{"id":451956,"date":"2022-05-24T01:57:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T22:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/questioning-trans-claims-isnt-bigotry-and-other-commentary\/"},"modified":"2022-05-24T01:57:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T22:57:16","slug":"questioning-trans-claims-isnt-bigotry-and-other-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/questioning-trans-claims-isnt-bigotry-and-other-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"#Questioning trans claims isn&#8217;t bigotry and other commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30806b11e97\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30806b11e97\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/questioning-trans-claims-isnt-bigotry-and-other-commentary\/#%E2%80%9CQuestioning_trans_claims_isnt_bigotry_and_other_commentary%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Questioning trans claims isn&#8217;t bigotry and other commentary&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CQuestioning_trans_claims_isnt_bigotry_and_other_commentary%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Questioning trans claims isn&#8217;t bigotry and other commentary&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/pride.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Liberal: Questioning Trans Claims Isn\u2019t Bigotry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As nearly 20% of Gen Z kids identify as LGBTQ, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1527887977845649408\">Bill Maher declares on his HBO show<\/a>: \u201cWhen things change this much this fast, people are allowed to ask \u2018What\u2019s up with that?\u2019 \u201d \u201cWe should always be mindful of respecting and protecting\u201d the LGBTQ, but \u201cnot everything\u2019s about you.\u201d \u201cThe answer\u201d to questions about children\u2019s gender identity isn\u2019t \u201cAnyone from a marginalized community is always right\u201d \u2014 \u201cbecause we\u2019re literally experimenting on children.\u201d \u201cCommon sense should tell you that when you reverse the course of raging hormones, there\u2019s going to be problems\u201d and \u201cweighing trade-offs\u201d in pediatric gender treatments \u201cis not bigotry.\u201d Refusing to admit that some LGBTQ self-identity is driven by \u201ctrends\u201d means striking a \u201cblow in the culture war using children as cannon fodder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> beat: Monkeypox Not the Next COVID<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coverage of monkeypox \u201clooks like yet another wave of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> hysteria of the kind all too common since COVID-19 emerged two years ago,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/unherd.com\/thepost\/monkeypox-is-not-the-next-covid-19\/\">Toby Green explains at Unherd<\/a>. Yes, \u201ccases have been detected in the Western world . . . but in small numbers.\u201d And \u201cunlike COVID-19, this is not a \u2018new virus\u2019. It\u2019s been circulating in equatorial Africa since the 1970s.\u201d It killed 75 last year in \u201cthe Democratic Republic of Congo, without any sign that anyone cared.\u201d Plus, \u201csymptoms are mild among most of those who get infected. Moreover, monkeypox is not highly transmissible . . . close physical contact is required for spread.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Libertarian: America\u2019s Nuclear Red Tape<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission\u2019s \u201cstately pace of regulatory reform, the first innovative nuclear reactors designed by American companies may well begin operation in Eastern Europe before they get built in Idaho,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2022\/05\/23\/americas-nuclear-reluctance\/\">grumbles Reason\u2019s Ronald Bailey<\/a>. Oregon\u2019s NuScale Power just signed an agreement to deploy its \u201cinnovative small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) in Poland by 2029.\u201d But this same <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> won\u2019t be \u201cpowering homes and businesses\u201d in America anytime soon, as \u201cNuScale has been working with the NRC for years and remains stymied by bureaucratic obstacles. The company began its pre-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication meetings with the NRC in 2008,\u201d and is still waiting for the NRC to issue a \u201cstandard design certification.\u201d And \u201cthe same can be said for other advanced reactor designs wrapped in the NRC\u2019s red tape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vatican watch: Abandoning Chinese Catholics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe outrageous arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen last week \u2014 together with the Vatican\u2019s weak response \u2014 presages dark days for Catholics under Beijing\u2019s authority,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/spectatorworld.com\/topic\/china-grave-insult-to-the-catholic-church\/\">Jane Stannus writes at Spectator World<\/a>. Zen \u201cis known . . . for his fearless defense of Chinese Catholics and his opposition to communism.\u201d When Beijing\u2019s National Security Law went into effect last year, he chose to stay in Hong Kong, saying he was \u201cprepared to suffer the arrest and trials.\u201d The Vatican\u2019s response to his May 11 arrest on charges of \u201cforeign collusion\u201d thanks to his work providing \u201clegal and humanitarian\u201d aid to pro-democracy protesters? Expressing \u201cconcern,\u201d nothing more, so as to not complicate \u201cthe Holy See\u2019s dialogue with China.\u201d This fails to \u201cunderstand\u201d that the \u201cinsult\u201d isn\u2019t just to Zen, but \u201cthe Catholic Church as an institution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conservative: Musk\u2019s Telling Turn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world was stunned\u201d by Elon Musk\u2019s move to buy Twitter, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/streaklinks.com\/BDvFerDVVWTJhCwPKw5gHT0r\/https%3A%2F%2Famgreatness.com%2F2022%2F05%2F21%2Fsigns-and-portents-elon-musks-growing-political-maturity%2F\">cheers Roger Kimball at American Greatness<\/a>. \u201cI have long been a fan of this Rocket Man, notwithstanding his mantras about \u2018sustainable transport\u2019 and other sops from the green agenda,\u201d for \u201chis technological prowess, his hard work and his amazing products. Now I find myself applauding his political savvy and efforts on behalf of free speech.\u201d And the \u201cleft\u2019s misery continues to Elongate\u201d as the Tesla CEO announced he\u2019s \u201cmoved from being a moderate Democrat to being a moderate Republican.\u201d Musk\u2019s \u201cgrowing political maturity is not a one-off or an individual data point,\u201d but part of \u201ca gathering sea change\u201d against \u201cthe extremism of identity politics.\u201d It\u2019ll take time, but we\u2019re already seeing \u201can awakening from wokeness.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Compiled by The Post Editorial Board<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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