Texas Atty Gen: "Sex is a biological fact, not a state of mind"

[Morphine Prince 109,655]

This morning, North Carolina sued the U.S. Department of Justice to defend the principle that persons should use restrooms and other intimate facilities that correspond with their biological sex. In response to that lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced:

“The people of the United States, through their representatives in Congress, enacted the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to ensure, in part, that men and women are treated equally. Congress has not changed this law to mean that individuals may choose whether they want to be male or female for the purpose of public accommodations. One’s sex is a biological fact, not a state of mind, and this threat to North Carolina is the latest in a long series of efforts by an unaccountable federal executive branch. My office stands with Governor McCrory and the people of North Carolina regarding this unconstitutional form of federal overreach.”

Source: https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-statement-on-north-carolina-lawsuit

[Morphine Prince 109,655]

Welp... there goes my state getting involved again  

[Redstreak 6,653]

Ok but like sex being biological is completely irrelevant to trans issues? Gender is socially and self determined, that's not a hard concept at all.

[Ladle Ghoulash 52,838]

Sex is anatomical, but gender is not. Gender identity is a social construct. I don't know what about that he doesn't understand. 

[PaperIz 7,354]

STOP ENCOURAGING THEM OH MY GOD WTF anyways sex /=/ gender

[littlepotter 76,610]

He's right!

Sex IS biological. It's gender identity that's a 'state of mind' or whatever he wants to call it.

[Morphine Prince 109,655]

Just now, Redstreak said:

Ok but like sex being biological is completely irrelevant to trans issues? Gender is socially and self determined, that's not a hard concept at all.

They don't know the difference between biological sex and gender and do not think gender identity is a thing.

[JustAnotherDay 8,402]

thats why we use transgender and not transexual, because it is the gender that is changing not the biological sex 

[Fiona Apple 13,006]

11 minutes ago, littlepotter said:

He's right!

Sex IS biological. It's gender identity that's a 'state of mind' or whatever he wants to call it.

exactly

[teo 609]

Well he's not wrong, but he's missing the point...

 

[Princess Die 1,864]

Anything Texas says is immediately moot. I thought they were supposed to secede 

[AM98GJ 3,086]

It's not about sex though it's about gender 

He doesn't even know what he's speaking about 

[AJH219 4,448]

 

[Goosey 3,017]

44 minutes ago, littlepotter said:

Sex IS biological. It's gender identity that's a 'state of mind' or whatever he wants to call it.

At a rally in Lebanon, Indiana, on Saturday, Cruz said he wanted to give an analogy that was “real, real simple for the folks in the media who find this conversation very confusing.”

“So let me make things real simple: Even if Donald Trump dresses up as Hillary Clinton, he shouldn’t be using the girls’ restroom,” the Texas senator said. 

Cruz laughed and apologized to the audience for giving them a mental image of “Donald in a bright blue pantsuit.”

[Andrew Warhola 12,992]

3 minutes ago, Goosey said:

At a rally in Lebanon, Indiana, on Saturday, Cruz said he wanted to give an analogy that was “real, real simple for the folks in the media who find this conversation very confusing.”

“So let me make things real simple: Even if Donald Trump dresses up as Hillary Clinton, he shouldn’t be using the girls’ restroom,” the Texas senator said. 

Cruz laughed and apologized to the audience for giving them a mental image of “Donald in a bright blue pantsuit.”

He should also apologize for breathing, while he's at it