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Apple, Amazon, Google and More Than 50 Other Companies Sign Letter Against Trump Administration's Proposed Gender Definition Changes (cnbc.com)

Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google, and dozens of other tech companies have come together to condemn discrimination against transgender people in the face of actions President Donald Trump is reportedly considering to reduce their legal protections. From a report: The move is a response to an Oct. 21 New York Times report that the Trump administration is considering limiting the definition of gender to birth genitalia. "Sex means a person's status as male or female based on immutable biological traits identifiable by or before birth," the Department of Health and Human Services proposed in a memo obtained by the Times. If legislation were to move forward, it would jeopardize legal protections for an estimated 1.4 million Americans who identify as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth, the Times said.

The statement from the companies, which have nearly 4.8 million employees, said diversity and inclusion are good for business. "Transgender people are our beloved family members and friends, and our valued team members," the statement said. "What harms transgender people harms our companies."

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  1. Re:Woke rules by Kohath · · Score: 1, Troll

    Why not stop changing the world around to accommodate tiny, tiny minorities who don't try to accommodate the rest of us?

  2. Re:Great by Knuckles · · Score: 1, Troll

    regular guys know the difference between boys and girls.

    Regular guys believe and are very sure that they know the difference, just like they are sure about many other things they have no clue about. It's called ignorance and yes, this is a common feature of the so-called regular guy.

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    "When I first heard Daydream Nation it quite frankly scared the living shit out of me." -- Matthew Stearns
  3. Re:Great by gtall · · Score: 0, Troll

    Got to feed the Evangelicals their Hatred of the Year meat. It's the only way to get them to vote.