Comments on: Albertans: More progressive than their government http://terahertzatheist.ca/2011/07/25/albertans-more-progressive-than-their-government/ Science and compassion for a better world Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:01:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 By: Nick http://terahertzatheist.ca/2011/07/25/albertans-more-progressive-than-their-government/comment-page-1/#comment-39533 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:09:00 +0000 http://terahertzatheist.ca/2011/07/25/albertans-more-progressive-than-their-government/#comment-39533 It’s noteworthy that gender reassignment surgery in Iran is done as part of their campaign to stamp out homosexuality. It doesn’t include the pre-opt period you see in Canada, nor is there an option to be a non-op TG. It also ends up in destroyed lives – I’ve seen some interviews with post-op girls, and it was heartwrenching. This is mentioned in the BBC article that you linked.

http://www.youtube.com/wat?ch?v=ob2X7TXXVtk
http://www.safraproject.or?g/Reports/SP_Country_Infor?mation_Report_Iran.pdf

As well, as I mentioned when you first posted about the Amp contest on your website, this contest was by no means progressive. It had women with low self esteem, already under attack by shit like Jersey Shore, post pictures of themselves to be ridiculed over who has the worst chest.

The contest turned out the way it did in part because of ballot stuffing from websites like FARK:
http://www.fark.com/comments/6380911/Radio-station-holds-The-Breast-Summer-Ever-contest-to-award-boob-job-to-winner-Transwoman-makes-vote-list-Calling-on-power-of-Fark-to-help-Averys-dream-come-true-with-pic-vids

]]> By: Ian http://terahertzatheist.ca/2011/07/25/albertans-more-progressive-than-their-government/comment-page-1/#comment-39532 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:21:39 +0000 http://terahertzatheist.ca/2011/07/25/albertans-more-progressive-than-their-government/#comment-39532 Even if that was the case, the radio station’s judges were noble enough to put Avery in the final 3.

]]> By: Devin Baillie http://terahertzatheist.ca/2011/07/25/albertans-more-progressive-than-their-government/comment-page-1/#comment-39531 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:11:28 +0000 http://terahertzatheist.ca/2011/07/25/albertans-more-progressive-than-their-government/#comment-39531 At 30k votes, I’m thinking someone was running some scripts to run up the total.

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