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Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, March 8, 2013 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler
Good morning, Jim. Would you be concerned if I said, lawmakers are having to act to protect children from transgender bathrooms or that the state of Washington had finished changing the word “man” into gender-neutral terms in all their laws or that Florida and Minnesota had already done the same?
It took six years to make the changes, but the state of Washington is in the process of passing a 500-page bill to eliminate “man” from every state law. That, my friends, is a culture change, moving us into a unisex society that denies any difference between males and females. If it weren’t so serious, we might laugh over a couple of words that stumped them! They can’t decide how to change the word “manhole,” but might call it a “utility hole.” The word “manlock” is so difficult they might have to explain what it is, since there’s no synonym for it. But right now, they’re leaving manhole and manlock in the law.Currently in Georgia, identity confusion is evident in several bills introduced this session. H.B. 429 is a bullying bill to stop children from making negative comments about alternate lifestyles, though the author won’t admit it. Our bully bill treats everyone equally, so we don’t need it changed. To oppose H.B. 429, call 404 656-9210*. H.B. 427 makes “sexual orientation” a protected civil right in employment, so affirmative action for jobs could be implemented for a half-dozen sexual preferences. Call 404 656-5132* to oppose that one. H.B. 119 adds “gender, gender identity and sexual orientation” to the hate-crimes list, so judges can hand out stiffer penalties for crimes THOUGHT to be prompted by the victims’ lifestyle. Call 404 656-5943* and ask the Judiciary Non-Civil Committee to stop H.B. 119.
Late last month, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued eleven pages of guidelines for handling cross-dressing students. But, two sentences sum up the philosophy of the guidelines: “Some students may feel uncomfortable with a transgender student using the same sex-segregated restroom, locker room or changing facility. This discomfort is not a reason to deny access to the transgender student.” Meaning, the feelings of transgenders (in this case, cross-dressing elementary and secondary students) trump other students’ feelings.
Morally neutral sexuality classes have created a culture of confusion and moral decline that’s being forced on all of us, including our youngest kids. Surely, that can be stopped here in Georgia. For Georgia Insight I’m Sue Ella Deadwyler, your Capitol correspondent.