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Assistant Attorney General of Michigan Identifies Greatest Threat To America
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I'm not advocating them, but I find it hard to believe it doesn't happen. And while you could possibly try a wrongful termination suit or something, the burden would still be on you to prove that the cover story was actually not the reason you were let go (even though it's probably completely accurate and does justify your firing).
I'm sure there are circumstances where this is doable (history of harassment maybe, or having something that's been ignored become a firing offense the day after the boss finds out you're gay). But there are also going to be tons where it's probably not.
It absolutely matters that the government is involved. A private school can expel you for being a communist; a public school cannot. Private entities can discriminate on viewpoint; the government cannot.
And yes, people can concoct fake reasons to fire with relative ease. They are often impossible to disprove in court. They are also morally pernicious.
Ha!
Though I know that would infuriate me if she were saying something I hated.
I'm guessing it might be one of those acting out to mask his own latent homosexuality things....
Edit: Damn Sammich beat me to the punch!
Had she, she'd understand that by all intents EVERYBODY GAY in Harry Potter.
It was more like "trolololol I love red vines silly religious nuts"
The whole thing was excellent troll bait and her response was the pure nonsense their reaction warranted.
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Including the part with the phoenix feather right down the shaft??
D:
Except Hermione, who just loves the wand.
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It's more like the straight guy's "getting laid" agenda.
Clearly all you have to do is live around a woman long enough and she'll want to sleep with you.
Is this a controversial insight for you?
Seriously. I mean, let's break this fruitcake's apparent problem down:
The Evil Gay Master Plot
Step 1: Let men and women room together in dorms.
Step 2: ?
Step 3: TEH GAY!
I thought single sex dorms or flats went out in the 1970s. Or at least, they certainly did in NZ
Clearly that is what I said.
clearly.
It's certainly a straight agenda though.
I would be surprised to find out that a significant percentage of universities had co-ed rooms. Co-ed halls and dormitories aren't uncommon though.
Because the reason for mixed-gender halls are ostensibly for transgender students who simply can't get housing due to their identity. And with so many schools requiring live in housing, including U of M if I am not mistaken, these students are completely disenfranchised.
Oh right, sharing rooms rather than floors
This sounds pretty screwy. Are you saying that the schools are denying them housing at the same time as they are requiring them to live on campus as a freshman? That sounds like such an obvious catch-22 as to be unbelievable.
I would put forth that the evil straight agenda of normal god fearing college students to be in proximity to those of the opposite sex and exchange DNA with them is a more pervasive threat to America.
I've worked at two universities where that was precisely the case. They get an exemption to live off-campus, at least typically, or they are required to live in the room attached to their birth gender. It's not uncommon at all, and it drives a lot of transgender students away from higher education.
Well what did you say then, or intend to imply rather, since what you said is right there?
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Ah, well that's not the same thing at all. I understand that the kids are uncomfortable being labeled by their birth gender or being forced to live with people of the same birth gender, but it's not as if the university is denying them housing, they are simply refusing it.
This bizarre notion that some guys have that as soon as they live in the same room as a woman they are totally going to get to have sex with her.
It kind of sounds like the fears the pro-DADT people have where they assume gay people are going to be raping soldiers in their sleep if we allow them to serve openly.
Sammich: 'are totally going to get', no. 'may well have a decent chance', sure.
Or the boy scouts assuming that just because they're gay that they want to have sex with little boys.
Because you know, all straight guys are totally into little girls
I don't really have a problem with gender neutral assignments, no. I can understand why some people might, though. It depends on the purposes of the assignment strategy as to whether or not I'd recommend it.
uh huh... so you don't have any problem with a f-m transgender individual who has undergone all the treatment for gender reassignment surgery except the final snip being forced to live with Freshman male who has never even met a gay person before, let alone a transgender one. You think that's perfectly fine? Really? Because to me it's the exact same as refusing them housing, because they don't have a damn choice.
If the 'freshman male who has never met a gay person' has a problem with it, he can appeal to the housing administration. It's not uncommon for people to appeal their assignments for all kinds of unsubstantial reasons, and there are bigots everywhere. This is what exemptions and single rooms are for.
It's a fucked up situation, like forcing an 18 year old girl live with a m-f in the reverse. Then again, I thought this process took years to go from step A (Im a girl in a guys body) to step D (surgical) and housing aside, I don't think it's all that awesome for 16/17 year olds to be pumped up with estrogen/testosterone. That's a grown up decision to make. kids are fucking dumb.
Doogie Howser aside, kids generally aren't practicing medical doctors.
What's with the scare quotes? You think they don't exist?
Am I missing something? I went to U of M back in the dark ages and lived on mixed-gender halls, and it wasn't for the benefit of transgender students. We didn't officially have mixed-gender rooms, but a lot of people (like me) had a roommate's opposite-sex SO practically living with us.
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Mixed gender halls are highly common, probably the norm now, it's the male rooms only and female rooms only that is the issue. Gender neutral housing is just here's a space, any gender can live in it.