House Republicans reveal their top legislative priority: Attacking transgender rightsThe top bill they want to fast-track this session is an attack on trans kids' educational opportunities.
Link to Full ArticleLGBTQ Nation - Mira Lazine
Friday, January 3, 2025
Earlier this week, Republicans in the United States House of Representatives released their new rules package, which will allow anti-trans legislation to be fast-tracked.
Listed under section 5, the anti-trans provision is listed as one of several bills that will be considered and debated within the House during the upcoming session, to be voted on "as read"; that is, no amendments that could slow down the voting process. ... the description of the bill in the rules package reads, "The bill to amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with Title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth."
This provision is the first one listed out of 12, signaling the intent of House Republicans to attack transgender rights at the federal level. ... the recently passed 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, an annual bill that provides funding for the military, contains a provision that bans "sterilizing" gender affirming care for minors. Eight-one Democrats voted in favor along with most Republicans and it was signed into law by President Joe Biden, making this the first anti-LGBTQ+ federal legislation passed in over 30 years.--------------------
[Editorial by Lori Dee]
From the movie "
Swordfish":
Gabriel : Have you ever heard of Harry Houdini? Well he wasn't like today's magicians who are only interested in television ratings. He was an artist. He could make an elephant disappear in the middle of a theater filled with people, and do you know how he did that? Misdirection.In the movie "
Inside Man", Dalton Russel robs a bank without leaving any trace of a crime and walks out the front door a week later with the loot. He does this through
misdirection.
In sleight-of-hand magic tricks, the audience is focused on the right hand and doesn't see what the left hand is doing.
When a politician works very hard, spending millions of dollars to focus the country's attention on a non-existent demon, stay focused on what they are really up to. Pay attention to what they are doing in the background.
Note that a recent study found that only 0.1% of children ages 8 - 17 have been prescribed puberty blockers or hormones, and none under the age of 12. And yet 26 States now have laws banning or restricting their use for minors.
Anybody remember the "Weapons of Mass Destruction" that were never found?
