|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| ** Gender ** Full Disclosure: I am a cisgender heterosexual white male. (and already OLD much less "getting" old!) Homo Sapiens, like all mammal species, comprise two sexes: male and female. This is how we reproduce: the male provides the sperm and the female provides the egg. This advance in evolution about 2 billion years ago resulted in an amazing diversification of species, and eventually to H. Sapiens with our big brains and opposable thumbs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_sexual_reproduction A side effect of sex creating genetic diversity in any binary species is the variability that not all individual members will necessarily be of a specific sexual orientation. Being of a fixed binary sex is not a prerequisite to membership in H. Sapiens. If you are binary, or non-binary; homosexual, transsexual/transgender or heterosexual, this is all the same to me. Your sexual orientation does not threaten my being who I am - a cisgender heterosexual white male who prefers to have sex with cisgender heterosexual females of any coloration (although I do have a penchant for pale translucent redheads). Your gender preference also will not prevent me from treating you with the respect you deserve as a member of H. Sapiens. There is no reason, should we be socially compatible (not everyone is), for us to 'hang out' - have a beer or a coffee, go to a sporting event or concert, etc. While the whole transgender surgery concept does baffle me, heck I even think tatoos are weird, I will not fault you for doing so. With the above preamble, I plan to do what I can to remove racist, sexist, and religious nutjobs from any position of influence, and especially politics. Everyone deserves the basic human right to be the best person they can be. -kb ** Abortion ** JESUS FUCKING H CHRIST! What kind of country is USA "Land of the Free"? More like "land of the religious fucking hellscape"! Old white male lawyers and religiuous assholes need to stay in their lane and leave a female's uterus alone. Her reproductive organs and healthcare decisions are her's alone, in consultation with qualilfied medical professionals. The father/husband can also go fuck himself. Just because he can squirt out a few million spermatozoa does not give him ownership over the womb! You stupid motherfucking christian and political hacks need to leave women alone. They are not your * PROPERTY *! -kb