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We aim to discuss all gender issues, not just women issues. Society views of gender affects us from birth. It is the biggest divide between people. We welcome issues relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.

 

Location: #life
Members: 34
Latest Activity: on Sunday

World's Health Organization definition of gender:

 

Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behavior, activities and attributes that a particular society considers appropriate for men and women.

The distinct roles and behaviour may give rise to gender inequalities, i.e. differences between men and women that systematically favour one group. In turn, such inequalities can lead to inequities between men and women in both health status and access to health care.

 

This group may end up having an emphasis on issues of inequality, since these are huge issues, human rights issues; they concern everybody. I also encourage discussions on every aspect of gender: science in general, sociology, psychology, education, rights, etc. are all important topics. I will add pages to the group with websites of interest. Suggestions are most welcome!

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Pediatricians’ group: Marriage equality is good for kids

Started by Dallas the Phallus Mar 22. 0 Replies

The American Academy of Pediatrics announced Thursday that it supports marriage equality for same sex couples. …Continue

Tags: parents, kids, LGBT, marriage equality

Why Did Two Girls Threaten the Steubenville Rape Victim?

Started by Neal. Last reply by Michel Mar 21. 6 Replies

Interesting thought. Why not bond with the victim instead of the criminals?By Amanda Marcotte | Posted Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at 11:51 AMDespite everything, Steubenville teenagers are still recording their law-breaking on social media.…Continue

Tags: steubenville, rape, victim, the, threaten

Arizona Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Prosecute Transgender People Who Use The ‘Wrong’ Bathroom

Started by Neal. Last reply by Neal Mar 20. 4 Replies

Ah, Arizona. With the mindset of a child, it's the state that, at times, makes the south look progressive. If you check his quote, it's not because of someone who is transgendered that he wants to prevent from using the opposite gender's facility,…Continue

Tags: again, strikes, arizona

Openly Gay Mayoral Candidate Found Dead in Mississippi

Started by Adriana Feb 28. 0 Replies

I had never heard of him, but it certainly seems that he was a very courageous person. I really like his quote at the bottom of the article:I came from nothing and will die with nothing but my dignity. So why not use my life for good?Openly Gay…Continue

Tags: society, politics, gay

Doctor designed penis size ‘Predicktor’ app to educate and entertain

Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Davy Feb 9. 17 Replies

The best though completely unsurprising finding here: Culligan referred to studies, including data gathered by pioneering sexologist Alfred Kinsey, that found that gay men have longer,…Continue

Tags: penis, dick, cock

Who’s the Mother in Kansas?

Started by Neal. Last reply by Susan Stanko Jan 9. 1 Reply

Kansas, a state run by cretins.What happens when a state refuses to recognize same-sex relationships? The Kansas sperm-donor fiasco.By William Saletan|Posted Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at 9:23 AM ET…Continue

Tags: kansas, in, mother, the, who's

Lessons in fearmongering

Started by Adriana. Last reply by Adriana Nov 7, 2012. 3 Replies

An excellent opinion article by Frank Bruni at the NTY yesterday November 5th, regarding the ballot initiatives regarding gay marriages in various states in the US.Highlighting in bold is mine. You should read the entire article. I think the end of…Continue

Tags: fearmongering, homophobia, election, gay rights

HK tycoon offers $65M dowry for gay daughter

Started by Neal. Last reply by Neal Sep 29, 2012. 3 Replies

Photo: AP In this undated photo, Gigi Chao, right, daughter of the Hong…Continue

Tags: gay, this, lady, go, straight

Father of the Year Helps Dress-Wearing Son Feel Comfortable By Putting on a Skirt Himself

Started by Adriana. Last reply by Susan Stanko Sep 2, 2012. 6 Replies

Cool story. Great parenting, in my opinion. I think the family should move back to Berlin, though, if possible. …Continue

Tags: parenting, cross-dressing, gender

Doctor: Pubic Hair Exists for a Reason -- Our Obsession With Hairless Genitals Must End!

Started by Neal. Last reply by Michel Aug 12, 2012. 6 Replies

I think she's tired of trimming. =)A doctor explains why Americans' penchant for a hairless pubic area is dangerous to our health.August 9, 2012The following post first appeared on KevinMD.I must have missed the declaration of war on pubic hair.…Continue

Tags: a, reason, for, exists, hair

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Comment by Adriana on June 13, 2012 at 5:19pm

Ah! Country music. Not my cup of tea though I listened to the dixie Chicks a bit in the past. 

Comment by doone on June 13, 2012 at 5:15pm

Carrie is the top female singer of Southern Uruguayan music 

Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American country singer, songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005. Underwood has since become a multi-platinum selling recording artist, a winner of several Grammy AwardsBillboard Music Awards and American Music Awards, a Golden Globe Award nominee, a three-time Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Female Vocalist winner, and a two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year. She is the first-ever female artist to win back-to-back Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards for Entertainer of the Year (2009/10). Underwood was inducted into and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2008. She was also inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2009.[1] Billboard named Underwood Country Music's reigning Queen in 2012.

Comment by Adriana on June 13, 2012 at 5:13pm

Who is Carrie Underwood?

Comment by doone on June 13, 2012 at 3:50pm

Interesting comments if you click on this link.  Christians are not very Christ like in their attitude,

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-best-and-worst-reactions-to-carr...

The Best And Worst Reactions To Carrie Underwood's Gay Marriage End...

After Carrie Underwood endorsed gay marriage in an interview with The Independent this weekend, critics were wondering how her conservative fan base would react. Judging from her Facebook fan posts, reaction is mixed. There's definite backlash there, but there's also a ton of support. I doubt this is going to turn into a Dixie Chicks thing. History is on Carrie's side.

Comment by doone on June 9, 2012 at 1:39pm

'SEXUAL DEPRAVITY' OF PENGUINS THAT ANTARCTIC SCIENTIST DARED NOT REVEAL

Robin McKie in The Guardian:

Dr-George-Murray-Levicks--008It was the sight of a young male Adélie penguin attempting to have sex with a dead female that particularly unnerved George Murray Levick, a scientist with the 1910-13 Scott Antarctic Expedition. No such observation had ever been recorded before, as far as he knew, and Levick, a typical Edwardian Englishman, was horrified. Blizzards and freezing cold were one thing. Penguin perversion was another.

Worse was to come, however. Levick spent the Antarctic summer of 1911-12 observing the colony of Adélies at Cape Adare, making him the only scientist to this day to have studied an entire breeding cycle there. During that time, he witnessed males having sex with other males and also with dead females, including several that had died the previous year. He also saw them sexually coerce females and chicks and occasionally kill them.

Levick blamed this "astonishing depravity" on "hooligan males" and wrote down his observations in Greek so that only an educated gentleman would understand the horrors he had witnessed. Back in Britain he produced a paper (in English), titled Natural History of the Adélie Penguin. However, the section about the animal's sexual proclivities was deemed to be so shocking it was removed to preserve decency. Levick then used this material as the basis for a separate short paper, Sexual Habits of the Adélie Penguin, which was privately circulated among a handful of experts.

In fact, Levick's observations turned out to be well ahead of their time.

More here.

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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on June 7, 2012 at 11:43am

Comment by doone on June 6, 2012 at 1:58pm

Miss Pennsylvania USA Resigns In Protest Of Transgender Candidates

Before Miss Rhode Island Olivia Culpo was crowned Miss USA last week, she answered a question about transgender contestants in the pageant, openly embracing their inclusion. But Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin was really put off by the realization, resigning in protest that the competition had opened to transgender women. In an email to the Miss Universe Organization she explained just how she really felt about trans people:

[I refuse to be] part of a pageant system that has so far and so completely removed itself from its foundational principles as to allow and support natural born males to compete in it. This goes against ever moral fiber of my being. I believe in integrity, high moral character, and fair play, none of which are part of this system any longer.

Were these comments not offensive enough, she then posted false statements about her resignation on Facebook, claiming that the real reason she quit was because she believed the pageant was rigged. Donald Trump responded that he believes “her primary issue is that she lost and she’s angry about losing. And frankly, in my opinion, I saw her barely a second and she didn’t deserve to be in the top 15.”

The Miss Universe contest opened to trans candidates earlier this year after Jenna Talackova sought to compete for Miss Canada. She ultimately finished in the Top 12 and was named Miss Congeniality.

Comment by Joe C on June 4, 2012 at 9:07pm

I remember a few yeas ago i saw a trailer for a documentary called "Being T" that was also funded by Janet Jackson. I was looking forward to it because it seemed to give good time to the nuanced reality of trans dating lives, esp. trans women of color. And it didn't seem to oversimplify things like a lot of trans documentaries have done.

As far as i know, Being T never got released. I wonder if this is what became of that film, or if this is another project in the works. At any rate, i hope Truth turns out to be as good as Being T had the potential to be.

Comment by doone on June 4, 2012 at 6:31pm
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Comment by zrdm on June 4, 2012 at 4:22pm

@Keely, keep that a secret, the GLBT are the lightening rod to keep the x-tians occupied.

 

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