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Many Quotes About AB 1266

I’ve collected a number of quotes from those against California’s School Success and Opportunity Act (AB 1266) referendum signature drive and should it turn out to be successful. There’s also some background quotes by…

Culture, identity, and representationEducation and youth
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PJI Has Plan Bs

If we don’t get it — enough signatures — we have to get over a half-a-million signatures, and if we don’t…we aren’t able to get enough signatures, then it goes into effect on January…

Culture, identity, and representationEducation and youth
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A Big Win in the USA: Stating the bleedin’ obvious

By Zoe Brain NCD 140.3, Transsexual Surgery Docket No. A-13-47 NCD Ruling No. 2 December 2, 2013 BOARD RULING THAT NCD RECORD IS NOT COMPLETE AND ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE VALIDITY OF THE NCD…

Healthcare and medicineScience, evidence, and expertise
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Transgender Pathologization

By Kat Haché @papierhache NOTE: Content warning below. Yesterday, I came across an article in the LA Times regarding the National Transgender Discrimination Survey’s study of the elevated risk of suicide in the transgender…

Culture, identity, and representationHealthcare and medicine
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Trans medical care = mutilation?

A reader writes: I was wondering if it would be possible to open a discussion seeking articulation explaining why and how surgical alteration is different from genital mutilation. I feel insufficiently equipped to defend…

Feminism and gender politicsHealthcare and medicine
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Trans medical treatment and faith

A reader writes: I am trans but also religious. Although I live as a woman, I was born with boy parts. In my opinion, to have surgery would imply that God made a mistake.…

Healthcare and medicineReligion and morality