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Only Two Genders

         The Oxford dictionary defines the word “gender” as “the male sex or the female sex”.  Seems pretty straight forward but given that we live in an age of “woke-ism”, Oxford tagged on another line saying, “or one of a range of other identities that do not correspond to established ideas of male and female”. Thus begins the cultural chaos and upheaval.

         Despite the fact that modern day sirens are desperately trying to lure our family ships to the rocks with the intent of destroying that which God Himself created, not everyone is listening.  In fact, it’s time for the sirens to be silenced and listen to those sailing with precious cargo.

         A national telephone and on-line poll were done by Rasmussen Report on the topic of transgenderism.  They asked four straight-forward questions on the topic and complied the results.  The questions were:

1. 1. Do you agree or disagree with this statement: “There are two genders, male and female”
   2. Some states have recently passed legislation making it illegal to give hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to minors. Do you approve or disapprove of such laws?
   3. Some states have recently passed legislation making it illegal to perform sex-change surgery on minors. Do you approve or disapprove of such laws?
   4. Should schools and teachers be allowed to counsel students on their sexual and gender identities without parental knowledge or consent?

         By a 3-to-1 margin, Americans believe there are only two genders, and a majority support laws against transgender treatment for minors. The survey found that 71% of American Adults agree with the statement that “there are two genders, male and female.” Just twenty-three percent (23%) disagree.  These findings are just slightly changed from December 2021, when Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling sparked controversy by criticizing transgender ideology. 

         Parents rights are still important.  60% reject the idea that school staff should be allowed to usurp parental authority and counsel children about gender and sexual identity without parental consent.  Only 26% believe the school has that authority. 

         Dr. Miriam Grossman, a practicing child psychiatrist, testified on Capitol Hill recently, outlining the truth about transgenderism that activists selectively ignore. Grounded in science, she noted:

1. 1. Suicide of youth with gender dysphoria is extremely rare. 
   2. Gender dysphoria is a psychiatric condition. There is no established evidence of a biological cause. Most cases resolve on their own, by young adulthood. 
   3. There is no evidence that puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender surgeries are lifesaving or medically necessary. 
   4. The U.S. is increasingly an outlier in the treatment of youth with gender dysphoria.
   5. Health authorities in the UK, Finland, Sweden and Norway now recommend exploratory psychotherapy as the first line of treatment and have severely restricted hormonal interventions, reserving them for exceptional cases. 
   6. Those countries have done systemic reviews and concluded that long term benefit from medical interventions has not been established, while the risk of harm is significant. 
   7. In US hospitals, young teens’ natural puberties are prevented. Girls as young as twelve are having mastectomies. Minors are also having genital surgeries. We have no long-term evidence of benefit of these drastic interventions in the current population.

         Americans are tired of the propaganda, the mutilating surgeries, and the continued violation of parents’ rights.  It’s time we right the ships and sail our families to a safe port.

         Those are my thoughts.  I’m Janet Parshall