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Quote: ams288

lol - I suspect they’d reply with “I’m non-binary.”

I certainly never said a non-binary person would respond that they are male.

A better question is why would you go around asking people their gender? Who cares?

Quote: rxwine

People who look or act different than most should be a non-issue in this country. And unless school kids are under the care of an actual predator the only effect most of these people would have on school children is learn there is nothing to fear.

As far as I'm concerned, the thing kids should be taught about gender, sexual identity, is sometime the brain doesn't agree with the body 100 percent across the board. That's why we all don't come out cookie cutter style. Evolution is always diverging somewhat from the same model. That's completely normal. Not abnormal.

Quote: Mooseton

You are an evil bot. Shame on you if you are human.

Quote: Tanko

Although it was never a slave state, California is on track to become the first state to pay reparations to black residents.

Quote: SOOPOO

For 30 years I asked everyone (at work) their age, gender, height, weight, etc…. Now that I think about it, I NEVER asked a person what their gender was! It was written on the paperwork ( or computer form the last few years) but it was certainly part of my job to know. I took care of likely 45,000 plus cases and never had someone who identified as non binary. Lots of transgendered as we were a center for their surgical procedures.

Anyway, in ‘real life’ I couldn’t imagine asking someone directly what their gender is. Just like you can’t ask a woman if she is pregnant (or just fat?).

Quote: SOOPOO

I was stunned to learn that Puerto Ricans, living in Puerto Rico, do NOT pay federal income tax! Didn’t we just use federal tax dollars to bail out their local government? And give them money whenever they get hit by a hurricane? And of course always provide military protection?

Let Puerto Rico become a state so the dead beats will pay federal taxes!!!!

Or let them be independent and fend for themselves.

I love San Juan, by the way. Great warm weather destination.

Quote: SOOPOO

I was stunned to learn that Puerto Ricans, living in Puerto Rico, do NOT pay federal income tax! Didn’t we just use federal tax dollars to bail out their local government? And give them money whenever they get hit by a hurricane? And of course always provide military protection?

Let Puerto Rico become a state so the dead beats will pay federal taxes!!!!

Or let them be independent and fend for themselves.

I love San Juan, by the way. Great warm weather destination.

Quote: Tanko

'Dems push to ‘decolonize’ Puerto Rico, give territory option of statehood, independence'

In the 2020 referendum, 52% favored statehood. Not sure whether they realize they would have to pay federal income tax. The magic of mail in ballots and ballot harvesting will change that to 90% the next time around.