The GOP has decided that the retail war on transfolk being waged in the states is inefficient and is now switching to a much more cost-effective wholesale war at the national level. In a resolution condemning “Government Overreach Regarding Title IX Policies in Public Schools” they’ve clearly staked out their position as intolerant f*ckwits Guardians of Conservative Values™. Here’s a sample:
WHEREAS, A person’s sex is defined as the physical condition of being male or female, which is determined at conception, identified at birth by a person’s anatomy, recorded on their official birth certificate, and can be confirmed by DNA testing;
WHEREAS, Transgender policies deal with students who choose to be designated by their desired gender identity; an identity that conflicts with their anatomical sex;
WHEREAS, The U.S. Congress has never included gender identity within the Title IX Federal Law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity and that mandates allowing students of one biological sex to play sports designated for the opposite biological sex;
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There are a bunch more WHEREASs essentially repeating the sex organs DNA = gender meme and, oddly, calling out Obama and HRC by name, along with the RESOLVEDs, which are incisive revelations that DNA = bathroom and the conclusion that the “...infringement upon the majority of students’ Constitutional rights” must be stopped. The full text can be found here. The deep concern for the Constitution is particularly touching given recent national events, and the concept that the Constitution is, among other things, a mechanism to protect the rights of minorities from the tyranny of the majority apparently escapes them. I’m still at a loss as to exactly which Constitutional rights are being violated when a transperson pees in proximity to a bigot.
Oh yeah, almost forgot: “...choose to be designated by their desired gender identity”. And “...at conception...” This is what happens when we allow anti-science dolts to take over the government.
So, boys and girls, have those birth certificates ready and prepare for those DNA tests when you violate the republicans’ Ward and June Cleaver gender stereotypes. Girls need to fem up and boys need to butch up or the bathroom police are going to be demanding ID. And the AIS, KS and DSD folks? Well, pretty much screwed, as is anyone who doesn’t fit the republicans’ dim, bronze age view of reproductive biology and gender identity.
Last Sunday Mya Young, of Philadelphia, was found stabbed multiple times in the neck and chest, becoming the third transwoman murdered in the US this year. The day before, transwoman Veronica Banks Canothe of San Antonio was found dead in the bathtub of a motel. Police are still investigating. On February 24th, Arizona police killed Kayden Clarke, a 24-year old transman with autism inside his home in Mesa, Arizona.
I’m sure there’s absolutely no connection between these deaths and the climate of hate the republicans are gleefully cultivating.
Vote.