Tag Archives: Gender

Mandatory Trans

Posted on May 15, 2017 by The Political Hat

     One of the arguments for legalizing abortion was the “right to privacy” between a doctor and a patient… even if that patient wasn’t old enough to consent to get pregnant. Indeed, other medical treatments can still require parental consent, or … Continue reading →

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Academic Thought-Criminal Runs Afoul of MiniTru

Posted on May 11, 2017 by The Political Hat

     An academic, using the standard pseudo-logic of Feminist and other grievance studies departments, has been declared an unperson by the modern academic self-declared MiniTru: “In late March, Hypatia, a feminist-philosophy journal, published an article titled ‘In Defense of Transracialism’ by … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Choosing Gender; Forcing Gender; Fluidity of Gender

Posted on May 4, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Gender is just like your opinion, man.      First, a little mood … Continue reading →

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Gender Lysenkoism

Posted on May 2, 2017 by The Political Hat

     There are those on the “scientific Left” who would rather engage in “Gender Lysenkoism”. They deny that there are two biological sexes, claiming a dozen or so “sex determining genes” and declare that it is a “spectrum” and a “social … Continue reading →

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Shut Up, the EU Parliament Explained

Posted on March 28, 2017 by The Political Hat

     The Eurocrats who run the European Union seem a bit disappointed with the people of Europe who are increasingly turning against the Eurocrats and towards more popularly appealing politicians: “After Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, the rising popularity … Continue reading →

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Germany Goes Clockwork Orange

Posted on January 23, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Shot: ” A TERRORIST sympathiser was among known criminals hired as security guards in Cologne on New Year’s Eve to prevent a repeat of the previous year’s outbreak of sexual assaults by migrant mobs. “… “The astonishing lapse is highlighted … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – The War on “Man”: The Word “Man”; The Comments of “Man”; The Existence of “Man”

Posted on January 19, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Man, oh Man (but not in that way you cis-het perv)! … Continue reading →

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Doctors Saved (For Now) From Social Justice Edict

Posted on January 10, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Last year, the Obama administration pushed a rule that would banned “discrimination against transgender individuals”, with the consequence, in part, that doctors would have been forced to treat men as if they were women and women as if they were … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, In High School Health Class

Posted on January 6, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Remember, the entire “preferred gender pronoun” thing ain’t just limited to college campuses and New York City.      Part of a lesson being taught in a high school “health class” for 12th graders…

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Un-queering the Cake

Posted on January 4, 2017 by The Political Hat

     It has become a truism that when the Left talk about “discrimination”, why they are really referring to is a lack of legal privilege, and similarly when they talk about “rights”, they refer not to fundamental (AKA “negative”), rights, but … Continue reading →

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