Imagine Living in Idaho
Idaho is a beautiful state, I spent a summer at music camp in Sun Valley when I was a kid, and I have had occasion to pass through there at other times. But scenery isn't everything, I don't think I'd really want to live there. From an article in the Spokesman-Review:
What you almost love is the person who's so dumb they think this wording is not necessary because the gender dichotomy is so obvious. At least to people from Idaho. Well, there's not much reason to comment on this, it is what it is. There but for the grace of God ...
This article goes on to list other achievements of this Republican panel up there in Idaho. For instance, they voted to repeal the 17th Amendment to the US Constitution, which is the one that says Senators will be elected by the people rather than appointed by the state legislature. They decided not to support medical marijuana, no big surprise there.
Oh, and they also voted in favor of Idaho having its own state militia that is not under federal control.
Sure, like for forest fires and stuff, I'm sure they weren't thinking of anything like Ruby Ridge at all when they came up with that one.
The article notes that these things are not on the official GOP platform yet, they have to be approved by the full convention Saturday.
The comments are pretty good, too.
Idaho is a Republican-dominated state, in case you hadn't figured that out. Barack Obama got 36.1 percent of the vote there in the last Presidential election, it's like the opposite of our Blue suburban county. In other words, it is entirely possible that these things will be passed into law.
Idaho doesn’t recognize gay or lesbian marriage, but some Republicans want the state to go a step further.
A panel of GOP delegates at the state party’s convention passed a measure Friday to define marriage as a bond between a “naturally born” man and woman, effectively barring transgenders.
Bannock County delegate Ralph Lilling says his amendment to the state party’s platform will help further protect the traditional family unit.
But Donna Montgomery, a delegate from Kootenai County, argued that the additional language was unnecessary because people from Idaho understand man is a man and a woman is a woman.
The measure still has to go before the full convention for approval. Idaho GOP move to define marriage to exclude transgenders
What you almost love is the person who's so dumb they think this wording is not necessary because the gender dichotomy is so obvious. At least to people from Idaho. Well, there's not much reason to comment on this, it is what it is. There but for the grace of God ...
This article goes on to list other achievements of this Republican panel up there in Idaho. For instance, they voted to repeal the 17th Amendment to the US Constitution, which is the one that says Senators will be elected by the people rather than appointed by the state legislature. They decided not to support medical marijuana, no big surprise there.
Oh, and they also voted in favor of Idaho having its own state militia that is not under federal control.
Butte County delegate Guy Mongan says such a force could assist in the event of natural disasters and wouldn’t be subject to a military call-up, such like the Idaho National Guard.
Sure, like for forest fires and stuff, I'm sure they weren't thinking of anything like Ruby Ridge at all when they came up with that one.
The article notes that these things are not on the official GOP platform yet, they have to be approved by the full convention Saturday.
The comments are pretty good, too.
Idaho is a Republican-dominated state, in case you hadn't figured that out. Barack Obama got 36.1 percent of the vote there in the last Presidential election, it's like the opposite of our Blue suburban county. In other words, it is entirely possible that these things will be passed into law.
posted by JimK at 10:18 PM
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It looks like the legislators in Idaho will be getting help from a doctor in Florida…
From: http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0630/doctor-testing-drug-prevent-lesbianism-interest-motherhood/
“Dr. New offers pregnant women dexamethasone, a risky steroid aimed at female fetuses that may have this disorder. Many exposed to dexamethasone through this off-label use are not being enrolled in controlled clinical trials.”
And yes, it gets worse. As columnist Dan Savage points out, Dr. New is also exploring the use of dexmethasone's effects on future fetuses' desires to explore "male careers" or have disinterest in becoming mothers.
The majority of researchers and clinicians interested in the use of prenatal “dex” focus on preventing development of ambiguous genitalia in girls with CAH. CAH results in an excess of androgens prenatally, and this can lead to a “masculinizing” of a female fetus’s genitals. One group of researchers, however, seems to be suggesting that prenatal dex also might prevent affected girls from turning out to be homosexual or bisexual.”
And later…
“Gender-related behaviors, namely childhood play, peer association, career and leisure time preferences in adolescence and adulthood, maternalism, aggression, and sexual orientation become masculinized in 46,XX girls and women with 21OHD deficiency [CAH]. These abnormalities have been attributed to the effects of excessive prenatal androgen levels on the sexual differentiation of the brain and later on behavior.” Nimkarn and New continue: “We anticipate that prenatal dexamethasone therapy will reduce the well-documented behavioral masculinization...”
And further…
“The challenge here is... to see what could be done to restore this baby to the normal female appearance which would be compatible with her parents presenting her as a girl, with her eventually becoming somebody’s wife, and having normal sexual development, and becoming a mother. And she has all the machinery for motherhood, and therefore nothing should stop that, if we can repair her surgically and help her psychologically to continue to grow and develop as a girl.”
In the Q&A period, during a discussion of prenatal dex treatments, an audience member asked New, “Isn’t there a benefit to the female babies in terms of reducing the androgen effects on the brain?” New answered, “You know, when the babies who have been treated with dex prenatally get to an age in which they are sexually active, I’ll be able to answer that question.” At that point, she’ll know if they are interested in taking men and making babies.”
Welcome to the brave new world where fetuses are hormonally programmed – in utero – for Traditional Family Values ™.
Have a nice day,
Cynthia
It looks like the legislators in Idaho will be getting help from a doctor in Florida…
From: http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0630/doctor-testing-drug-prevent-lesbianism-interest-motherhood/
“Dr. New offers pregnant women dexamethasone, a risky steroid aimed at female fetuses that may have this disorder. Many exposed to dexamethasone through this off-label use are not being enrolled in controlled clinical trials.”
And yes, it gets worse. As columnist Dan Savage points out, Dr. New is also exploring the use of dexmethasone's effects on future fetuses' desires to explore "male careers" or have disinterest in becoming mothers.
The majority of researchers and clinicians interested in the use of prenatal “dex” focus on preventing development of ambiguous genitalia in girls with CAH. CAH results in an excess of androgens prenatally, and this can lead to a “masculinizing” of a female fetus’s genitals. One group of researchers, however, seems to be suggesting that prenatal dex also might prevent affected girls from turning out to be homosexual or bisexual.”
And later…
“Gender-related behaviors, namely childhood play, peer association, career and leisure time preferences in adolescence and adulthood, maternalism, aggression, and sexual orientation become masculinized in 46,XX girls and women with 21OHD deficiency [CAH]. These abnormalities have been attributed to the effects of excessive prenatal androgen levels on the sexual differentiation of the brain and later on behavior.” Nimkarn and New continue: “We anticipate that prenatal dexamethasone therapy will reduce the well-documented behavioral masculinization...”
And further…
“The challenge here is... to see what could be done to restore this baby to the normal female appearance which would be compatible with her parents presenting her as a girl, with her eventually becoming somebody’s wife, and having normal sexual development, and becoming a mother. And she has all the machinery for motherhood, and therefore nothing should stop that, if we can repair her surgically and help her psychologically to continue to grow and develop as a girl.”
In the Q&A period, during a discussion of prenatal dex treatments, an audience member asked New, “Isn’t there a benefit to the female babies in terms of reducing the androgen effects on the brain?” New answered, “You know, when the babies who have been treated with dex prenatally get to an age in which they are sexually active, I’ll be able to answer that question.” At that point, she’ll know if they are interested in taking men and making babies.”
Welcome to the brave new world where fetuses are hormonally programmed – in utero – for Traditional Family Values ™.
Have a nice day,
Cynthia
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