Thanks for the post. Keep up the great work! Love your posting identity - we are indeed at REALITY’S LAST STAND and each of us must do everything in our power to make sure that it prevails. This proposed legislation is an abomination.
I agree the Equality Act should be rejected for all the reasons mentioned. I am a gay man who has leaned Democrat for much of my life, but this gender self-identification nonsense is a bridge to far!
It saddens me that so many of my left leaning friends can't see past the word "Equality," (which sounds like a good thing) and think through the real-life implications of the fine print the way Callie Burt does.
Gay man here. CAN WE STOP THIS INSANITY? For whatever is right, women need the tools at their disposal to protect themselves from people who will take advantage of this law. We know that there are deviants out there that have already taken advantage of the situation, so this is not hypothetical. Do women and girls need to feel unsafe or be harmed before we act? My head spins thinking that rational people ( ok, they are politicians) are REALLY considering enshrining this into law.
This recent article by Kara Dansky (president of Women's Declaration International - USA) on the current status of the Equality Act is very informative:
Jul 6, 2023·edited Jul 7, 2023Liked by Callie Burt
This feels like one of those bills politicians introduce *because* they know it has no chance of becoming law. Not only would it pass neither the House nor the Senate, it would likely not survive Supreme Court review, unless the membership of that court changes drastically, and soon. Given that reality, Rep. Takano, the primary sponsor has every incentive to shoot for the stars. He might as well include free Paramount Plus accounts for every American, right?
I'm kidding. Nobody wants a Paramount Plus membership even if if IS free. ;-)
Your view represents a clear line that will protect women from abuse. I understand some legitimate transgender females may feel some discomfort with the restrictions, but the already evident harm to women is horrendous. That is being reported widely in spite of the widespread censorship that is prevalent in many news sources and online. If a man is anatomically a female there could be some accommodation, but only after full anatomical change. Child genital mutilation must stop even if it is misnamed “gender affirmation.”
1) a large majority of people thought trans people should be protected from discrimination in jobs, housing and other matters. (Note: no discussion of SCOTUS 6 to 3 decision in _Bostock_ in opinion by Gorsuch J., Roberts C.J. and others concurring, that discrimination against trans employees constituted prohibited sex discrimination.)
2) Similarly large majority thought trans athletes should compete on basis of sex "assigned" at birth.
3) Large majority thought "gender" was determined by sex "assigned" at birth.
This whole creepy mess with government trying to cram gender id down the citizens’ unwilling throats began in spring 2016 when the Obama admin issued the “Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students.” It was all there -- guys picking their own restrooms, lockers, showers, deciding that they could play as a girl on any sports team without question, forcing use of wrong pronouns on others, stay in girls’ rooms on overnight field trips. Of course, parents were not to know that any of this was going on (not their business, you know).
The infamous Letter was distributed to all US Public schools, K-12 and publicly funded colleges and universities, with the expectation that the policies would be universally implemented by the fall. Otherwise, the schools were threatened with federal funding for noncompliance with the new policies.
A federal judge struck it down just before it went into effect in August. He didn’t have to look far. The Obama admin overlooked having the policy-making letter undergo a public comment period, required of all bureaucratically implemented procedures. The Administrative Procedure Act dictates a public comment period, and it was glaringly, very incompetently overlooked.
The Biden admin is trying to undo TIX and women’s rights again. This time, the APA was followed assiduously, garnering over 100,000 comments, but very much against it. A state in a similar situation simply ignored the negative comments and did as they pleased. Then, of course, there’s the EA, and they don’t have to care about the APA.
That’s just a very brief rundown on where we happen to be now. Face it, what they keep trying to do against us outrageous, abominable, unacceptable. The only way they cease and desist is to keep fighting them and defeat them in every venue and on every level (recalling Churchill’s stirring ‘never surrender’ speech). There are plenty of other things that will no doubt come along, but right now we have to drive this cult into oblivion.
Republicans have been stupid and asleep allowing hate crime laws to proliferate. That was the beginning of a Pandora's Box of problems as it established a mindset that we can criminalize the guessed emotions of others (because one can never really know the emotions of others). The absurdity of woke just builds on that great mistake. Instead of debating if we need to oppose this Equality Act to mainstream choice of sexual preference and fashion over biology, we need to go on the offensive with national legislation that makes all hate-crime laws illegal. It is an illiberal concept that should never have been accepted in this country given our First Amendment.
There is no reason why there can't be a couple of one person/any-gender restrooms to accommodate transgender people. I personally know a butch woman who won't use public restrooms because other women tend to call her out as a man in the women's rest room. There aren't very many people out there who are "really trans" anyway. It's not as disruptive to accommodate them as it is to impose their special issues on everyone else.
Thanks for the post. Keep up the great work! Love your posting identity - we are indeed at REALITY’S LAST STAND and each of us must do everything in our power to make sure that it prevails. This proposed legislation is an abomination.
I agree the Equality Act should be rejected for all the reasons mentioned. I am a gay man who has leaned Democrat for much of my life, but this gender self-identification nonsense is a bridge to far!
It saddens me that so many of my left leaning friends can't see past the word "Equality," (which sounds like a good thing) and think through the real-life implications of the fine print the way Callie Burt does.
Gay man here. CAN WE STOP THIS INSANITY? For whatever is right, women need the tools at their disposal to protect themselves from people who will take advantage of this law. We know that there are deviants out there that have already taken advantage of the situation, so this is not hypothetical. Do women and girls need to feel unsafe or be harmed before we act? My head spins thinking that rational people ( ok, they are politicians) are REALLY considering enshrining this into law.
This recent article by Kara Dansky (president of Women's Declaration International - USA) on the current status of the Equality Act is very informative:
https://karadansky.substack.com/p/why-i-think-were-much-further-along
I plan to forward this article to my Congressman. Here's the link i got to work:
https://open.substack.com/pub/colinwright/p/the-us-equality-act-must-be-stopped?r=7x0yn&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
You can find your Representative and their website by your zip code here:
https://ziplook.house.gov/htbin/findrep_house?ZIP=21218
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This feels like one of those bills politicians introduce *because* they know it has no chance of becoming law. Not only would it pass neither the House nor the Senate, it would likely not survive Supreme Court review, unless the membership of that court changes drastically, and soon. Given that reality, Rep. Takano, the primary sponsor has every incentive to shoot for the stars. He might as well include free Paramount Plus accounts for every American, right?
I'm kidding. Nobody wants a Paramount Plus membership even if if IS free. ;-)
Your view represents a clear line that will protect women from abuse. I understand some legitimate transgender females may feel some discomfort with the restrictions, but the already evident harm to women is horrendous. That is being reported widely in spite of the widespread censorship that is prevalent in many news sources and online. If a man is anatomically a female there could be some accommodation, but only after full anatomical change. Child genital mutilation must stop even if it is misnamed “gender affirmation.”
Here's some good news this morning! Market forces at work. I love capitalism!
https://abcnews.go.com/US/corporate-america-slashing-dei-workers-amid-backlash-diversity/story?id=100477952
Here's some pertinent data from Pew Research regarding public opinion on various issues involved trans identity:
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2022/06/28/americans-complex-views-on-gender-identity-and-transgender-issues/
A couple of questions I thought most important:
1) a large majority of people thought trans people should be protected from discrimination in jobs, housing and other matters. (Note: no discussion of SCOTUS 6 to 3 decision in _Bostock_ in opinion by Gorsuch J., Roberts C.J. and others concurring, that discrimination against trans employees constituted prohibited sex discrimination.)
2) Similarly large majority thought trans athletes should compete on basis of sex "assigned" at birth.
3) Large majority thought "gender" was determined by sex "assigned" at birth.
Live and Let Live Act
Given that:
- In reality gender isn't part of reality.
- Ghosts, genders, and goblins are imaginary.
- Sex, stereotypes, and shaming are real.
- Everything else is fiction, and affectation.
- We each are given the precious gift of our sex which we live with for all of our days…
We have the right to the freedom of pursuit of happiness with the unalterable gift of our sex.
A child has the right to grow to adulthood with their sex without intervention of adults.
We have the freedom to speak about our sex without speech being compelled by others.
We have the freedom to choose with whom we wish to assemble on the basis of our sex.
We have the right to intimate privacy which respects the needs our sex.
We have the right to live without compelled exposure to the intimate sex of others.
We have the right to share sexual affection without being compelled to do so against our will.
…Time is up. Subject is settled. Move on.
This whole creepy mess with government trying to cram gender id down the citizens’ unwilling throats began in spring 2016 when the Obama admin issued the “Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students.” It was all there -- guys picking their own restrooms, lockers, showers, deciding that they could play as a girl on any sports team without question, forcing use of wrong pronouns on others, stay in girls’ rooms on overnight field trips. Of course, parents were not to know that any of this was going on (not their business, you know).
The infamous Letter was distributed to all US Public schools, K-12 and publicly funded colleges and universities, with the expectation that the policies would be universally implemented by the fall. Otherwise, the schools were threatened with federal funding for noncompliance with the new policies.
A federal judge struck it down just before it went into effect in August. He didn’t have to look far. The Obama admin overlooked having the policy-making letter undergo a public comment period, required of all bureaucratically implemented procedures. The Administrative Procedure Act dictates a public comment period, and it was glaringly, very incompetently overlooked.
The Biden admin is trying to undo TIX and women’s rights again. This time, the APA was followed assiduously, garnering over 100,000 comments, but very much against it. A state in a similar situation simply ignored the negative comments and did as they pleased. Then, of course, there’s the EA, and they don’t have to care about the APA.
That’s just a very brief rundown on where we happen to be now. Face it, what they keep trying to do against us outrageous, abominable, unacceptable. The only way they cease and desist is to keep fighting them and defeat them in every venue and on every level (recalling Churchill’s stirring ‘never surrender’ speech). There are plenty of other things that will no doubt come along, but right now we have to drive this cult into oblivion.
Where are the feminists?
Serious question.
Let's keep things simple. We don't need the "Equality Act" or any "Equality Act" at all.
Republicans have been stupid and asleep allowing hate crime laws to proliferate. That was the beginning of a Pandora's Box of problems as it established a mindset that we can criminalize the guessed emotions of others (because one can never really know the emotions of others). The absurdity of woke just builds on that great mistake. Instead of debating if we need to oppose this Equality Act to mainstream choice of sexual preference and fashion over biology, we need to go on the offensive with national legislation that makes all hate-crime laws illegal. It is an illiberal concept that should never have been accepted in this country given our First Amendment.
There is no reason why there can't be a couple of one person/any-gender restrooms to accommodate transgender people. I personally know a butch woman who won't use public restrooms because other women tend to call her out as a man in the women's rest room. There aren't very many people out there who are "really trans" anyway. It's not as disruptive to accommodate them as it is to impose their special issues on everyone else.
Reading about EA makes my head explode. Can we ever go back to books with Jane and Dick as characters, and not be confused and or outraged?
Thank you Colin Wright for your diligence on this sham being perpretated on us.