Nebraska's governor has signed an executive order directing state agencies to use narrow definitions of a person's sex. Republican Gov.

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.”

  • 1609_kilometers@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    10 months ago

    This is important especially for medical purposes, medication, surgery, emergency care… […] Incorrect reporting literally costs lives.

    Surely that was the intention 👀

    “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.”

    The Nebraska and Oklahoma orders both include definitions for the words “man,” “boy,” “woman,” “girl,” “father” and “mother.”

    Also

    And it looks like lemmy is just Reddit again, except at least on Reddit you can find an informed opinion before the bottom of the thread. This thread is completely devoid of critical thinking…

    This is a really dismissive way to deal with disagreements (also peak reddit behavior, it’s only missing the “edit:”)