Book of Days: asher553

CAITLYN JENNER: WOMEN'S SPORTS ARE FOR WOMEN.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13007351/lpga-golf-transgender-caitlyn-jenner-hailey-davidson.html

'[Hailey] Davidson has become illustrative of what many trans people and allies dread - a seemingly self-centered individual who is not thinking about the consequences of their actions and may, in fact, cause harm to others.' Read the whole piece at the link.

I don't regret the time I spent in years past advocating for greater legal and social acceptance of lesbian, gay, and transgender people. I have known successfully transitioned transgender or transsexual people in real life, who live happily as men or as women day to day, and there is no doubt in my mind that such people are what they say they are. I have a family member who is transgender and I respect this person enormously.

But not every person who is represented to us as "transgender" (or who represents themselves as such) is acting in good faith - i.e. an individual suffering from gender dysphoria, who wishes to live a well-adjusted life in society as a member of the gender they perceive themselves to be. Some are just unbalanced, depraved men who despise women and who want a chance to literally beat women at their own game.

And it seems like there's been a surge in the latter category in the past few years.

Why is it even controversial to say that male-bodied individuals should not compete in women's sports? The only reason we're even having this conversation is because there are a lot of gullible, insecure liberals who live in fear that they might miss an opportunity to show themselves "not homophobic like all those right-wing bigots out there".

The LGBT activist organizations of today have an agenda that has nothing to do with promoting justice or equality, and for that reason I no longer support them. Ordinary lesbian, gay, and transgender people do not want to "destroy society", but the leftist LGBT organizations really do want to destroy society - not because they're gay but because they're leftist, and that's how they roll.

As human beings, we orient ourselves in the real world with the help of those around us. This, in turn, requires us to orient ourselves within human society. Gender is the most basic level at which we orient ourselves in society, and if it's not right then nothing else will be right.

Almost three weeks since my last post here, but it's been a busy three weeks.

I'm staying involved in local politics. Last night's Party leadership meeting focused on the race for House District 36. Our candidate came in second in the vote count, but records make it clear that the other side's candidate does not reside in the district, and it's our contention that the candidate is not legally eligible. The other side have run unopposed in our County for years, and they probably figured they would encounter no opposition here. We're going to show them they figured wrong; our next step is to take it up with the DA and the County Sheriff before the other candidate is seated.

I was tasked with a bunch of new projects (my official title is Community Engagement Chair) which means arranging for us to have a presence at county fairs, farmers' markets, and the like.

On a lighter note, the county Party chapter is holding a holiday party this Wednesday night, and it'll be fun to see the crowd when there isn't business to transact.

Meanwhile, the conservative meetup group is back to meeting regularly. I've been scheduling meetups every three weeks now (it was monthly before), and I think the increased tempo will be beneficial. After a break for the holidays, we've got our next meetup scheduled for January.

BREITBART: YOUNGKIN WON TWO DEMOCRAT-CONTROLLED US HOUSE DISTRICTS.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/03/republican-glenn-youngkin-won-in-two-democrat-controlled-u-s-house-districts-in-virginia/
'Republicans took the Commonwealth last night by overperforming in deep blue areas like Northern Virginia, the Richmond suburbs, and the Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and Hampton Roads areas, potentially foreshadowing Republican gains in the 2022 midterms. Republicans also came out in droves in the Trump-won areas of Southwest, handing Youngkin a margin that overperformed the former President’s 2020 election.'

PJ MEDIA: LT-GOV-ELECT WINSOME SEARS.
https://pjmedia.com/columns/paula-bolyard/2021/11/03/meet-virginia-lt-governor-elect-winsome-sears-shes-crashing-through-glass-ceilings-and-demolishing-stereotypes-n1529310
Marine veteran Winsome Sears: “I’m telling you that what you are looking at is the American dream. The American dream. When my father came to this country on August 11, 1963. He came at the height of the civil rights movement,” she said. “He came from Jamaica. I said to him, ‘why did you come?’ He said, ‘because America was where the jobs and the opportunities were.'”

BREITBART: MORE REPUBLICAN VICTORIES.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/03/red-wave-12-republican-nationwide-wins-in-tuesdays-election/
Including judicial victories in Pennsylvania, flips in the Texas State House, and a mayorship in New Hampshire, and a candidate supported by Donald Trump, Representative-elect Mike Carey, who defeated state Rep. Allison Russo (D) for Ohio State Seat 15.

I've been building local connections lately. Late last year I got my name added as a PCP (Precinct Committee Person) in the Washington County GOP, and a couple of weeks ago I was contacted by another PCP to be part of the outreach committee. We met up by video conference and made plans for next steps; I've been reaching out to people I know in local conservative groups and have already made contact with several people who are interested in getting more involved.

The I attended the Central Committee meeting the other day (also by teleconference) and got a lot of information on current events and issues. Alex, our chair, recommended the training offered by Western Liberty Network, which I found very useful. I signed up to get involved with WLN, as well as with Oregon Citizens Lobby.

I'm looking forward to getting more active in local politics. I have zero interest in running for any kind of office myself, but I want to get better informed about events and issues, and it'll be a great way to meet new people.

Sarah Hoyt on the arrest of Brandon Straka.
https://accordingtohoyt.com/2021/01/26/when-they-come-for-you/

'... The “crime” so far as there was one on the sixth was putting up barriers and locking the doors to the people wanting to watch their representatives selling them down the river into dictatorship by certifying votes in a fraudulent election. Of note, leftists have “stormed” the capitol on the regular, because of a vote they don’t like, or because they took it in their bizarre, deformed minds that some representative had said something they didn’t like. Not a single one of those people, who have stormed the capitol with signs, with costumes, with papire mache puppets have ever been arrested.

Not a single one of them was also shot through the neck, as was Ashli Babbit (#sayhername) for reasons no one understands, in a crime no one is investigating, and by someone who will never be arrested for her cold blooded murder.

Which brings us to Brandon Straka, again. Arrested by the FBI. For what amounts to “crossed the street at the wrong place.” ...

... First they silence you. Then they arrest you on charges so laughable that you don’t think of defending yourself. And then you disappear.

Like the evidence of fraud in the elections, the courts will find reasons to dismiss the case — no matter how ridiculous — so that the actual lack of evidence of your alleged crimes is never examined. And if needed the press will demonize you, just as they exculpated the (caught on camera) merry fraudsters of November.'
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I saw Brandon when he spoke in Portland in late 2019, along with Andy Ngo and Dinesh D'Souza. He's a likeable, charismatic speaker and his enthusiasm is contagious.

I am disgusted by his arbitrary arrest. But I can't say I'm surprised.