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Now it's 'pregnant people,' not 'pregnant women.' Terminology change demanded to avoid excluding 'transgenders who have given birth'
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October 29, 2017, 04:41:11 pm »
Now it's 'pregnant people,' not 'pregnant women'
Terminology change demanded to avoid excluding 'transgenders who have given birth'
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In a move that has created head-shaking across the United Kingdom, the government has insisted that the United Nations replace the term “pregnant women” in an official document with “pregnant people” to avoid offense.
The dispute arose because the nation’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office wanted to avoid excluding “transgender people who have given birth,” meaning women who “identify” as men.
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http://www.wnd.com/2017/10/government-labors-to-replace-pregnant-women-with-pregnant-people/#rmqCyfWdRUw1fMsI.99
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:wtf!:
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October 29, 2017, 06:08:58 pm »
Right, let me know when a "genetic" man becomes pregnant, then we can talk.
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I recall from HS biology that male seahorses are the only animals in the world that get pregnant
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