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  • Why is Govt struggling to agree referendum wording? [Ireland: “gender-neutral” constitution]

    08/02/2023 11:13:26 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 21 replies
    RTÉ News ^ | Sunday, 30 Jul 2023 06:00 | Sinéad Spain
    For years, politicians have been facing the prospect of holding a referendum to remove outdated language which refers to women in the home from the Constitution. Now, time for a final decision is rapidly approaching and the Government is discovering it is entering a territory littered with landmines. This week, the Taoiseach said the Government remains committed to holding the referendum, but admitted an inter-departmental group which is working on the wording has struggled to agree on the precise question or questions to be asked. The proposed Referendum on Article 41 has three objectives: remove gendered language referring to women...
  • The Church of England May Go Gender-Neutral: So, What Happens to "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit"?

    02/09/2023 7:32:32 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 33 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 02/09/2023 | Lincoln Brown
    Will “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit” be replaced with “Mother, Daughter, and Holy Spiritess?” Or none of the above? The Church of England is debating going gender-neutral, not because there is biblical precedent for it, but probably because all of the cool kids are doing it. By way of total disclosure, I was born and raised in the Episcopal Church, which is a direct descendant of the Church of England. I was an altar boy, a term that was changed to “acolyte” when girls started serving on the altar. I was a member of the church well into my 30s...
  • Church of England to consider gender-neutral God: reports

    02/07/2023 3:16:50 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 50 replies
    Fox News ^ | February 7, 2023 4:35pm EST | Matteo Cina
    The Church of England is considering referring to God in “non-gendered” terms during services, the Telegraph reported. Breaking with centuries of tradition, bishops have announced they are launching a major “project on gendered language” this spring. It may suggest that priests stop using the male pronouns “He” and “Him” when referring to God in some prayers, or even that they can drop the famous phrase “Our Father” from the start of the Lord’s Prayer. The Reverend Joanna Stobart, a vicar in the diocese of Guildford, Surrey, said that some clergy want to refer to God without saying He or Him,...
  • Celine Dion reveals incurable neurological disorder diagnosis in emotional video

    12/08/2022 1:16:08 PM PST · by shadowlands1960 · 55 replies
    Fox News ^ | December 8th, 2022 | Caroline Thayer
    'My Heart Will Go On' singer Celine Dion says she is postponing some tour dates due to health diagnosisFighting back tears, singer Celine Dion shared in a video to fans she has been diagnosed with an incurable neurological disorder. Speaking out on Instagram, the 54-year-old Canadian native said, "As you know, I've always been an open book. And I wasn't ready to say anything before — but I'm ready now. I've been dealing with problems with my health for a long time. And it's been really difficult for me to face these challenges and talk about everything that I've been...
  • Gavin Newsom signs woke law forcing stores to have 'gender neutral' sections where traditional blue and pink toys and toothbrushes are banned

    10/10/2021 6:29:34 AM PDT · by knighthawk · 50 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | October 10 2021 | SHANNON THALER
    California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a woke law on Saturday forcing stores to have 'gender neutral' sections where traditional blue and pink toys and toothbrushes are banned. Large department stores must now display products like toys and toothbrushes in gender-neutral ways - a win for LGBT advocates who say the pink and blue hues of traditional marketing methods pressure children to conform to gender stereotypes. The new law, however, does not completely outlaw traditional boys and girls sections at department stores. Instead it says large stores must also have a gender neutral section to display 'a reasonable selection' of items...
  • Awards Shows Need to Embrace Gender-Neutral Acting Categories — and Soon

    08/07/2021 9:31:40 AM PDT · by EdnaMode · 28 replies
    IndieWire ^ | August 7, 2021 | Ben Travers and Libby Hill
    ♦ With the Gotham Awards moving to gender-neutral acting categories, the conversation shifts to when more awards shows will follow suit. IndieWire’s TV Awards Editor Libby Hill and Deputy Editor Ben Travers stopped for a Double Take to assess what might happen next — and what’s stopping it from happening sooner. BEN TRAVERS: On Thursday, the Gotham Film and Media Institute announced its annual awards show, the Gotham Awards, would be eliminating the Best Actor and Best Actress categories in favor of gender-neutral groupings that highlight Lead and Supporting performers. In addition, it tweaked the title of its Breakthrough Actor...
  • Navy SEALs change official ethos to be gender neutral, remove ‘brotherhood’ and more

    09/29/2020 11:41:04 AM PDT · by BlackFemaleArmyColonel · 68 replies
    American Military News ^ | 29 September 2020 | RYAN MORGAN
    The U.S. Navy SEALs and the Navy Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) recently changed their ethos and creed statements to reflect a gender-neutral presentation of the elite Navy outfits, doing away with gendered terms like “brotherhood.” One change to the SEAL ethos was to alter a sentence in the first paragraph of the ethos to say, “Common citizens with uncommon desire to succeed” instead of the original, “A common man with uncommon desire to succeed.” Naval Special Warfare spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Stroup confirmed the changes to the ethos and creed statements in an emailed statement to American Military News....
  • The Air Force Has Updated its Song to Be Gender-Neutral

    02/28/2020 11:49:30 AM PST · by PROCON · 104 replies
    military.com ^ | Feb. 27, 2020 | Oriana Pawlyk
    The U.S. Air Force is changing its song to be gender-neutral as the service grows more diverse and adds more women across its ranks. Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein made the announcement Thursday during the Air Warfare Symposium in Florida, alongside Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright. Goldfein said the change applies to the third verse of the U.S. Air Force Song, sometimes known as "Wild Blue Yonder," which is traditionally sung at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and often performed independently of the other verses.~~~SNIP~~~ Verse III is now: Here's a...
  • Singular 'they' crowned word of the decade by US linguists

    01/04/2020 7:05:13 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 27 replies
    Deutsche Welle ^ | 01.04.2019 | Natalie Muller
    The American Dialect Society has named “they” as the word of the decade, recognizing the plural pronoun’s growing use as a singular form to refer to people with a non-binary gender identity.The winner was decided in a vote by the body’s 350 members at an annual gathering on Friday. “People want to choose something that stands the test of time and sums up the decade as a whole,” said linguist and lexicographer Ben Zimmer. […] Other words on the list for word of the decade included “meme,” which came in second place, followed by “climate,” “#BlackLivesMatter,” “woke” and “MeToo.” …
  • Bisexual Bathrooms Rob Women Of An Important Cultural Space

    12/19/2019 3:30:39 AM PST · by Morgana · 37 replies
    The Federalist ^ | Dec, 17, 2019, | Georgi Boorman
    A picture of a “gender-neutral” restroom in Lewes, England, has gone viral. Why? Because it has a giant urinal along one wall. Now, gender-inclusivity apparently means that if what was formerly the women’s room is full and a female of any age just can’t hold it (ladies with toddlers, you know), there’s a good chance they’ll walk by men peeing to get to a toilet stall. The establishment in question, Charleston Trust, is “committed to creating safe, welcoming and inclusive spaces for all our visitors and staff.” It said it “introduced gender-inclusive toilets in one area of our site in...
  • Air Canada Will No Longer Refer To Passengers As “Ladies & Gentlemen”.

    10/14/2019 6:53:14 AM PDT · by Carriage Hill · 80 replies
    One Mile At A Time ^ | 10.13.2019 | Ben Lucky
    Many airlines are making efforts to be more inclusive. For example, earlier this year we saw airlines for the first time add a non-binary gender option when booking travel, including the option to select “X” as your gender (rather than “M” or “F”). Air Canada is largely a progressive airline, and La Presse reports on an internal memo that has been sent to employees. Currently Air Canada’s flight attendants, gate agents, and pilots, refer to passengers as “ladies and gentlemen” when making announcements, but they’ll soon be updating their phrasing to be more gender neutral.
  • Girls are skipping school to avoid sharing gender neutral toilets with boys (tr)

    10/06/2019 11:32:22 AM PDT · by EdnaMode · 62 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | October 5, 2019 | Sanchez Manning
    Gender-neutral toilets in schools have left girls feeling unsafe and even put their health at risk, parents and teachers have warned. Girls who are menstruating are so anxious about sharing facilities with boys that some are staying at home for fear of being made to feel 'period shame'. With a growing number of both primary and secondary schools installing unisex toilets, some girls are risking infections by refusing to urinate all day. Others are so fearful they have stopped drinking liquids at school.
  • SATIRE New Genderfluid Dolls Emit Blast Of Pepper Spray, Alert Authorities When Children Use Wrong P

    09/27/2019 8:50:17 PM PDT · by EdnaMode · 24 replies
    Babylon Bee Logo ^ | September 26, 2019
    Mattel announced an exciting new line of gender-neutral dolls recently, causing progressives to praise the company and conservatives to foam at the mouth and demand a safe space. But there's one feature of the dolls that hasn't yet been discussed: according to a Mattel insider, the dolls will emit a powerful blast of pepper spray and alert authorities if your child refers to the doll with the wrong pronoun. An early, limited-release of the doll has already employed this feature several dozen times. Cleveland five-year-old Maddy Paulson excitedly picked up her doll and said, "This girl is so pretty. I...
  • Mattel launches gender-neutral doll line

    09/25/2019 6:57:09 AM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 32 replies
    The Hill ^ | 09/25/19 | Marty Johnson
    Mattel, the toy company that created Barbie in 1959, launched a line of gender-neutral dolls called Creatable World Wednesday. The company tweeted early Wednesday: "In our world, dolls are as limitless as the kids who play with them. Introducing #CreatableWorld, a doll line designed to keep labels out and invite everyone in." In a statement to USA Today, Senior Vice President of Mattel Fashion Doll Design Kim Culmone added: “Toys are a reflection of culture and as the world continues to celebrate the positive impact of inclusivity we felt it was time to create a doll line free of labels."...
  • Catholic parish allows 1st-graders to sign up as ‘gender neutral’ for Communion class

    08/23/2019 3:33:46 PM PDT · by Robwin · 38 replies
    LifeSiteNews ^ | 08/22/2019 | Madeleine Jacob
    When LifeSiteNews initially called Good Shepherd Parish, the employee who answered the phone forwarded the call to the voicemail of the pastor. A second parish employee then told LifeSiteNews that no one was available to comment. Two diocesan employees also told LifeSiteNews no one was available. Fresno bishop Joseph Brennan’s secretary told LifeSiteNews that Thursday is the bishop’s day off. “I will forward your message and he can respond to you at his earliest convenience,” she told LifeSiteNews via email. When Salvador Monzon, a member of the parish, first learned about this, “I told myself there is no way this...
  • Daytime Emmys to Combine Younger Actress and Actor Awards Into One Gender Neutral-Category in 2020

    08/09/2019 10:04:25 AM PDT · by EdnaMode · 13 replies
    TV Line ^ | August 9, 2019 | Matt Webb Mitovich
    The Daytime Emmys in 2020 will combine the Outstanding Younger Actress and Outstanding Younger Actor awards into one gender-neutral category, our sister site Variety reports. The National Academy of Television Arts (NATAS) is also expected to announce that coinciding with that change, the new category will include performers from both broadcast dramas and digital series. The Daytime Emmys already keep things gender-neutral with its Outstanding Special Guest Performer category. The young performer categories first debuted at the 1985 Daytime Emmys, at which time they were named the Outstanding Ingenue and Outstanding Young Man awards; Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren, The Young...
  • Illinois Officially Passes Bill Requiring All Single Bathrooms Be Designated Gender Neutral

    07/28/2019 6:32:50 AM PDT · by Its All Over Except ... · 69 replies
    MSN.com ^ | 7/28/2019 | Aris Folley
    Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) signed legislation requiring every single-occupancy bathroom in public buildings in the state to be labeled gender neutral Under Senate Bill 556, also dubbed the "The Equitable Restrooms Act," all single-occupancy restrooms "in a place of public accommodation or public building shall be identified as all-gender and designated for use by no more than one person at a time or for family or assisted use," the law states. "Each single-occupancy restroom shall be outfitted with exterior signage that marks the single-occupancy restroom as a restroom and does not indicate any specific gender," the legislation continues. The...
  • Politician Pushing ‘Gender Neutral’ Toilets Charged with Child Sex Crimes

    07/18/2019 8:41:45 AM PDT · by Salman · 10 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 18 Jul 2019 | JACK MONTGOMERY
    A politician who pushed for the introduction of “gender neutral” toilets shortly after his election has been charged with nine counts of sexual touching of a child. David Smith successfully petitioned the Mayor of Middlesborough to trial gender neutral toilets at Middlesbrough Council shortly after his election to the local authority in Teeside, Yorkshire, as a politician representing the Conservative Party, according to the BBC. Councillor Smith resigned from the notionally right-leaning party — described as “not really conservative” by Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage in a recent interview with Breitbart News — with “immediate effect in light of the...
  • UK Politician Who Pushed for Gender-Neutral Bathrooms Is Charged with 9 Counts of Child Sex Abuse

    07/21/2019 8:08:28 AM PDT · by Roman_War_Criminal · 13 replies
    gateway pundit ^ | 7/20/19 | Jim Hoft
    British politician David Smith from Middlesborough who pushed for gender-neutral bathrooms in the community was charged with nine counts of sexually touching a child. Last month Smith pushed for gender-neutral bathrooms in the the Middlesbrough Council buildings. Smith said his interest in the gender-neutral bathrooms stemmed from interactions with “transgender and non-binary people” Smith argues he is innocent and vows to fight the nine charges
  • Berkeley bans 'male-centric' language in city code, like 'manhole,' 'manmade'

    07/18/2019 10:48:00 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 81 replies
    www.washingtontimes.com ^ | Thursday, July 18, 2019 | By Jessica Chasmar
    The city of Berkeley, California, is updating its municipal code to exclude gendered words like “manhole” and “manmade” in favor of more inclusive language, according to a new ordinance. The City Council voted Tuesday night to adopt the new ordinance eliminating “gender preference language” in its code. “Manholes” will now be called “maintenance holes,” “firemen” will become “firefighters,” “manmade” will be “artificial” and all instances of “men and women” will be replaced by “people.” Gendered pronouns, such as “he” and “she” will also be replaced with “they.” “There’s power in language,” the bill’s primary author, Berkeley City Council member Rigel...