He bought Koscielski's gun shop when the old owner retired. I haven't heard much since then.

It boggles the mind how you can fight so hard to protect one right (guns) and at the same time work to deny a significant portion of the population another (marriage equality, women's rights, etc.). Do you truly not see the irony? Funny, flip that around, and that's the definition of Richard Carlbo...

Would you support a mature 3rd-grader making the decision to become the other sex? I ask because I remember feeling very strongly about a great number of things when I was younger, particularly high-school age. I now disagree with almost all of my opinions from that age. No. When I say mature I gue...

Just going to touch on this one Cuz the other two made you realize we're on the same side. 8-) I only touched on the one because I thought you were out of the thread ;) I do partially agree with you on the other 2 points, tho.. the 2nd point I felt was way off base, which is why I responded to it :)

2. I don't care what the DSM or goaliemn or or the AMA say. These kids are not disordered. You've used that word over and over again. Ambiguous gender births are pretty common. More parents than we realize have been called into a waiting room and gently told they get to choose. Just going to touch ...

Ok, looks like we all know where everyone stands on this part of it, so I have another question, particularly for goaliemn. At what age do you think children should be allowed to make decisions like this? I don't know if I could say a specific age.. It depends on the maturity of the child. Plus som...

DIfference is I'm right. The GLBT agenda is, simply put, "All of society - bend to our will. You must love us and hug us and cherish our differentness and let us have a float in the parade and go in any locker room we want and corrupt language and be virtually unfireable." I don't see it ...

bensdad wrote:You don't get it. i guess some folks just never will.

I was thinking the same thing..

It's a good thing that the alternative lifestyle people don't gravitate to my line of business and bring their freak show here. And it is a freak show. I'm sure there are some "freaks" in your line of work. you just don't know it. You'd never peg me as being gay if you met me. There is a ...

I was going to bail after the birdie comments started, but I'll come back to answer this.. Goaliemn, I'll only say this once, cuz I'm pretty sure you're smart... and you'll understand. As long as folks insist on being treated like they're special, they'll be treated like they're special. And here's ...

I don't see why not, the rest of us are. Plenty of straight kids get beat up in locker rooms too, at least they did when I was in school. So its ok to subject a kid to an environment where they are more than likely going to get hurt, because of differences they have. Good to know how you feel. If t...

Goaliemn, Do you believe that those same males would have no issue with the transgender kid, just as long as he uses the girls (or staff) bathroom and lockers? Seems like that might make him stand out even more. You can't be protected from everything, and shouldn't really expect to be, even if you'...

This is the most pathetic, and yet striking, example of the selfish, self-interested, egotistical, fanatic, arrogant and childish attitude of the politically active segment of the GLBT population. The notion that they would subject a lockeroom full of females to the presence of a male (granted, in ...

your followups If a male student thinks it over for awhile, he can use the girls' facilities, as long as he's sure? as long as he's started treatment/therapy, he'd be able to. This isn't just a boy thinking it over, then jumping into the locker room Why would it make sense to potentially make the wh...

Ok, so what is the criteria? If they've started therapy to transition via a licensed psychologist, they'd be considered transgendered at that point. I don't see it being abused, as it does require psych eval, as well as the fact most boys wouldn't want to be considered transgendered or identified a...