Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday signed an executive order strictly defining a person’s sex.

The order notably does not use the term “transgender,” although it appears directed at limiting transgender access to certain public spaces. It orders state agencies to define “female” and “male” as a person’s sex assigned at birth.

“It is common sense that men do not belong in women’s only spaces,” Pillen said in a statement. “As Governor, it is my duty to protect our kids and women’s athletics, which means providing single-sex spaces for women’s sports, bathrooms, and changing rooms.”

  • themeatbridge
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    91 year ago

    Because it’s not always one or the other. Sex and gender are far more complicated than just X or Y.

    • @Aux
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      -31 year ago

      They’re not.

      • @Chocrates
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        01 year ago

        What about intersex folks? Or folks with mutations on their x and y chromosomes?

        • @Aux
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          -11 year ago

          I see, even the simplest English sentence is confusing for you. No wonder you think the way you think…

          • themeatbridge
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            01 year ago

            No, I just want you yo be explicit about what you believe, because the argument goes in two directions. You’re either confidently ignorant, or you’re a bigot. If it’s the former, you might actually learn something. I don’t waste my time arguing with bigots, though.

            • @Aux
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              -11 year ago

              Wut?