Living in Weird-O-Ville, The 31 Genders of New York, A Reasonable Man

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
— George Bernard Shaw

Happy Saturday, you made it through another week! How did you do? I was productive; I spent half my week in Colorado and the rest in Indiana. I got to see my father yesterday; I like my dad; he’s a good dude and wants to keep busy at 83 years young.

I had to stop by my doctor yesterday to get some testosterone; then, I headed up to see a couple of clients. I got home at about 4:30, cleaned up my email from the day, made several calls, and then hung out with my wife and Cousin.

I installed our new internet; we were paying Spectrum $99.00 but switched to Verizon 5G for $29.00; that’s a hell of a deal.  I encourage you to see if your house can change to 5G; the rate is guaranteed for ten years.  The speed is fantastic, and the only downside is switching all the devices over to a new network.

I’ve been reviewing expenses for our company, drilling down on how to maximize profit. I have one vendor we pay about 90K a year. I don’t know what I’m paying for, so I reached out last week and talked to someone who said someone would call me back. When I didn’t get a callback, I emailed them with a return promise of a phone call. Thursday, I called and shared my dissatisfaction and was told someone would call me that day. Yesterday I left a message that they could expect fire and brimstone if I was not contacted.  Monday will be a day of reckoning. I run a company, know the importance of returning calls, and if one of my more significant expenses does not want to talk to me, I’m sure one of their competitors would love to have my money.

I was listening to a podcast while in the car yesterday. They shared that the state of New York recognizes 31 genders. Gone are the days of male and female; now you can pick one of thirty-one.  I found an article that outlined this issue; it’s short, and I’ll share it.  

“Gone are the days when there were only two genders, male and female. Now there are 31 — at least there are in New York City, where it is illegal to discriminate against anyone on their sex — male, female, or “something else entirely.”

According to the Washington Free Beacon, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office released a list of 31 politically-correct gender identity terms in June that the New York City Commission approved on Human Rights.

The gender list is intended to serve as a guide for businesses, which can be fined as much as $250,000 for not addressing individuals by their preferred gender pronoun.

The Commission’s factsheet states: “In New York City, it’s illegal to discriminate based on gender identity and gender expression in the workplace, public spaces, and housing. The NYC Commission on Human Rights is committed to ensuring that transgender non-conforming New Yorkers are treated with dignity and respect and without the threat of discrimination or harassment.”

According to the commission, gender identity is defined as “one’s internal, deeply-held sense of one’s gender as male, female, or something else entirely. A transgender person is someone whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth,” the factsheet says.

The 31 mind-bending gender identity options are:

1. Bi-Gendered
2. Cross-Dresser
3. Drag-King
4. Drag-Queen
5. Femme Queen
6. Female-to-Male
7. FTM
8. Gender Bender
9. Genderqueer
10. Male-To-Female
11. MTF
12. Non-Op
13. Hijra
14. Pangender
15. Transexual/Transsexual
16. Trans Person
17. Woman
18. Man
19. Butch
20. Two-Spirit
21. Trans
22. Agender
23. Third Sex
24. Gender Fluid
25. Non-Binary Transgender
26. Androgyne
27. Gender-Gifted
28. Gender Bender
29. Femme
30. Person of Transgender Experience
31. Androgynous

Unlike standard-issue males and females, gender-different individuals are allowed to use the bathroom or locker room of their preference without having to show proof or documentation.

The fact sheet advises: “If you don’t know what pronouns to use, ask. Be polite and respectful; apologize and move on if you use the wrong pronoun.”

The author of this piece states “newsroom,” so I can give credit to a gender. So, if you like, pick a gender; I think I’m going with Gender-Gifted today. Tomorrow looks like I might be an Androgyne flying back to CO. Monday, I’ll default to two spirits and, from now on, be changing my gender based on how I feel in the morning.

I think our world is slowly going mad. Reality seems to be bending in many directions, a man can say something, and then we are told that man, the leader of the free world, did not say that or “he didn’t mean that.” Biology no longer seems to be a science but at the whim of progressive-minded people who want to tell us how to live, work, and play.

I guess I’m a little old fashion. I like the days when men and women were clearly defined. I liked the olden days when we would judge someone based on the content of their character and not the color of their skin or their preferred pronoun. I think we have run off the rails when the word mankind is offensive, and I’m corrected to use humankind. What do you think? Are we moving toward harmony or “Weird-O-Ville?

I’m hosting a few brothers today. My wife is hosting our daughter’s baby shower; I’m taking a crew to our local hangout, The Dugout.  We will have a few beers and then return home; I suspect we will watch some basketball this evening and then get up and head to the airport. Today I will identify as the number five, my color is glaucous, you can find my preferred gender above, and if you misidentify me, I will file a complaint, and you will be paying up to $250,000.  These are the rules; let’s play their game.

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
— George Bernard Shaw