DoomsdaysCW<p>Louder for the folks in the back... GENDER IS A SPECTRUM!!! 'Nuff said!</p><p>From 2018: Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic </p><p>Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male</p><p>By Claire Ainsworth & Nature magazine</p><p>"As a clinical geneticist, Paul James is accustomed to discussing some of the most delicate issues with his patients. But in early 2010, he found himself having a particularly awkward conversation about sex. </p><p>"A 46-year-old pregnant woman had visited his clinic at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia to hear the results of an amniocentesis test to screen her baby's chromosomes for abnormalities. The baby was fine—but follow-up tests had revealed something astonishing about the mother. Her body was built of cells from two individuals, probably from twin embryos that had merged in her own mother's womb. And there was more. One set of cells carried two X chromosomes, the complement that typically makes a person female; the other had an X and a Y. Halfway through her fifth decade and pregnant with her third child, the woman learned for the first time that a large part of her body was chromosomally male. 'That's kind of science-fiction material for someone who just came in for an amniocentesis,' says James. </p><p>"Sex can be much more complicated than it at first seems. According to the simple scenario, the presence or absence of a Y chromosome is what counts: with it, you are male, and without it, you are female. But doctors have long known that some people straddle the boundary—their sex chromosomes say one thing, but their gonads (ovaries or testes) or sexual anatomy say another. Parents of children with these kinds of conditions—known as intersex conditions, or differences or disorders of sex development (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DSDs</span></a>)—often face difficult decisions about whether to bring up their child as a boy or a girl. Some researchers now say that as many as 1 person in 100 has some form of DSD.</p><p>" 'When genetics is taken into consideration, the boundary between the sexes becomes even blurrier. Scientists have identified many of the genes involved in the main forms of DSD, and have uncovered variations in these genes that have subtle effects on a person's anatomical or physiological sex. What's more, new technologies in DNA sequencing and cell biology are revealing that almost everyone is, to varying degrees, a patchwork of genetically distinct cells, some with a sex that might not match that of the rest of their body. Some studies even suggest that the sex of each cell drives its behaviour, through a complicated network of molecular interactions. 'I think there's much greater diversity within male or female, and there is certainly an area of overlap where some people can't easily define themselves within the binary structure,” says John Achermann, who studies sex development and endocrinology at University College London's Institute of Child Health.</p><p>"These discoveries do not sit well in a world in which sex is still defined in binary terms. Few legal systems allow for any ambiguity in biological sex, and a person's legal rights and social status can be heavily influenced by whether their birth certificate says male or female.</p><p>" 'The main problem with a strong dichotomy is that there are intermediate cases that push the limits and ask us to figure out exactly where the dividing line is between males and females,' says Arthur Arnold at the University of California, Los Angeles, who studies biological sex differences. 'And that's often a very difficult problem, because sex can be defined a number of ways.' "</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-redefined-the-idea-of-2-sexes-is-overly-simplistic1/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/sex-redefined-the-idea-of-2-sexes-is-overly-simplistic1/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/fXS54" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/fXS54</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderFluidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluidity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderIsNotBinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderIsNotBinary</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQErasure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQErasure</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsAbuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsAbuses</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> passes constitutional amendment to ban <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights</p><p>By JUSTIN SPIKE<br>April 15, 2025</p><p>BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — "Hungary’s parliament on Monday passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities, a decision that legal scholars and critics call another step toward <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> by the populist government.</p><p>"The amendment, which required a two-thirds vote, passed along party lines with 140 votes for and 21 against. It was proposed by the ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition led by populist Prime Minister <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ViktorOrb%C3%A1n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViktorOrbán</span></a>.</p><p>"Ahead of the vote — the final step for the amendment — opposition politicians and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a> attempted to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/blockade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blockade</span></a> the entrance to a parliament parking garage. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> physically removed demonstrators, who had used zip ties to bind themselves together.</p><p>"The amendment declares that children’s rights to moral, physical and spiritual development supersede any right other than the right to life, including that to peacefully assemble. Hungary’s contentious 'child protection' legislation prohibits the 'depiction or promotion' of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homosexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homosexuality</span></a> to minors aged under 18.</p><p>"The amendment codifies a law fast-tracked through parliament in March that bans public events held by LGBTQ+ communities, including the popular <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrideEvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrideEvent</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Budapest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budapest</span></a> that draws thousands annually."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/hungary-pride-ban-amendment-orban-gay-rights-lgbtq-155ec12cbbde7cc6be0f96adb323de77" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/hungary-pri</span><span class="invisible">de-ban-amendment-orban-gay-rights-lgbtq-155ec12cbbde7cc6be0f96adb323de77</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HungaryPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HungaryPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiGBLTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiGBLTQ</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiGBLTQLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiGBLTQLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsViolations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsViolations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQErasure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQErasure</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OrbanIsPutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OrbanIsPutinsPuppet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrideParades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrideParades</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Marco Rubio's hunt for "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiChristian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiChristian</span></a> bias" is creeping <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/theocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theocracy</span></a></p><p>In a new war on federal workers, State Department employees are told to snitch on people with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a> flags</p><p>By Amanda Marcotte<br>Published April 15, 2025 6:00AM (EDT) </p><p>Excerpt: "Unsurprisingly, a deeper read of the cable shows that 'anti-Christian bias' is the cover story propped up to justify Rubio's actual assault on freedom of religion at State. He's giving Christian nationalists at the agency a tool to harass and even Rpurge people who don't share their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> beliefs. The definitions of 'anti-Christian bias' throughout add up to outrage that conservative Christians are expected to treat people who believe differently with fairness and decency. </p><p>"For instance, the memo asks for reports of 'mistreatment for opposing displays of flags, banners or other paraphernalia,' specifically during Joe Biden's administration. It doesn't take a doctorate in bureaucratese to interpret this. Rubio is seeking stories where conservative Christians were told to mind their own business after objecting to a colleague putting up a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrideFlag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrideFlag</span></a>, a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> sign or perhaps a religious knickknack from a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NonChristian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonChristian</span></a> faith. This might be more comprehensible if, say, any Christians had being told they couldn't wear a cross or have a picture of Jesus on their desk. Instead, what Rubio is suggesting is that Christians have [the right to] prevent other people from having the freedom to express views and positions they dislike — and that it amounts to 'bias' if they can't control what others do or say. "</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/04/15/marco-rubios-hunt-for-anti-christmas-bias-is-creeping-theocracy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2025/04/15/marco-rub</span><span class="invisible">ios-hunt-for-anti-christmas-bias-is-creeping-theocracy/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristianNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristoFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristoFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChurchAndState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiGBLTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiGBLTQ</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeritageFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeritageFoundation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristianCoalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianCoalition</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoralityPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoralityPolice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsViolations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsViolations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQErasure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQErasure</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsPutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsPutinsPuppet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a></p>
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