > At the centre of sissy porn lies the asshole, a kind of universal vagina through which femaleness can always be…