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14. That EO is so absurd and non-scientific, it's impossible to enforce.

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Believe it or not, this IS a serious question... [View all] Think. Again. Saturday OP

My husband and I agree, we are now in a same sex marriage. Raine1967 Saturday #1

Not only definitions but the line between satire and reality, while on shaky ground for some time, has completely Amaryllis Saturday #26

Could this be the reason I turned out Gay? William769 Saturday #2

Well, since we all started out the same Bettie Saturday #23

Yep, I've always thought that pansexual is the pure orientation... Think. Again. Saturday #32

If that is true, why are do so many people have a strong attraction to a particular gender even when it makes life Martin68 Saturday #47

All very good questions... Think. Again. Saturday #51

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I stand corrected! Think. Again. Saturday #4

And what does one do if they have one of the many... 3catwoman3 Saturday #5

Your example was one of the main reasons the "X" designation was added to the passport under the Biden administration BumRushDaShow Saturday #38

Yeah, it's more complicated than that. MineralMan Saturday #6

Yes, I understand trump is wrong (as usual)... Think. Again. Saturday #11

But, it would be incorrect to mark Female, since the genetic genotype is the MineralMan Saturday #17

Does trump's order supercede all other indications... Think. Again. Saturday #19

In my opinion, it does not. Also in many other opinions. MineralMan Saturday #21

Not according to the National Library of Medicine... Think. Again. Saturday #25

I would make a slightly different argument caraher Saturday #33

I'm all for that! Think. Again. Saturday #35

Don't tell Trump the NLM is still online!! TommyT139 Saturday #37

Damn, that's a very good point. Think. Again. Saturday #44

The Executive Order does not mention "genotype", however (or "gene" or "genetic") muriel_volestrangler Saturday #54

The failure to recognize non-binary genotypes RandomNumbers Saturday #40

Yeah, but it's more than that. MineralMan Saturday #42

Thanks for clearing up this misconception Retrograde Saturday #50

The Guardian asked the question as well. Raine1967 Saturday #7

That is not accurate. KentuckyWoman Saturday #8

Fertilized zygotes begin as female ("at conception").. Think. Again. Saturday #9

I guess that's new to me. KentuckyWoman Saturday #10

Here ya go... Think. Again. Saturday #12

So we aren't really talking about the same thing KentuckyWoman Saturday #27

Yes, my concern is that trump's order... Think. Again. Saturday #28

Colbert's take... digsub Saturday #13

That EO is so absurd and non-scientific, it's impossible to enforce. yardwork Saturday #14

Yes, but what legal jeopardy does that put... Think. Again. Saturday #16

Nobody knows, I guess. yardwork Saturday #18

I agree. unfortunately... Think. Again. Saturday #22

And this is known as the "zygomatic process". Right. maggots? GreenWave Saturday #15

Surely you don't expect him to know anything at all about biology MLWR Saturday #20

Nope, I don't .... Think. Again. Saturday #24

Breaking it down to zygotes? czarjak Saturday #29

Yes, trump's order specifies that our sex is determined "at conception", therefore, zygotes. Think. Again. Saturday #30

Just. Wow. czarjak Saturday #31

ive been pondering that for a while now. AllaN01Bear Saturday #34

Maybe he's trying to tell us something? Think. Again. Saturday #36

Yea! rubbersole Saturday #39

When I have to respond to a MAGA moron on this subject... GiqueCee Saturday #41

(Could this be the basis of a legal argument against trump's new rule?) Wiz Imp Saturday #43

There are no laws that state that EOs must be scientifically accurate. LeftInTX Saturday #45

Now we're bordering on actual, certifiable, insanity. Think. Again. Saturday #46

In this case, the science provides a valid legal basis for striking down the executive order. Wiz Imp Saturday #49

I agree with that. They must be constitutional. I don't agree with this EO. Hopefully it will be struck down. LeftInTX Saturday #52

The "poorly educated" win again. nt Jit423 Saturday #48

Yep. Think. Again. Saturday #53

Does that mean every gender specific facility is now mixed? MichMan Saturday #55

I think it means that all American citizens are now classified as female by law. Think. Again. Saturday #56

Until recently, the Texas Democratic Party required a male and female representative for each district in our SDEC LeftInTX Saturday #57

The irony is... Think. Again. Saturday #58