The following comes from a June 14 story on Bioedge.
Denee Mallon is a 73-year-old Army veteran and male-to-female transsexual, who has just won a stunning legal victory. No longer can Medicare refuse to pay Mallon’s medical expenses for sex reassignment surgery. A Department of Health and Human Services review board has ruled that it is no longer reasonable to exclude such surgeries because they were experimental or risked serious complications.
“Sometimes I’m asked aren’t I too old to have surgery. My answer is how old is too old?” Mallon told the Associated Press. “When people ask if I am too old, it feels like they are implying that it’s a ‘waste of money’ to operate at my age. But I could have an active life ahead of me for another 20 years. And I want to spend those years in congruence and not distress.”
However, writing in the Wall Street Journal, a leading psychiatrist, Dr Paul McHugh, challenged the trend of transgender acceptance. He believes that it is seriously mistaken.
“This intensely felt sense of being transgendered constitutes a mental disorder in two respects. The first is that the idea of sex misalignment is simply mistaken—it does not correspond with physical reality. The second is that it can lead to grim psychological outcomes … “
Dr McHugh, a member of President Bush’s bioethics commission, says that his university, Johns Hopkins, stopped doing transgender surgery, even though most patients reported that they were “satisfied” with the surgery. “Producing a “satisfied” but still troubled patient seemed an inadequate reason for surgically amputating normal organs.” He cited a Swedish study which found that the suicide rate among people who had sex-reassignment surgery was 20 times higher than the non-transgendered population.
At the heart of the problem is confusion over the nature of the transgendered. “Sex change” is biologically impossible. People who undergo sex-reassignment surgery do not change from men to women or vice versa. Rather, they become feminized men or masculinized women. Claiming that this is civil-rights matter and encouraging surgical intervention is in reality to collaborate with and promote a mental disorder.
To read the Bioedge story, click here.
Nipped in the Bod
As usual – there are a number of Gaystapo Propagandists pushing Genital Mutilation / Amputation as a ‘lifestyle’ choice, whether or not it accompanies abuse of Steroids or Hormones –
– but their scam is Always primarily about Forcing Others who know better to accept and ‘believe’ such Lies; by requiring abject Pandering to the latest denigrating scam lest the UN-Good Perish at the hands of the 900 Lb Mozilla Gaystapo Gorilla..
The Hate of the ‘linear hetero-partiarchy’ that fuels so much of this scam is not simply confined to the Twysted Systerhood, who want to create “A World Devoid of Men” –
But also their Homo-Anal Coprophile Allies – who placed a Physically Violent Male Drag Queen’ (whose surgical / hormone abuse status is unknown, at this point) as Marshal of the annual Frisco ‘CDC Spread Fest’ on ‘Shame Sunday’.
The story of Eddie ‘The menstrual boy’ Araujo is one of their sacred texts, although Eddie was a fully intact Male (XY) who used lies covered with pads to convince other males (really dumb and rather perverted ones) to engage in Homo-Anal Coprophile Behaviors with Him, thinking him Female (XX)
Anyone who remembers the ‘Rocky Horror’ Rape Scenes (of both Brad & Janet) that proved so ‘trans-formative’ to their characters – has some clue to the scam.
I attended part of the first murder trial of the person you degrade with your posts. Gwen Araujo was brutally murdered, and you have the nerve to make fun and degrade. You should be ashamed of yourself. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Gwen_Araujo
Cal-Catholic is the one who should be ashamed for even posting the rubbish.
How was what Michael said degrading to Eddie, YFC?
Just because someone is brutally murdered – poor man – does not erase the behaviors of a life or render such a life’s example beyond, at the very least, objective analysis. But your swift rush to judgement as evidenced by, “You should be ashamed of yourself,” speaks of its own clear bias. Hence it bears more witness to Michael’s assertion that the tale of this unfortunate man is indeed considered a ‘sacred text’ to those with similar inclinations.
Ann … A 16 year old isn’t a man or woman. He or she is a child.
And what is your point, C&H?
Boy or man, this poor individual made certain choices in his life and/or was allowed to do so. An objective analysis of the behaviors, especially if seeking to prevent the harm of more ‘children’, would definitely be in order.
Even so, 16 years old is young woman and/or young man time, not ‘child’ in the truest sense of the word.
Ann Malley, you too should be ashamed of yourself for even attempting to take a devil’s advocate position here. Beyond, that, you should show respect for Gwen by using the name that she used for herself, that her mother uses for her to this day. If you can’t even use a person’s name correctly, then you just show that you are incapable or unwilling of showing respect for the dead.
There you go again shaming, YFC. Be consistent and be objective. Either you are pro-shaming or you are not. Either you are respectful of free expression and opinion or you are not. Homosexual/gender issues are no more a sacred cow than anything else.
As for showing respect for the individual killed in the incident you reference, I am showing the ultimate respect in referring to that individual as God made them. Not indulging in the fantasy that only contributed to the loss of his life. I’m also respecting the young man by speaking of him as a young man capable of expressing himself and making his own choices in life. As damaging as they may have been.
The Devil’s Advocate in this scenario is anyone and everyone who ascribes to or promotes the lie that certain behaviors were not an integral part in the outcome of this young man’s life. By masking the truth, nothing whatsoever is done to help others prevent this kind of tragedy, but rather attempt to construct some fantasy of false acceptance that negates human nature in favor of some…. wouldn’t it be nice.
A few weeks ago, Ann was preaching about how 16-18 year olds were not old enough to be exposed to the reality that gay people exist. It’s just shifty hypocrisy. Ann makes mean spirited comments about other people who are the targets of this blog all the time. She tries to call it “love,” but that is proved otherwise when she attacks people’s physical appearances out of spite.
Anonymous, I argued previously that a transgender ‘teacher’ shouldn’t be foisted upon teenagers. They shouldn’t be. I stand by that. Who knows what undesirable influences this young Mr. Araujo received? Certainly not good ones if they were the role model that led to the scenario in which he was murdered.
And there is no need to label something as ‘love’ that is love, Anonymous. Caring for people in truth is love. Not indulging those disordered and dangerous inclinations that can and did, in the case cited above, lead to such tragedy for all involved.
And this: “…She tries to call it “love,” but that is proved otherwise when she attacks people’s physical appearances out of spite,” is merely a construct of your own bias for I haven’t attacked anyone’s physical appearance out of spite or anything else.” Please don’t confuse me with your unfettered biases, Anonymous.
Go with Michael and Ann Malley on this one.
In the aftermath of the murder, Gwen had a Catholic funeral in her home parish. Her mother was supported by the parish, the Newark Police and the entire community including Evangelical ministers.
Michael … If you ever have an experience as horrible as Mrs. Gurrero had, I hope your parish will be as supportive to you as Gwen’s was to her mother.
All the more reason that the lifestyle needs to be analyzed so as to prevent harm to other young men and anguish for their families, C&H.
Eddie ‘the menstrual boy’ Araujo committed ‘Rape by False Pretense’.
This does Not justify His killing by two other Male (XY) losers He victimized, and except in certain rare instances I myself Oppose the Death Penalty – even for Killers and Rapists like Larry Brinkin & Posse.
(*Crips Boss ‘Tookie’ Williams being one such exemption – as he was still Boss of a Murderous gang While in Prison that continued to kill others – and Gov. Schwarzenegger offered him Life – provided he helped the State stop the Crips; which he Refused to do and thus died as the unrepentant murderous gangster he was)
As for ‘Rape by False Pretense’ scams Eddie liked to pull – an Analogy (with a Woman as Victim) helps clarify the nature of the Crime.
Consider – a Woman (XX) married to a Man(XY) she loves, with an ‘evil twin brother (XY) she loathes. The evil twin impersonates the Husband and is intimate with His Sister in Law – who does not discover the Rape until Her own Husband returns home.
She Was Raped – By False Pretense, even though she went along with the act under the misunderstanding of who the guy really was.
Samey same with Eddie ‘the menstrual boy’ and his sick lies, which are Not a Capital Crime but a Crime none the less – or ought to be were it not for our Turkey Baster Creationist Court system.
But Gosh – for an ‘Anonymous’ Troll doesn’t the Alinskyite Shamefulness of the Homosex Harpy response give the scam way – about Bogus Frauds of all stripes, including Trolls posting as if they were actual practicing Catholics?
Michael …. This was over the top….even for you Gwen made s terrible mistake. When you were a teenager did you make any mistakes which could have got you killed? I did. Maybe you feel that that yours wern’t sexual mistakes so it’s OK. I hope nobody here thinks that this 16 year old “raped” these adult men. Maybe that fits into your strange cold fantisy world of made up words and weird capitalizations but it’s not the kind of things we believe as Catholics or a civilized people.. I pray for Gwens soul … and for yours.
Again, C&H, ALL THE MORE REASON to review the behavior on *all* sides so that this horror is not repeated. I say this precisely because we do not live in a fantasy world, but in a world where we need to avoid occasions as best we can and realize that certain risky behaviors are inherently risky.
And again, casting a 16 year old as an innocent, unknowing child cannot fully play off when said innocent is acting out, experimenting with adult behaviors with adults, and deceiving them on purpose. In other words, this ‘child’ was not behaving as a child at all. We all know that.
But in reference to your question about teenage mistakes, the lessons learned by those experiences (sexual and otherwise) are that OUR actions have consequences. Sometimes those consequences are a brutal reality. That does not, however, expunge those involved of their part in the scenario.
Heterosexual men, especially those who are brute enough to engage in what appears to be a gang scenario to begin with, are not going to take kindly to having the girl turn out to be a dude.
Well said, Ann. I believe it was Pope Benedict XVI who once said that those who engage in sinful behavior should not be surprised by the reaction that their actions would risk causing. In other words, evil begets evil.
They aren’t really surprised, Bakersfield Crusader. They just understand the emotional impact of the “I don’t know what you mean?” kind of like children when they are caught doing something they know they shouldn’t be doing.
The older I get the more I’m convinced we never really grow up.
God bless.
I can’t believe faithful Catholics defend this guy. He speaks with hate, and nothing more.
Well Michael McDermott, since you support calling people what they truly are instead of what they purport to be, then I’m sure you will agree that I must now refer to you as Michael “liar and fraudulent catholic” McDermott.
Your disgust and contempt for your fellow sinners is not at all consistent with Christian tradition, nor is it consistent with the Church’s teaching with respect to gays and transgenders—which reminds us that such individuals should be treated with human dignity.
Your pleasure in hurling insults and applying dimishing terms to those you believe are beneath you, reveal that your “catholicism” has nothing to do with helping your fellow man or developing a relationship with God. Instead, it is about proclaiming your superior value over gays and transgenders.
That is the type of devotion deomonstrated by the Pharisees and Sadducess, who—i might remind you—did everything they could to hang Christ on a cross.
Human dignity is precisely what we are called to, JonJ. Not self degradation by castrating free will in order to pursue and subsequently embrace that which is against the true nature of mankind.
Christ hung on the Cross to atone for our sins, JonJ. Sins that include homosexual sex among an exhaustive list of other fleshly aberrations. You may want to recall that when attempting to cast others as Pharisees. Look past the messenger to Christ’s agony, His blood being shed in atonement for that which offends our Loving Father. And use that reality as a brace to resist those inclinations that, while seemingly overwhelming, are still very much an offense against God Who does not change.
Promoting homosexual sex as somehow okay negates the cruel suffering of Our Lord.
Ann Malley, Beautifully conveyed!
Ann, notice that I promote treating transgenders and homosexual with dignity.
The proper response that conforms with Catholic theology is to say something like this:
Certainly, this 73 year old individuals should recieve treatment under Medicare for transgender inclinations. Obviously, such individuals have psychiatric distress that is a legitimate medical concern. What we have issue with, is treating such persons with surgery and hormones, which we believe do not alleviate their pychological problems—accoring to Dr. Paul McHugh, former physician at John’s Hopkins.
But, that’s not adequate for Michael “liar and fraudulent Catholic” McDermott. Instead, Michael must hurl abuse at someone who is clearly suffers from severe pyschological distress. That’s like ridiculing a child with Down’s syndrome because they don’t behave like a “normal” child. Hurling abuse at the expense of clearly disturbed individuals is both disgusting and not at all related to anything to do with Christ.
I haven’t asked that you promote homosexuality. I only expect Catholics to offer their fellow sinners the dignity that the Church says we should offer.
Contempt, disgust, ridicule and humiliation are not part of the lexicon of Christian behavior. I might remind you of Matthew 25:45, Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’
Go along and keep pretending you are Catholics. Your self serving lies will not fool God.
The contempt and ridicule you perceive to be hurled at those who are truly ill is not directed at them, JonJ. It is rather directed at those with an agenda who would USE the truly ill as a means to assert the acceptance of that which is disordered, sinful and, well, illness as somehow good or worthy of imitation.
You cannot on one hand put forth the notion that there is nothing related to disorder about much of this gender debate and then go forth and say that those with these issues are obviously ill.
The false charity is fooling no one, JonJ, and not truly helping those who are suffering from illness and disorder. That said, a syrupy and somewhat outwardly compassionate approach can often hide that which is truly evil. That’s why Satan doesn’t usually come to tempt dressed in horn and tails and stinking of sulphur. It would clue to many in to his game.
Nonsense Ann,
First, if one is a genetic mosaic, with cross-gender inclinations, you’re going to have psychiatric distress. It’s much like someone with a legitimate physical deformity like a cleft palate having psych issues because they’re likely to have suffered abuse from their childhood peers.
Let’s suppose Ann, you were raised female, but later discovered you were a psuedo hermaphrodite and were actually genetically male. Don’t you think you’d have some psych issues?
Second, my sample was showing Michael “liar and fraudulent Catholic” McDermott how he could express HIS views in a manner that is consistent with his proclaimed Catholic faith. However, I fail to see how such a supposed devout Catholic would need my advice on such a matter.
Also, Ann, I simply don’t buy into the idea that failure to hurl ridicule and abuse at a transgendered individual is offering “false compassion”. That sounds more like an excuse from a bigot, that wishes to continue hurling abuse because they enjoy it.
I also find it difficult to believe that Michael “liar and fraudulent Catholic” McDermott, you, and Catherine, aren’t as contemptuous of our veteran in a dress as you are of the people who fail to hurl abuse in that individual’s direction.
I’m contemptuous of the culture that would put ‘our veteran’ in a dress, JonJ. A society that plays on emotion based what ifs and could be as in order to elevate emotion to such a fever pitch that people, once grounded, will do anything so as to appear either educated, broad minded, and/or superior than even Our Lord Himself.
And it is entirely natural to get ‘swept up’ in emotion, JonJ. That’s why propaganda works. That and mascots, etc. Whereas this individual may be suffering greatly, which was never the issue, it looks to be that he is more of a rally point to be used than anything else.
So don’t buy into what others say with regard to their motivations, JonJ. Stick to analyzing your own and perhaps those pushing the banner with you. Not all are as pure of heart as even you may wish they would be. But in a haze of righteous emotion and sensibilities, you’ll never recognize as much.
He made them male and female……what was “made” by Him, can never be changed. How a person “feels” can be changed with Prayer/support and with the help of sensitive experts in the mental health field.
Well Sandra, that Biblical verse must be understood in the context that genetic mosaics exist.
Genetic mosaics are organisms with two (at least) distinct genetic configurations in the same organism. In some cases, you can have organisms with some cells that are XX an some that are XY.
Such individuals are, truly, made BOTH male and female.
Or, what about the situation known as androgen insensitivity syndrome? That’s where XY individuals have cellular receptors that do not respond to testosterone. Consequently, they will develop weak female secondary sexual characteristics due to the low level of estrogen that you have in genetic males.
You can load their bodies to the gills with testosterone, and they cannot develop as men. What about that situation Ann Malley? Do you believe it is immoral for such a person to take estrogen so as to develop normal female secondary sexual characteristics? Or should they live a life as a mostly nuetered oddity because that’s how God made them?
The most authoritative teaching of the church on transgenderism comes from an analysis done in the late 80’s, which concluded that in some, extreme cases of psychological distress, transsexual therapy (including surgery) might be acceptable, but that such individuals would be prohibited from marriage or religious orders.
I’d stick to the authoritative ‘might,’ JonJ. And the reality of ‘extreme cases.’
Not all cases are based in chromosomal abnormalities or extreme. And attempting to mainstream gender theory, especially in the context of today’s permissive experimentation, or rather promoted experimentation, is not good practice.
Ann Malley,
Jon J’s disappointing post of choosing to bring up extremes is similar to those who use the extreme of “how about in the cases of rape and incest” smokescreen in order to try and justify the murdering of the millions of babies who were not conceived through rape or incest. • Less than 1% of all abortions take place because of rape and/or incest.
How many men and women could have been saved from self-mutilation if the extreme salespersons were not so readily available and willing to condone and enable?
You are absolutely correct, Catherine. And rape and incest will only increase as the ability to ‘get rid of the problem’ is made easier and easier. And by a Planned Barrenhood that chooses to treat young women as animals to be overstimulated, unprotected, bred and then farmed instead of treating them as God’s children to be protected and loved for their inherent dignity.
Those who promote the so-called only solution of sex change ( self-mutilation ) are no better as they harvest human dignity and take it to the bank on the heels of those who already have a difficult cross to carry. Disgusting profiteers.
But we have become a society of gullible addicts. Sheep is a compliment.
Nonsense, Catherine. Extremes exist, and will present as “transgender” just like other people whom you wish to proscribe. If you treat them with the same brush, you will create a reality where such individuals must exist in misery in order that so called “good” catholics can pretend transgenders don’t exist.
Notice also that 200 years ago, a “good” christian would have stoned a genetic mosaic to death if they exhibited “homosexual” behavior. Is that the kind of faith you wish to promote, Catherine and Ann?
200 years ago we knew nothing about genetics, much less genetic mosaics. What if there is something we don’t know about sexual identity? For example, studies have shown that transsexuals have MRI brain activity patterns more typical of the opposite sex (those brain patterns are 70% indicative in “normal” individuals, such that 70% of females will show a “typical” pattern. But, 30% of females will show a pattern more typically associated with males).
Further, deceased transsexuals show particular nueroanatomical features in their brains that are typical of the opposite sex. Consequently, it is possible there is a physiological basis for transsexuality.
If that is true, do such people deserve your contempt? I think not.
Nobody is stoning anybody, JonJ, or advocating as much. Please do not pretend extremes in an attempt to redraft the Faith.
Encouraging others, no matter what the cross, to carry it with God’s grace is no negation of the existence of crosses. Quite the contrary. It is rather a manifestation of faith in grace and the true dignity of mankind.
Well, so much for taking a week off! Let’s follow the natural consequences of all the ‘loving’ responses here of those who support ‘trans-sexual’ mutilations…oops! operations. Several examples come to mind: “Oh, Johnny, we love you soooo much! Those bullies won’t let you have your heroine injections and you’re in such pain! Oh, poor baby! Here’s a yummy packet of sugar for sweetums!” and then there is the suffering child ‘lover’. “We know you can’t help liking children, darling. Someday it will be legal for you to show affection and love to children. Oh,poor lamb. Our society is so cruel to people like you who are just showing how much you care. Here’s a website to help you find those little sweeties safely…until it’s legal. Those hateful bigots!” And for the issue discussed here: “Oh, Willie/Winnie, we’re so delighted you’ve decided to become Winnie full time. Helen Dogood at the Welfare office said they’ll pay all the hospital costs, a new girlie girl wardrobe and a free name change. It’s too bad about that wicked, heartless old bat down the street who claims the government is unfair because she can’t gert cancer treatment.
Acts 3 “And a man who had been lame from his mother’s womb was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order to beg alms of those who were entering the temple. When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking to receive alms . But Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and said, “Look at us! And he began to give them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.But Peter said, “I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene– walk!” And seizing him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened. With a leap he stood upright and began to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.” It is not self-effort or the work of man that heals us, it is faith and the hand of God that saves us from despair and sin. These people are using the deplorable quick-fixes of Godless men and for any so-called believer (especially that call themselves Catholic!) to assent to it (and call it caring and loving!!) is to enter the pit with them, and finally darkness and judgment. Oh, ye of little faith.
Well done Dana! …… : )
Note how Condemning Both the “Rape by False Pretense” & the Killing in response – is Not Enough for the Gaystapo…
Who need the cathartic hissy fit mau mauing of referring to Eddie by a Girl’s Name – to be adopted by the rest of us; who although we know better than to pretend this Male (XY) Rapist (Yes – Even Teenagers Rape, and Can be Tried as Adults for the Crime) – could have ever been Female (XX).
Like the Aids Spreading Meth Dealer Matthew Sheperd – the story of Eddie ‘the menstrual boy’ is not treated as a Human Failure (in so many ways) by the Gaystapo – but used as a Club to Bludgeon the Politically Un-Good in to Pandering, regardless of the Facts.
If there are any Shameful Falsehoods on this board – is by the ‘Anonymous’ Committee of Anti-Catholic Trolls trashing the Church who roost here like so many shrill squawking resident Harpies.
Before Anyone believes anything posted by these Trolls – The Trolls Should Identify Themselves, and clearly indicate any of Their Own Connections to the Radical Homosex Lobby and any Conflicts of Interest with the Church.
Since Ms. Mallon is 73 she should cut back on so much sex instead of cutting off her wedding tackle. The sad part is that you and I are paying for her castration involuntarily. Obama’s Death Panels will prescribe euthanasia for the old but sex therapy for septuagenarians. If I were on FoodStamps, Welfare, Disability insurance, Obamacare and ObamaPhone I could have a nice income without having to contribute to Medicaid mutilations or even work. Since Ms. Mallon is a veteran she should wait for her turn at a Veterans Administration Hospital. Now that Obama has fixed the VA treatment should be at the cutting edge.
Haha! Gratias, what a wag you are!
Lol, I’ve yet to see any death panels created. If you don’t like the healthcare or tax system here, you’re welcome to move to another country. Good luck finding a modern country that does not offer some form of social healthcare though.