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Also there’s the idea in some circles that science is anti-progress. You see this a lot in the religious community with the fight about teaching evolution. But the reality is that we can respect Christians and their beliefs while also teaching science and its findings. You see the same thing with climate change too. People attack the climate science when in reality they just have a different perspective on the problem, and really don’t need to be attacking proven science to make their point.

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Do you support the free speech restrictions in Ontario that he made a scene about? I always expected trans people to be uniformly in favor of them, but then the two close friends I have who are trans are strongly against those compelled speech laws. So I’m always curious to hear other perspectives from the community. Thanks for any insights!

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It’s strange that you were getting downvoted for saying biological sex is real, which has obviously been known for thousands of years and is a fact in almost all animals. I totally understand the urge to play with facts in order to move us towards a more egalitarian society. Society has serious problems with sexism, systemic discrimination, unconscious bias, and more. I just don’t see why we need to ignore facts or attack scientists in order to get to a better world. Science and equality are not mutually exclusive, which I think is an assumption some people make.

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Oh, I know about human rights issues. Obviously everyone is for that. I was talking about the Ontario law where employers and landlords and others are compelled to use the chosen pronouns of transgender people or else face fines/jail-time. It’s obviously a really controversial issue, with lots of good arguments on both sides. Was just curious where you stood.

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I don’t think he was talking about gender or intersex conditions. Biological sex was what the question was about. If you were born intersex, I’m sure the poster would have a different view.