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1,600 scientists sign letter opposing Trump’s plan to narrow gender definition
The Hill ^ | 11/01/18 | Owen Daugherty

Posted on 11/01/2018 9:56:43 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

More than 1,600 scientists signed a letter denouncing President Trump administration’s plan to narrow the definition of gender to be strictly biological, according to Buzzfeed.

The letter was written in response to a memo reportedly drafted by the Department of Health and Human Services, according to the New York Times.

The memo states that any disputes about a person’s sex would be clarified using genetic testing, which scientists who signed the letter called unscientific and unethical.

“This proposal is fundamentally inconsistent not only with science, but also with ethical practices, human rights, and basic dignity,” the scientists wrote.

Among the signatories are eight Nobel laureates.

The letter emphasizes that both biological sex and gender are on a spectrum and are not clear cut.

“Our best available evidence shows that affirmation of gender identity is paramount to the survival, health, and livelihood of transgender and intersex people,” the letter states.

More than 50 companies signed onto a statement released Wednesday supporting transgender equality.


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To: yesthatjallen

This proposal is fundamentally inconsistent not only with science, but also with ethical practices, human rights, and basic dignity.

For sheer grotesque-ness this can’t be beat. Anyone who thinks they can MAKE me say that up is down and black is wHite is in for a rude awakening.


81 posted on 11/02/2018 3:24:04 AM PDT by TalBlack (It's hard to shoot people when they are shooting back at you...)
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To: yesthatjallen
More than 1,600 scientists signed a letter denouncing

How many scientists are there? 10's of thousands? 100's of thousands? More than one million?

82 posted on 11/02/2018 3:29:48 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: BigEdLB

There’s also a name for the 3rd gender for mankind.


83 posted on 11/02/2018 3:43:28 AM PDT by Fhios
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To: Telepathic Intruder

A scientific community in need of taxpayer money for further development of another inexact science.


84 posted on 11/02/2018 3:46:35 AM PDT by equaviator
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To: LegendHasIt

Awesome movie!


85 posted on 11/02/2018 3:50:51 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: yesthatjallen
I'd be will to give some concessions — If the person has the surgery to change their privates, I personally would consider that “commitment” and that could legally change your gender. However, if too many of these a-holes still are swinging their junk around and claiming they are women. UGH!
86 posted on 11/02/2018 4:01:02 AM PDT by Londo Molari
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To: yesthatjallen

These are difficult times for professional comedians.

They have to compete with people like these “scientists” who say the most wacky things for free.


87 posted on 11/02/2018 4:03:37 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys)
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To: yesthatjallen

In the beginning GOD made man and then woman. There is only the X and Y chromosomes


88 posted on 11/02/2018 4:11:10 AM PDT by okie 54
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To: Trump_the_Evil_Left

At least 1,600 “scientists” don’t understand XX and XY.


89 posted on 11/02/2018 4:17:33 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: yesthatjallen

Now you see how Climate Science got so corrupted by nutball activists with university degrees. PLUS there us lots of money is this. Plus living on taxpayers money at public universities.


90 posted on 11/02/2018 4:23:24 AM PDT by dennisw
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To: yesthatjallen

They must be “political scientists”.

Fake science.


91 posted on 11/02/2018 4:32:31 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Trump: "In the meantime, I'm president and you're not!")
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To: yesthatjallen

1600? That’s a lot of scientists!


92 posted on 11/02/2018 4:36:22 AM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (Triggered)
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To: yesthatjallen

How about making all personal data documents not ask for the person’s sex. But maybe some people would want to give their sex. This needs to go to the Supreme Court.


93 posted on 11/02/2018 4:42:08 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: yesthatjallen

Compelling proof that a college education in our liberal institutions will warp and destroy a brain!


94 posted on 11/02/2018 4:51:46 AM PDT by nclaurel
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To: cymbeline

The sexes are male or female. This is determined by one’s plumbing. Males are plumbed on the outside. Females have inside plumbing.
There are three genders: Male, female, and neutral. Gender is a literary term. It is used in speaking and writing, [to wit], he she, her, him, them, those, they.
The Left have been allowed to bastardize this term, gender, in order to do what they do so well: Create chaos and mayhem. Just as they did with the word gay. At one time, gay meant happy. Then the Left was allowed to bastardize it into meaning queer, which is anything but happy.


95 posted on 11/02/2018 4:55:33 AM PDT by sport
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To: Trump_the_Evil_Left

1600 transgender scientists I presume


96 posted on 11/02/2018 4:57:27 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: dinodino

The scientists would say the mares could just adopt a couple of ponies.


97 posted on 11/02/2018 5:08:07 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: garandgal

“If you go to the linked article, there is another link to the letter with the signatures. A bunch of Ph.D.’s ...including climate, ecology, anthropology, sociology, women’s studies(!); psychology & others. A few funny ones like astronomy...whaaaa? A tiny handful of M.D.’s”

Simple solution. If they get government funding, pull it. If they are paid by a public institution that gets government funding, pull that.


98 posted on 11/02/2018 5:08:34 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (EVERYONE IS UNIQUE! JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE!)
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To: yesthatjallen

The Leftist resist bowel movement.


99 posted on 11/02/2018 5:10:21 AM PDT by gathersnomoss (Grace and Dignity Will Win The Day)
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To: yesthatjallen

Social scientists maybe, but not physical scientists.


100 posted on 11/02/2018 5:18:58 AM PDT by lurk
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