Comments on: Before We Congratulate Ourselves On Our Tolerance and Maturity http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/28/before-we-congratulate-ourselves-on-our-tolerance-and-majurity/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:25:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Erika Price http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/28/before-we-congratulate-ourselves-on-our-tolerance-and-majurity/#comment-17297 Erika Price Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:56:48 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/28/before-we-congratulate-ourselves-on-our-tolerance-and-majurity/#comment-17297 Also of note (as mentioned in one of my favorite podcasts, the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe): the silly reporting this piece of "news" has met. Many news sources have referred to this situation as "Pregnant Man Confuses Medical Community", or some variation like that. This amounts to dishonest, or at least sloppy, journalism. It comes as no surprise to the medical community that a FtM* transsexual who still has a working vagina and uterus, who stops taking his hormones can become pregnant. These doctors did react boorishly, it sounds like, but by no means did something inexplicable happen- like a biological male getting pregnant. *Female-to-male Also of note (as mentioned in one of my favorite podcasts, the Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe): the silly reporting this piece of “news” has met. Many news sources have referred to this situation as “Pregnant Man Confuses Medical Community”, or some variation like that. This amounts to dishonest, or at least sloppy, journalism. It comes as no surprise to the medical community that a FtM* transsexual who still has a working vagina and uterus, who stops taking his hormones can become pregnant. These doctors did react boorishly, it sounds like, but by no means did something inexplicable happen- like a biological male getting pregnant.

*Female-to-male

]]> By: grumpypilgrim http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/28/before-we-congratulate-ourselves-on-our-tolerance-and-majurity/#comment-17250 grumpypilgrim Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:35:43 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/28/before-we-congratulate-ourselves-on-our-tolerance-and-majurity/#comment-17250 "But it makes me wonder whether the FCC would get bent out of shape if “he” exposed one of his nipples at a Superbowl." Indeed, there might also be the matter of breast feeding.... “But it makes me wonder whether the FCC would get bent out of shape if “he” exposed one of his nipples at a Superbowl.”

Indeed, there might also be the matter of breast feeding….

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/28/before-we-congratulate-ourselves-on-our-tolerance-and-majurity/#comment-17249 Erich Vieth Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:15:37 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/28/before-we-congratulate-ourselves-on-our-tolerance-and-majurity/#comment-17249 I'm happy for the pregnant dude. Truly. But it makes me wonder whether the FCC would get bent out of shape if "he" exposed one of his nipples at a Superbowl. I’m happy for the pregnant dude. Truly.

But it makes me wonder whether the FCC would get bent out of shape if “he” exposed one of his nipples at a Superbowl.

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