The non-binding plebiscite was shot down because we Aussies pretty firmly said (a) if politicians were going to spend a heap of money on a plebiscite, that shit better be binding; (b) both Yes and No sides would be given an equal of public money for an advertising campaign to present their cases and that is fucked up;…

In isolation, probably not much. As part of the continuing resistance...who knows? In any case, it’s doing more than sitting at home wringing one’s hands.

Why the hell is medical marijuana a thing??? Imagine if it was a new pill Big Pharma was trying to push.

I’d actually be fine with a curfew. Just think of how much crime would go down if men weren’t allowed to roam around after dark without a woman to chaperone them.

There are three sexes - male, female and intersex. Intersex people have a mix of male and female physical characteristics. Female and some intersex people can give birth.

I’m thinking Hercules and the Augean Stables. At least there won’t be any EPA left to protest the pollution of the rivers...

Cloth nappies pre-sewn in the shape of a disposable, with velcro tabs to close instead of sticky tapes.

...and we weren’t violating numerous Human Rights and UN treaties by our treatment of refugee seekers. New Zealand?

Why?

Where else in the world would a young man of colour be better off?

So if the store is perceived as inefficient, management cuts staff with the aim of...?

Closer to 75% when you count the ones who didn’t vote.

There is a word for that man. It is not a word I use or write, but I am thinking it. He is that word, in spades. What an ignorant, arrogant fuck and how the hell would he know who has been raped and who hasn’t. I wish him a fraction of the hell you have gone through, and for you I wish peace and justice.

So you’re saying Australians are “too sensitive” and “can’t take a joke”? Why are we not allowed to be outraged at a foreigner making a tone deaf joke about an issue that is genuinely threatening one of our most beloved icons with extinction?

Maybe off the edge of the world. I’m pretty confident he believes the earth is flat.

The article specifically refers to the quoted parent as non-binary. You’re referring to them as “the mom”. If the article had referred to “the male parent”, you wouldn’t misgender them. Please accord the same courtesy to this parent and use gender-neutral language.

Urinary tract infections and undescended testicles spring to mind. Also, a lot of congenital issues (like haemophilia) are carried on the X chromosome and are mostly symptomatic in males or single-X intersex people. But yeah, there’s no reason they wouldn’t share the child’s sex with their doctor. They just don’t…

Sex and gender are different things. Sex is the physical thing; there are certainly sex-specific health problems. Gender is the person’s internal way of seeing themselves. I don’t know if there are gender-specific health issues.