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Just got a breathless e-mail message from Portland City Hall about the upcoming Sunday Parkways, on Mothers Day in Northeast. All well and good, but it included this:
Take it even further and join the Cyclo Femme ride at 11am beginning at Woodlawn Park, NE 13th & Dekum. The Cyclo Femme ride celebrates and empowers women in cycling. All genders are welcome on this ride, just look for the Women on Wheels banner and booth.
"All" genders? Do they mean "both"?
Comments (23)
Coming from City Hall, I'm pretty sure they meant "all".
No, they don't. They're just being polite. Not everyone subscribes to there being a dichotomy. Both would imply there are two discrete gender identities. Some people consider themselves neither, gender-neutral, or are transgender. Some people biologically are XXY or XYY.
If you're unsure I'd pull out your driver's license and just use whatever they put on that to be safe, Jack. Or leave it blank and see how badly they really need that information.
At least they aren't trying this in our neighborhood. As we are STILL suffering with their STUPID Garbage/Food Scrap Initiative, I don't think it would be safe here for the Sam/Rand twins or their minions to show their faces here without a MOB gathering and coming out to let them know what we really think.
There is no computerized option for -- to be on the safe side -- a homophilic heterophile? "Man" and "woman," "male" and "female," "M" and "F" indicate a strong biogenic bias, which is inappropriate for a discourse regarding gender in the contemporary world.
There are in fact three (3) genders, according to the city of Pootland. I kid you not. Evidence is found here in the draft of the Title 17 Code Update. See page two "pronoun."
There are some people out there who don't identify with the primary gender roles. (There are also some medical conditions, in particular those caused by missing or extra sex chromosomes, which cause people to exhibit physical characteristics other than the two common gender templates).
(There are also some medical conditions, in particular those caused by missing or extra sex chromosomes, which cause people to exhibit physical characteristics other than the two common gender templates)
Like polydactylism?
I give this one the finger.
I just can't figure out which finger 'cause I'm dactylically neutral and the common finger templates don't apply.
Normal? Consider an Ivy League grad from NJ who may well have been actress JoBeth Williams's first boyfriend:
"Author of the 1994 book Gender Outlaw and a veteran performance artist of her own shows, such as Hidden: A Gender, [Kate] Bornstein has managed to both anger and delight most camps in the LGBTQ universe; a male-to-female transsexual lesbian, she has felt rejected by both the transsexual and lesbian communities at one time or another while she has tried to educate the rest of us that people don't have to be either men or women. It was one of the many revelations in Bornstein's revelatory life that she came to the stunning notion that she was really neither." http://www.villagevoice.com/2012-05-02/news/kate-bornstein-amazing-voyage-gender-scientology?utm_source=Newsletters&utm_medium=email
Charamba, Douro 2008
Horse Heaven Hills, Cabernet 2010
Lorelle, Horse Heaven Hills Pinot Grigio 2011
Avignonesi, Montepulciano 2004
Lorelle, Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2011
Villa Antinori, Toscana 2007
Mercedes Eguren, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Lorelle, Columbia Valley Cabernet 2011
Purple Moon, Merlot 2011
Purple Moon, Chardonnnay 2011
Abacela, Vintner's Blend No. 12
Opula Red Blend 2010
Liberte, Pinot Noir 2010
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Indian Wells Red Blend 2010
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2011
King Estate, Pinot Noir 2011
Famille Perrin, Cotes du Rhone Villages 2010
Columbia Crest, Les Chevaux Red 2010
14 Hands, Hot to Trot White Blend
Familia Bianchi, Malbec 2009
Terrapin Cellars, Pinot Gris 2011
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Ravenswood, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2010
Waterbrook, Reserve Merlot 2009
Lorelle, Horse Heaven Hills, Pinot Grigio 2011
Tarantas, Rose
Chateau Lajarre, Bordeaux 2009
La Vielle Ferme, Rose 2011
Benvolio, Pinot Grigio 2011
Nobilo Icon, Pinot Noir 2009
Lello, Douro Tinto 2009
Quinson Fils, Cotes de Provence Rose 2011
Anindor, Pinot Gris 2010
Buenas Ondas, Syrah Rose 2010
Les Fiefs d'Anglars, Malbec 2009
14 Hands, Pinot Gris 2011
Conundrum 2012
Condes de Albarei, Albariño 2011
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2007
Penelope Sanchez, Garnacha Syrah 2010
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2007
Atalaya do Mar, Godello 2010
Vega Montan, Mencia
Benvolio, Pinot Grigio
Nobilo Icon, Pinot Noir, Marlborough 2009
Portuga, Rose 2011
Revelation, Chardonnay, Pays d'Oc 2010
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 2005
Monte Alto, Tinto Reserva 2005
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Cabernet, Indian Wells 2009
Espiral, Vinho Rose
Vin-Koru, Pinot Gris 2011
14 Hands, Hot to Trot Red 2009
Rodney Strong, Cabernet, Sonoma 2009
Abacela, Vintner's Blend #11
Portuga, White 2010
La Bourgeoisie, Red 2009
Januik, Red 2009
Three Rivers, River's Red 2008
Kirkland, Alexander Valley Merlot 2008
Muga, Rioja Rose 2010
Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2009
Mauro Molino, Barbera d'Alba 2009
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La Granja 360, Syrah 2009
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Kirkland, Pinot Grigio 2010
Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
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Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
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Miles run year to date: 21
At this date last year: 52
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In 2010: 125
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In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
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Comments (23)
Coming from City Hall, I'm pretty sure they meant "all".
Posted by PD | May 3, 2012 5:09 PM
Male, Female, other
Posted by geneb | May 3, 2012 5:09 PM
No, they don't. They're just being polite. Not everyone subscribes to there being a dichotomy. Both would imply there are two discrete gender identities. Some people consider themselves neither, gender-neutral, or are transgender. Some people biologically are XXY or XYY.
Posted by Aaron | May 3, 2012 5:11 PM
The computer form I'm filling out is taking only M or F.
Posted by Jack Bog | May 3, 2012 5:27 PM
A form generated by a non-gendered entity, you mean.
Posted by Mojo | May 3, 2012 5:35 PM
If you're unsure I'd pull out your driver's license and just use whatever they put on that to be safe, Jack. Or leave it blank and see how badly they really need that information.
Posted by Aaron | May 3, 2012 5:39 PM
What do I do on the line that asks "Gender of spouse (if known)"?
Posted by Jack Bog | May 3, 2012 5:41 PM
At least they aren't trying this in our neighborhood. As we are STILL suffering with their STUPID Garbage/Food Scrap Initiative, I don't think it would be safe here for the Sam/Rand twins or their minions to show their faces here without a MOB gathering and coming out to let them know what we really think.
Posted by Mark | May 3, 2012 5:45 PM
Throw out the gender studies handbook and recall your dusty marriage manual, and never ponder that as an uncertain.
Posted by Aaron | May 3, 2012 5:48 PM
Some people are nuts....
Posted by tankfixer | May 3, 2012 6:24 PM
There is no computerized option for -- to be on the safe side -- a homophilic heterophile? "Man" and "woman," "male" and "female," "M" and "F" indicate a strong biogenic bias, which is inappropriate for a discourse regarding gender in the contemporary world.
Posted by Gardiner Menefree | May 3, 2012 6:46 PM
Good point. I've never known a "T" who was an avid bike rider.
Posted by Newleaf | May 3, 2012 6:47 PM
I'm still confused. Maybe Bob Costas can explain it to me during the Olympics.
Posted by Jack Bog | May 3, 2012 6:49 PM
There are in fact three (3) genders, according to the city of Pootland. I kid you not. Evidence is found here in the draft of the Title 17 Code Update. See page two "pronoun."
http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=55105&a=353650
Masculine, feminine, and nuetral(sic) neuter. Brilliant, I tell ya! Brilliant!
Posted by PDXLifer | May 3, 2012 6:49 PM
I think the number of genders is related to the number of dimensions you're in - if that helps.
Posted by Bill McDonald | May 3, 2012 7:24 PM
There are some people out there who don't identify with the primary gender roles. (There are also some medical conditions, in particular those caused by missing or extra sex chromosomes, which cause people to exhibit physical characteristics other than the two common gender templates).
I don't have a problem with this.
Do you?
Posted by EngineerScotty | May 3, 2012 9:03 PM
No, but I do wonder how many genders there are now. Apparently, more than two.
Posted by Jack Bog | May 3, 2012 9:25 PM
(There are also some medical conditions, in particular those caused by missing or extra sex chromosomes, which cause people to exhibit physical characteristics other than the two common gender templates)
Like polydactylism?
I give this one the finger.
I just can't figure out which finger 'cause I'm dactylically neutral and the common finger templates don't apply.
*anguish*
Posted by tinker | May 3, 2012 9:57 PM
Just think of it as a continuum with a very strong bimodal distribution, Jack, and you'll do fine.
Posted by EngineerScotty | May 3, 2012 10:30 PM
You don't want to know...
Posted by Richard Thruster | May 3, 2012 10:32 PM
Many see gender as a sliding scale. So they are trying to be inclusive.
Posted by Jo | May 4, 2012 3:27 AM
Every one wants to be normal.
Posted by David E Gilmore | May 4, 2012 6:31 AM
Normal? Consider an Ivy League grad from NJ who may well have been actress JoBeth Williams's first boyfriend:
"Author of the 1994 book Gender Outlaw and a veteran performance artist of her own shows, such as Hidden: A Gender, [Kate] Bornstein has managed to both anger and delight most camps in the LGBTQ universe; a male-to-female transsexual lesbian, she has felt rejected by both the transsexual and lesbian communities at one time or another while she has tried to educate the rest of us that people don't have to be either men or women. It was one of the many revelations in Bornstein's revelatory life that she came to the stunning notion that she was really neither."
http://www.villagevoice.com/2012-05-02/news/kate-bornstein-amazing-voyage-gender-scientology?utm_source=Newsletters&utm_medium=email
Posted by Gardiner Menefree | May 10, 2012 11:56 AM