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Jay W. Richards<\/a> – February 11, 2022<\/p>\n President Joe Biden has sought to inject gender ideology into our laws since his first day in office. He might prefer a massive bill like the Equality Act that elevates the categories of \u201csexual orientation\u201d and \u201cgender identity\u201d to status of race and sex. But that effort has stalled in the Senate. So, for now, his administration is looking for ways to insert sexual orientation and gender identity concepts into existing law.<\/p>\n The latest? In January, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed a rule that would add sexual orientation and gender identity language to the 2010 Affordable Care Act.\u00a0 According to the department, these amendments will ensure that those who identify as LGBT receive \u201cmedically necessary\u201d care. This includes \u201cgender-affirming\u201d surgeries and hormone \u201ctherapy.\u201d<\/p>\n In fact, the department\u2019s proposed rule circumvents the law and treats dubious treatments as essential health benefits in qualified health plans. This not only contradicts the best science and medicine, it\u2019s a disaster for insurers, for medical providers, and, most of all, for those struggling with gender dysphoria.<\/p>\n Sex, gender and discrimination<\/strong><\/p>\n The rule has legal problems, but we shouldn\u2019t allow that to distract us from the fact that it strikes at the heart of what it means to be human. To see this, it helps to keep a few definitions in mind.<\/p>\n The first is \u201csex.\u201d Human beings are a sexually dimorphic<\/a>\u00a0species. With the\u00a0very rare exceptions<\/a>\u00a0(such as those resulting from disorders of sexual development, sometimes called \u201cintersex<\/a>\u201d), everyone is clearly either male or female. This is biology. It\u2019s also common sense \u2014 as revealed by the testimony of every culture in every time and place throughout history.<\/p>\n Many people also affirm the sexual binary of male and female on religious grounds. The book of Genesis, for instance, says that God created us \u201cmale and female.\u201d<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.christianpost.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jay W. Richards – February 11, 2022 President Joe Biden has sought to inject gender ideology into our laws since his first day in office. He might prefer a massive bill like the Equality Act that elevates the categories of \u201csexual orientation\u201d and \u201cgender identity\u201d to status of race and sex. 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