Tag Archives: LGBT

Identity Politics and Paraphilias: Transgenderism a Choice or Disorder?

Posted on February 14, 2017 by David E Smith

Last time we introduced transgenderism, the next letter on the LGB…T march into the new world. There is way too much to cover in just one more post but I’ll do my best. If you’re like me, you’re pretty tired of this topic after the past couple of years.

We left off with the first paragraph from the transgender Wikipedia page — here are the third and fourth paragraphs:

The degree to which individuals feel genuine, authentic, and comfortable within their external appearance and accept their genuine identity has been called transgender congruence. Many transgender people experience gender dysphoria

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Posted in Sexuality | Tagged Chad Felix Greene, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, gender identity, LGBT, Matt Barber, transgenderism | Comments Off

Identity Politics and Paraphilias: Impact & Transgenders

Posted on February 8, 2017 by David E Smith

As with many topics, identity politics can be approached on any number of levels, such as intellectual, spiritual, and emotional.

Yet, too few Americans actually talk about what we’re really talking about when the subject of the “LGBT community”/identity politics comes up. LGBT represents only four letters — thus, 4 identities.

What are the terms of this expanding identity politics phenomenon, and what is the long range impact going to be on our society and culture? What is the nature of human identity, and has God had something to say about it? What’s the proper response to those with deep …

Posted in Sexuality | Tagged gender conforming, gender-nonconforming, Katherine Kersten, LGBT, transgenderism | Comments Off

There Is No Conservative Case For Genderless Bathrooms

Posted on December 30, 2016 by David E Smith

These new bathroom policies, besides increasing government regulations, also require that every woman and girl get used to having men invade.

Posted in Sexuality | Tagged Bathroom privacy, Bathroom Wars, Glenn Stanton, Josh Gelernter, LGBT, Matt Bevin | Comments Off

Christian Physicians Join the Emerging Transgender Debate

Posted on August 20, 2016 by David E Smith

Suddenly transgender rights is the hot “culture wars” topic. Religious folks with traditional convictions about such matters have been largely silent, or else many newswriters haven’t yet figured how to locate them in order to report the other side of this crucial debate.

Posted in Sexuality | Tagged Abortion, Alliance Defending Freedom, Christian Medical and Dental Associations, Christianity, Church and State, CMDA, ethics, Evangelicals, Health, Human Rights Campaign, LGBT, Richard Ostling | Comments Off