The Morning Plow

In previous post , I attempted to articulate that the narrative regarding the danger and harm facing transgender people was largely rhetoric serving a larger political agenda.  In other words, the claims made by activist regarding the health and safety of transgender people lack sufficient evidence, but is a critical aspect of the movement.  In less words...I don't buy it.  However, I wanted to continue this discussion about transgender movement and why I think it is problematic and provide some other thoughts. I discussed the data regarding the suicidal behaviors of the trans community.  One thing I didn't mention or comment on was the obvious contradictions between the transgender activists claims, the current data, and the historical perspective.  There have always been folks who didn't fit nicely, or even remotely into the gender roles of their biological reality.  Some of those individuals were willing to push the boundaries of societal acceptance and ...

I have recently sat through a number of local school board meetings and have left fascinated, confused, and depressed.  What was once a really boring and often little attended affair, school board meetings have now become Jerry Springer episodes.  Crowds filled with anger and vitriol and armed with propaganda of their social media echo chamber are storming these meetings with torches and pitchforks, ready to burn it down.  The issue?  Broadly speaking, LGBTQ.  But much of it revolves around the “T” in that acronym.  And that is where much of my fascination lies.  The transgender movement, to me, has moved at a speed and with a magnitude I have never seen before. I am amazed that so many are willing to untether themselves from reality and believe that a man can become a woman or vice versa.  I am dumbstruck by the fact that people, with a straight face, can claim that cutting off a child’s breast or penis is an option to help one affirm their gende...