Posted on Feb 24, 2022
Sen. Rick Scott's GOP manifesto denies existence of transgender people
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Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., laid out a conservative blueprint this week for a GOP takeover of Congress, and included in his "11-Point Plan to Rescue America" are a number of proposals that would limit the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people.
The document outlines Republican policy objectives on everything from the economy to abortion, but the point that caused the most alarm to LGBTQ advocates was in a section titled "Gender, Life, Science."
"Men and women are biologically different, 'male and female He created them,'" Scott wrote. "Facts are facts, the earth is round, the sun is hot, there are two genders, and abortion stops a beating heart. To say otherwise is to deny science."
In this section, Scott — who served as Florida's governor from 2011 to 2019 — called for nationwide bans on government forms that “include questions about ‘gender identity’ or ‘sexual preference’”; gender-affirming procedures on minors; and transgender women and girls participating on female sports teams.
The document outlines Republican policy objectives on everything from the economy to abortion, but the point that caused the most alarm to LGBTQ advocates was in a section titled "Gender, Life, Science."
"Men and women are biologically different, 'male and female He created them,'" Scott wrote. "Facts are facts, the earth is round, the sun is hot, there are two genders, and abortion stops a beating heart. To say otherwise is to deny science."
In this section, Scott — who served as Florida's governor from 2011 to 2019 — called for nationwide bans on government forms that “include questions about ‘gender identity’ or ‘sexual preference’”; gender-affirming procedures on minors; and transgender women and girls participating on female sports teams.
Sen. Rick Scott's GOP manifesto denies existence of transgender people
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The guy is unbelievable, lest we forget he was forced to resign from HCA by his own board after the company was convicted of Medicare Fraud and he pled the 5th roughly 70 times during the hearings. I don't think the GOP has sunk this low and see this not as a true policy statement but as Scott's trial balloon for a presidential run. As a Republican I can't believe the idiot just handed the Democrats a ton of ammunition even as they create their own problems.
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Embarrassed... that this homophobic, white-collar criminal (largest Medicare fraud in US history!) and overall sorry excuse of a man... is one of my Senators. I expected nothing less.
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Don't those government forms say it is optional to report your gender? I know some even have a box that says something like "Prefer not to say".
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SFC Casey O'Mally
It depends on which government and which form.
I have filled out a few that have multiple options for gender (and yes, one was "prefer not to say"). I don't think I have seen any government forms ask about sexual preference, though.
Personally, I think getting rid of gender identifiers on government forms is a good idea, but not because of the reason Scott is against it. I also think getting rid of racial identifiers is a good idea. When applying to ANYTHING from the government, be it aid, grants, a job, participation in programs, or anything else, race and gender simply should not matter. And if they don't matter, why are we asking?
I have filled out a few that have multiple options for gender (and yes, one was "prefer not to say"). I don't think I have seen any government forms ask about sexual preference, though.
Personally, I think getting rid of gender identifiers on government forms is a good idea, but not because of the reason Scott is against it. I also think getting rid of racial identifiers is a good idea. When applying to ANYTHING from the government, be it aid, grants, a job, participation in programs, or anything else, race and gender simply should not matter. And if they don't matter, why are we asking?
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