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GiqueCee

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1. When I encounter...
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 12:42 PM
Saturday

... the narrow-minded bigotry surrounding alternative sexual or gender identities, I ask the bigot, "Do you know why men have nipples?" I always have to explain that the question is not a non sequitur. ALL human beings, indeed, all mammals, are female at conception. The Y chromosome that defines maleness does not manifest itself until later in the gestation period. That manifestation occurs on an infinitely variable time scale within the gestation period, as does every other aspect of fetal development, including the brain, and, in turn, the mind. The "mind" part is critical, as it is there that a person's concept of his or her self resides. Bottom line: All over the planet, people are literally born gay every minute of every day.
For the record, I am a straight, married man only a year and change shy of 80, and boy Howdy, I've seen some shit.

Another thing that enrages me is when the room-temperature IQs squeal "That's WOKE!" without knowing what the hell woke even means. For the unenlightened, the definition from Merriam Webster's dictionary reads thusly:

[To be] aware of, and actively attentive to, important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)

Anyone who is against that is someone with whom I would never even shake hands before I'd had the shots.

Have a nice day.

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