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Summary

Representative Sarah McBride, the first out trans congresswoman, criticized Donald Trump’s executive order defining gender as strictly male or female.

McBride points out that biologically all embryos develop as female until the SRY gene activates weeks after conception.

The order, which ties gender to reproductive cells at conception, unintentionally categorizes all humans as female from conception based on biological facts.

McBride’s remarks highlight scientific flaws in the policy.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Donvict and his supporters (yeah, I know, don't blame the precious voters!) don't really understand science.

Someone should sue JD Vance for addressing Trump as Mr. President. Illegally addressing him as a man. Clearly sewing doubt in the direct orders of the president, it's detrimental to the entire country.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Its so stupid that the government of one of the world's most powerful countries is occupying itself trying to restrict people's healthcare and bathroom usage based on some poorly understood and arbitrary rules about zygotes. Meanwhile, the planet burns.

[–] ilost7489@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

It’s easier to wage an imaginary culture war than it is to try to make any real changes

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[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bad headline IMO, she's more so pointing out more flaws in it which is different than laughing it off

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 48 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

"This is logically flawed because " won't really bother a bunch of Young Earth Creationists. You're arguing with people who will retreat to the baseline argument "because God said so" in a pinch. Getting into the messy details of embryonic development won't save you, because that's not how their nominations to the FBI, the DOJ, or the Federal Judiciary are going to interpret any of it.

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 39 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Actually it being poorly written helps a lot with court challenge. That was one of the reasons why so much was overturned in his first administration. There was a fear that this time he'd sign better written executive orders that would survive challanges instead we're getting a lot of them like this

[–] cannibalkitteh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The truth is, they don't care how poorly written it is, they're just trying to flood the zone with stuff, and they win no matter the outcome. If it's not challenged, they have policy, if it is challenged, it occupies time and resources and most importantly, if it's challenged unsuccessfully, they have legal precident.

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (12 children)

it is challenged, it occupies time and resources

It also takes up their time and resources to which I say: good. Slow it all down

They'd rather be able to steam roll through it all. Make them waste time defending everything so they can't sue as much about things they do care about or move on to putting other things in effect

[–] mister_flibble@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago

This is where I'm at too. Even rubber stamping shit takes a non zero amount of time. We should be bouncing back anything that has so much as a misplaced comma, let alone shit like this.

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[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 11 points 2 days ago

"God made me a woman at conception and changed me to a man. I'm correcting God's indecisiveness."

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Isn’t that every despot’s idea, though? Make all laws used to control people nebulous enough that they can be applied to anyone for whatever reason? Just because it’s inept doesn’t mean it isn’t useful.

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