21 Bogus Reasons Why Gender Matters From the Prop 8 Trial

[Shana A]

21 Bogus Reasons Why Gender Matters From the Prop 8 Trial
Filed by: Davina Kotulski
January 16, 2010 4:00 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2010/01/21_bogus_reasons_why_gender_matters.php

Yesterday we found out that during the Prop 8 campaign Ron Prentiss reportedly distributed a booklet to churches that included an article entitled "'21 Reasons Why Gender Matters' Examines Gender Disorientation Pathology And Social Policy." By the way, he made up his own psychological terminology, "Gender Disorientation Pathology," as any first year psychology graduate student with knowledge of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-TR) would know.

Dr. Lamb obviously had never heard of it either. Dr. Lamb refuted the 21 reasons with peer-reviewed research and literature.

At least four of the reasons were just complete make believe.

    * 16. "Gender disorientation pathology is a symptom of family dysfunction, personality disorder, father absence, health malfunction or sexual abuse."

[Silver]

Ay, it's people like this that hate transgendered people and gays. I mean, he didn't say it but it's very insulting and he probably knew it. Or he didn't, maybe he's just stupid but I doubt that.

Meh.

[Miniar]

Most of that list is bigoted bs... but some of the list is just stupid..

I mean, nr.7 "Gender complementarity in a life-long marriage is essential for the continuation of humanity."
... what?...

You can't get pregnant unless you're married?...

I could have sworn I wasn't married at the time...

[tekla]

Yesterday we found out that during the Prop 8 campaign Ron Prentiss reportedly distributed a booklet to churches that included an article entitled "'21 Reasons Why Gender Matters' Examines Gender Disorientation Pathology And Social Policy."

And the reason you lost that campaign is that you're only now finding out what the other side was saying then.  Super job of renouncing it and countering it a year and half after they put it out, and more than a year after the election. Aces back to back.  Even dumb county girls like me know you best close the door to the barn before the cow gets out.