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Septua

(2,255 posts) Sun Mar 27, 2022, 09:22 PM Mar 2022

Can someone explain Senator Blackburn's question...

..on defining 'woman'? Was it something aimed at LGBT?

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Can someone explain Senator Blackburn's question... (Original Post) Septua Mar 2022 OP

Blackburn was fishing for an attack on transgender, I thought. House of Roberts Mar 2022 #1

It was all about what gender people identify as... LuckyCharms Mar 2022 #2

Civil rights law prohibits discrimination on account of sex. Never uses the word woman Walleye Mar 2022 #3

Can someone explain Senator Blackburn? 3catwoman3 Mar 2022 #4

House of Roberts

(5,168 posts)

1. Blackburn was fishing for an attack on transgender, I thought.

Reply to Septua (Original post)

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 09:24 PM

Mar 2022

LuckyCharms

(17,425 posts)

2. It was all about what gender people identify as...

Reply to Septua (Original post)

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 09:25 PM

Mar 2022

And if the judge had taken that bait, Blackburn would have turned the proceeding into a bigger shitshow than it already was.

The question was answered perfectly by the judge.

Walleye

(31,017 posts)

3. Civil rights law prohibits discrimination on account of sex. Never uses the word woman

Reply to Septua (Original post)

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 09:35 PM

Mar 2022

So the senator’s question was totally irrelevant to the law

3catwoman3

(23,975 posts)

4. Can someone explain Senator Blackburn?

Reply to Septua (Original post)

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 09:48 PM

Mar 2022

Can't answer that one either.

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