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Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals
Executive Order 14075 Issued by President Jospeh R. Biden
June 15, 2022

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(Federal Register) By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1 . Policy. Our Nation has made great strides in fulfilling the fundamental promises of freedom and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) Americans, owing to the leadership of generations of LGBTQI+ individuals. In spite of this historic progress, LGBTQI+ individuals and families still face systemic discrimination and barriers to full participation in our Nation's economic and civic life. These disparities and barriers can be the greatest for transgender people and LGBTQI+ people of color. Today, unrelenting political and legislative attacks at the State level—on LGBTQI+ children and families in particular—threaten the civil rights gains of the last half century and put LGBTQI+ people at risk. These attacks defy our American values of liberty and dignity, corrode our democracy, and threaten basic personal safety. They echo the criminalization that LGBTQI+ people continue to face in some 70 countries around the world. The Federal Government must defend the rights and safety of LGBTQI+ individuals.

It is therefore the policy of my Administration to combat unlawful discrimination and eliminate disparities that harm LGBTQI+ individuals and their families, defend their rights and safety, and pursue a comprehensive approach to delivering the full promise of equality for LGBTQI+ individuals, consistent with Executive Order 13988 of January 20, 2021 (Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation).

The Federal Government must take action to address the significant disparities that LGBTQI+ youth face in the foster care system, the misuse of State and local child welfare agencies to target LGBTQI+ youth and families, and the mental health needs of LGBTQI+ youth. My Administration must safeguard LGBTQI+ youth from dangerous practices like so-called “conversion therapy”—efforts to suppress or change an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression—a discredited practice that research indicates can cause significant harm, including higher rates of suicide-related thoughts and behaviors by LGBTQI+ youth. The Federal Government must strengthen the supports for LGBTQI+ students in our Nation's schools and other education and training programs. It must also address the discrimination and barriers that LGBTQI+ individuals and families face by expanding access to comprehensive health care, including reproductive health; protecting the rights of LGBTQI+ older adults; and preventing and addressing LGBTQI+ homelessness and housing instability. Through these actions, the Federal Government will help ensure that every person—regardless of who they are or whom they love—has the opportunity to live freely and with dignity.
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From my understanding this woman was born a woman but got banned from a sports event due to higher natural testosterone.

https://apnews.com/article/winter-olymp ... 06ffb8d2fa
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Ozzie guy wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:54 pm From my understanding this woman was born a woman but got banned from a sports event due to higher natural testosterone.

https://apnews.com/article/winter-olymp ... 06ffb8d2fa
Is there any real difference between using roids and being born with a naturally higher level of test?
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weatheriscool wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 5:32 am
Ozzie guy wrote: Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:54 pm From my understanding this woman was born a woman but got banned from a sports event due to higher natural testosterone.

https://apnews.com/article/winter-olymp ... 06ffb8d2fa
Is there any real difference between using roids and being born with a naturally higher level of test?
Yes - one is legitimately cheating with unsportsmanlike conduct, and one's just a natural part of your own personal and unique biology. Frankly people shouldn't be disqualified for natural advantages like having a higher than normal base level of testosterone naturally, that's like banning tall people from the NBA just because they have a natural advantage over shorter people.
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Clarence Thomas Wants to End Marriage Equality. He Has Two Different Strategies to Do It.
by Pema Levy
July 14, 2022

Introduction:
(Mother Jones) When the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion last month, Justice Clarence Thomas made clear that he wasn’t planning to stop there. In a concurring opinion, Thomas called on the high court to revoke the rights to marriage equality, intimate sexual relationships, and contraception, as well. The landmark rulings establishing these rights, Thomas wrote, are “demonstrably erroneous.”

Thomas’ argument, which none of his colleagues joined, set off alarm bells among legal scholars and advocates for LGBTQ and reproductive rights. But then—in a separate opinion three days later that received far less attention—he laid out an alternate route to gut same-sex marriage and other personal freedoms: allowing government officials to simply refuse to recognize Americans’ constitutional rights if they claim those rights conflict with their own religious values.
Read more here: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/ ... bbs-roe/
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caltrek wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 4:57 pm Clarence Thomas Wants to End Marriage Equality. He Has Two Different Strategies to Do It.
by Pema Levy
July 14, 2022

Introduction:
(Mother Jones) When the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion last month, Justice Clarence Thomas made clear that he wasn’t planning to stop there. In a concurring opinion, Thomas called on the high court to revoke the rights to marriage equality, intimate sexual relationships, and contraception, as well. The landmark rulings establishing these rights, Thomas wrote, are “demonstrably erroneous.”

Thomas’ argument, which none of his colleagues joined, set off alarm bells among legal scholars and advocates for LGBTQ and reproductive rights. But then—in a separate opinion three days later that received far less attention—he laid out an alternate route to gut same-sex marriage and other personal freedoms: allowing government officials to simply refuse to recognize Americans’ constitutional rights if they claim those rights conflict with their own religious values.
Read more here: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/ ... bbs-roe/
Remember when it came to light that many of the most homophobic/transphobic men are often just covering for their own secret repressed orientation? Not saying that applies, just saying it wouldn't surprise me if that's the cause of this shameful tactic. Either way, this monster is on the wrong side of history.
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Vakanai wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 11:55 pm
caltrek wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 4:57 pm Clarence Thomas Wants to End Marriage Equality. He Has Two Different Strategies to Do It.
by Pema Levy
July 14, 2022

Introduction:
(Mother Jones) When the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion last month, Justice Clarence Thomas made clear that he wasn’t planning to stop there. In a concurring opinion, Thomas called on the high court to revoke the rights to marriage equality, intimate sexual relationships, and contraception, as well. The landmark rulings establishing these rights, Thomas wrote, are “demonstrably erroneous.”

Thomas’ argument, which none of his colleagues joined, set off alarm bells among legal scholars and advocates for LGBTQ and reproductive rights. But then—in a separate opinion three days later that received far less attention—he laid out an alternate route to gut same-sex marriage and other personal freedoms: allowing government officials to simply refuse to recognize Americans’ constitutional rights if they claim those rights conflict with their own religious values.
Read more here: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/ ... bbs-roe/
Remember when it came to light that many of the most homophobic/transphobic men are often just covering for their own secret repressed orientation? Not saying that applies, just saying it wouldn't surprise me if that's the cause of this shameful tactic. Either way, this monster is on the wrong side of history.

Possibly ;) But, consider the reality that going down the street of transgenderism leads to a far higher risk of mental problems and destruction of mental health. Maybe it is within an individuals interest to want to live in a world of sanity in order to fight their demons???
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In my experience, conservative people don't actually care about mental health. They just bullshit about it. Whatever excuse they can use to take LGBT rights down, they'll use. And it's not just about transgender people. They hate all of us and would like to see all of us shot in the head. That's the reality. They're just not pretending anymore.

Gotta love all the people talking about mental health for LGBT people as if they know what they are talking about. Lol! Probably never even been close to an LGBT person in their life. I know I would keep people talking about my mental health in that way at an arm's distance. The bullshit people throughout history have put LGBT people through, just so they can feel comfortable in life. I love it when people who think they know suffering comment on our lives. Here's a fact: You know nothing about our suffering or how to resolve it, so leave us alone in that regard. And stop bullshitting. You don't care, end of story.
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weatheriscool wrote: Sun Jul 17, 2022 7:12 am
Vakanai wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 11:55 pm
caltrek wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 4:57 pm Clarence Thomas Wants to End Marriage Equality. He Has Two Different Strategies to Do It.
by Pema Levy
July 14, 2022

Introduction:


Read more here: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/ ... bbs-roe/
Remember when it came to light that many of the most homophobic/transphobic men are often just covering for their own secret repressed orientation? Not saying that applies, just saying it wouldn't surprise me if that's the cause of this shameful tactic. Either way, this monster is on the wrong side of history.

Possibly ;) But, consider the reality that going down the street of transgenderism leads to a far higher risk of mental problems and destruction of mental health. Maybe it is within an individuals interest to want to live in a world of sanity in order to fight their demons???
Transgenderism isn't insane or people just fighting their demons. This kind of thinking only encourages thinking we can control others' lives and bodies, and that's just not right or tolerant.
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