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Very interesting case outcome for a UK Dr.  

bitchkitty2017 71F
2245 posts
10/4/2019 2:57 am
Very interesting case outcome for a UK Dr.


Compliments of the BBC News ..Birmingham and Black Country
Dr. David Mackereth loses trans beliefs case
Disability assessor Dr. David Mackereth from Dudley West Midlands claimed the Department for Work and Pensions breached is right to freedom of thought , conscience and religion.
But a panel ruled his religious view of what is and Female was " Incompatible with human dignity ." Dr. Mackereth intends to appeal..The hearing he was told to address the complainant as " madam " in conjunction with any person does not view themselves as any form of gender, Dr. Mackereth said he refused to refer to any 6 foot tall man with a beard as " madam "following a conversation with a manager at an assessment center .
The tribunal panel sitting in Birmingham -found the DWP had not breached the Equality Act ..It stated that there was no contravention and dismissed the complaints ...This is deeply concerning and as Dr. Mackereth stated , " Without intellectual and moral integrity , medicine cannot function and in my 30 years as a Doctor that is now being questioned and considered irrelevant compared to the risk that someone may get their feelings hurt and be offended."
I believed that i have to appeal ,he went on to state ," In order to fight for my right as a Christian I feel that my right to freedom of speech and freedom has died, I as a Christian have not wavered in my teachings as a Christian that God made two genders , and female and now i have to adjust to a belief whereas i have to , as a free citizen , adhere to compelled speech, first time in history that a judge has made that ruling."
A spokesperson of the DWP said" We acted to protect a claimant from behaviour that would have failed to treat them with dignity so the DWP welcomes the ruling and expects all of their assessors to approach their work sensitively."
****** Boy thats a touchy one is it not peeps? Welcome any comments if its not anything nasty no offence to transgender people on the site ..its an information only post...Whose rights were violated here ? We believe or taught to believe in certain things throughout our lives and its sad really to think now forced speech within boundaries can have such an effect especially if someone is going to be , " judged" for their freedom of speech to practice what they believe ..keep in mind this goes both ways ...

bitchkitty2017 71F

10/4/2019 3:00 am

Its a stickler for sure..


dogslife2live01 71M

10/4/2019 3:36 am

and the pendulum swings to the right
and the pendulum swings to the left
yet never to stop in the middle
so shall it be with one's rights

there is a world of difference between insanity and stupidity


Heathen_G 65M
7974 posts
10/4/2019 3:55 am

"Transgender", is merely a man, or woman, changing their outward appearance to match the way the man, or woman, feels about their self.

"Their self". That's important. That means they have this illusion or delusion of being another gender. ...And yes, there are ONLY 2 genders.

The doctor sees a 6ft bearded man , he should be under no obligation whatsoever to refer to him as , "Madam". The 6ft bearded man has his illusion or delusion. That doesn't mean the public [nor the Doctor] has to play along with that person illusion , or delusion, of their SELF.

This idea pushed on the public to play along with these people suffering gender dysphoria is completely absurd.

As stated in the article, "gender is defined by biology and genetics" , and bone structure, is not a "Belief", it's a fact. Religion is a belief, mentioning something about what a god made is a "Belief".

Ruling this Doctor lose his job because he doesn't play along with an individuals illusion or delusion or THEIR OWN gender identity, is
ludicrous.

The courts should not have this power to ruin a person life because a man , or woman, has this gender dysphoria problem and wants everyone to play along.


redmustang91 64M
9760 posts
10/4/2019 4:02 am

When you are a doctor for a public agency you are not free to express your personal religious beliefs about God and gender. You are carrying out the public policy of that agency. So you have to use gender neutral terminology to respect the client's view of his or her gender. If you cannot do that then you have to not take on that public role. As in recuse yourself or quit that line of work.

Similar to the Kentucky clerk who refused to sign marriage licenses for same gender couples. She was not doing her job, so she should quit or have a person to delegate that task to and allow the public to get the legal benefit of marriage that was allowed by law.

It is called the rule of law, not the rule of your personal religious beliefs.


redmustang91 64M
9760 posts
10/4/2019 4:07 am

Gender is a social construct and not just anatomy. There are people with sex organs that are not just male or female. There are also people with sex chromosomes that are not XX or XY. Life is not as simple as you imagine.


berniek60 67M

10/4/2019 4:21 am

Its crazy


bitchkitty2017 71F

10/4/2019 4:31 am

    Quoting redmustang91:
    Gender is a social construct and not just anatomy. There are people with sex organs that are not just male or female. There are also people with sex chromosomes that are not XX or XY. Life is not as simple as you imagine.
I appreciate the comment but please dont refer to me as the one who wrote the story ...I have my own beliefs based on scientific facts and medical facts and even though i neither agree nor disagree with this story ...its irrelevant ...I didnt write the story and your comment points in the direction as if i did ...and life is as simple or as complicated as one makes it ...there is medical and scientific proof today that puts one gender above another when any child is born with sexual differences ..there has always been and will continue to be...One gender is more prevalent than another ..


bitchkitty2017 71F

10/4/2019 4:32 am

    Quoting  :

yes true that statement and its coming a time and well basically we are asked to change our wording specifically to address people who consider themselves as neither gender or transgender...


bitchkitty2017 71F

10/4/2019 4:35 am

    Quoting dogslife2live01:
    and the pendulum swings to the right
    and the pendulum swings to the left
    yet never to stop in the middle
    so shall it be with one's rights
yes i agree and you know its probably not a good thing to say ..but i dont have alot of years left so i am not going to change my speech to suit not hurting anyones feelings any time soon i feel bad for the younger generation and i mean in their 40-50 range ..the only ones who will adapt easy is the school and preschool age children who are born into the fray..


bitchkitty2017 71F

10/4/2019 4:40 am

    Quoting Heathen_G:
    "Transgender", is merely a man, or woman, changing their outward appearance to match the way the man, or woman, feels about their self.

    "Their self". That's important. That means they have this illusion or delusion of being another gender. ...And yes, there are ONLY 2 genders.

    The doctor sees a 6ft bearded man , he should be under no obligation whatsoever to refer to him as , "Madam". The 6ft bearded man has his illusion or delusion. That doesn't mean the public [nor the Doctor] has to play along with that person illusion , or delusion, of their SELF.

    This idea pushed on the public to play along with these people suffering gender dysphoria is completely absurd.

    As stated in the article, "gender is defined by biology and genetics" , and bone structure, is not a "Belief", it's a fact. Religion is a belief, mentioning something about what a god made is a "Belief".

    Ruling this Doctor lose his job because he doesn't play along with an individuals illusion or delusion or THEIR OWN gender identity, is
    ludicrous.

    The courts should not have this power to ruin a person life because a man , or woman, has this gender dysphoria problem and wants everyone to play along.
All in all i have to say that you always make a great point in your comments ..straight to the point and very well written and thought out no matter what anyone says ...thanks great comment...it was in the scientific and in the medical news lately that even though the person who was born with gender identity issues there is no gene that places on any fact that they were born that way ...gay people and people who have identity gender conflict ..no basis at all..once thought to be a recessive gene now dispelled...


bitchkitty2017 71F

10/4/2019 4:41 am

yep you said a mouthfull with a couple words..i am too old a cat to give over to a kitten ..lol thanx


bitchkitty2017 71F

10/4/2019 4:51 am

    Quoting redmustang91:
    When you are a doctor for a public agency you are not free to express your personal religious beliefs about God and gender. You are carrying out the public policy of that agency. So you have to use gender neutral terminology to respect the client's view of his or her gender. If you cannot do that then you have to not take on that public role. As in recuse yourself or quit that line of work.

    Similar to the Kentucky clerk who refused to sign marriage licenses for same gender couples. She was not doing her job, so she should quit or have a person to delegate that task to and allow the public to get the legal benefit of marriage that was allowed by law.

    It is called the rule of law, not the rule of your personal religious beliefs.
by saying your religious beliefs you are referring to their religious beliefs? That is a sign of the times when someone addresses a man as "madam " or addresses a woman pretending to be a man as " sir ? " when you said " your " people took it as if i was the one who did the dirty deed..lol ...I didnt realize you said " your " meaning maybe me? or " their " meaning the person in question in the article? thats a non gender response from me..


seems6666 53F  
4838 posts
10/4/2019 5:45 am

I think the whole world has gone PC mad!! , Nobody can say anything without fear of reprisal. I agree with Heathen.... (he can be quite sensible sometimes)!!
But Redmustang has a good point.. If you can't carry out your job despite your beliefs. should you be in that job?
It's like a vegan going to work in a slaughterhouse, and then refusing to kill the animal ... you wouldn't last long there.
I think most people need to get a grip, it's like this "women of colour" crap, you're black, or mixed race not fucking purple!!


pocogato12 71F  
37235 posts
10/4/2019 6:04 am

This PC crap becomes more disturbing by the minute.
Let folks alone who think they are a woman in a male physique. Let folks alone who feel they are a male in a female form. Call them by the name they ask you to call them by and leave the gender out of fit. And any doctor who tried to impose his religious "crap" one me is in for a long haul. A medical physician is to treat illness, not impose his beliefs or withhold treatment because the patient doesnt fit the "normal profile" of the practitioner. I do not think he should lose his position with the employer but he needs to take a good long look at how he would like to be treated/addressed were he in the same portion of his life.. We are back to the bathroom issue again

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bitchkitty2017 71F

10/4/2019 10:38 am

    Quoting seems6666:
    I think the whole world has gone PC mad!! , Nobody can say anything without fear of reprisal. I agree with Heathen.... (he can be quite sensible sometimes)!!
    But Redmustang has a good point.. If you can't carry out your job despite your beliefs. should you be in that job?
    It's like a vegan going to work in a slaughterhouse, and then refusing to kill the animal ... you wouldn't last long there.
    I think most people need to get a grip, it's like this "women of colour" crap, you're black, or mixed race not fucking purple!!
Yes they both have good points indeed makes for a good read and different points of view is exciting to say the least ..I have to admit heathen has some good well thought out comments by times...thanx


bitchkitty2017 71F

10/4/2019 10:44 am

    Quoting pocogato12:
    This PC crap becomes more disturbing by the minute.
    Let folks alone who think they are a woman in a male physique. Let folks alone who feel they are a male in a female form. Call them by the name they ask you to call them by and leave the gender out of fit. And any doctor who tried to impose his religious "crap" one me is in for a long haul. A medical physician is to treat illness, not impose his beliefs or withhold treatment because the patient doesnt fit the "normal profile" of the practitioner. I do not think he should lose his position with the employer but he needs to take a good long look at how he would like to be treated/addressed were he in the same portion of his life.. We are back to the bathroom issue again
The truth of the matter is the people that make the most noise is most generally one in a position of authority and if the media wouldnt by times get involved through either the offended or the victim there wouldnt be so much controversy over any form of gender bender ..but in saying that it must be very hard for any person set in their ways as i am to have to accept what we all know is here about gender equality and gender identity then the less said is better ..Media plays an important role in delivering articles and breaking stories and we read it because its news....whether we agree or disagree..I personally dont know how i would handle the situation ..both heathen and red mustang have good points.


MyBaffies 54M
4983 posts
10/4/2019 1:22 pm

Was blogging on this subject recently - him/her/they.

I can understand society wishing to be all inclusive these days regardless of gender, race, religion, upbringing, background, etc - that can only be a good thing.

But there's something about bending over backwards about not wishing to upset people just because someone wants to be addressed "they" - let them say how they want to be called rather than a committee decide on behalf of the rest of us.

Baffies

Link to my blog: MyBaffies


Heathen_G 65M
7974 posts
10/4/2019 4:11 pm

The judge has set a very precarious precedent by taking his job away. How many other doctors are going to lose their jobs because he , or SHE, thinks referring to a man as a madam is ridiculous? This is not good. Society is allowing mentally bothered people to set standards.


Heathen_G 65M
7974 posts
10/4/2019 4:26 pm

    Quoting redmustang91:
    Gender is a social construct and not just anatomy. There are people with sex organs that are not just male or female. There are also people with sex chromosomes that are not XX or XY. Life is not as simple as you imagine.
No.. gender is not a social construct. Media panders to those barking the loudest, or putting up the most money behind an event , to make something seem like a social construct. Media did this with the concept of Political Correctness, too. ..... But clearly when push comes to shove, people are not REALLY politically correct. Just as society is not REALLY accepting of these people with gender dysphoria.

If you can't carry out your job despite your beliefs. should you be in that job?.... The doctor is/was perfectly able to do his job, he just wouldn't use a female pronoun or noun "Madam" to describe his patient. This upset the patient. .... The patient is wrong, and should let the doctor do his clinical observation and workup.


looking4u69ca 63M  
4322 posts
10/4/2019 8:15 pm

Polital correctness run amok. How dare we have a thought, an emotion or belief.
How dare we express such thought, emotion or belief.
Only rules, regulations and the government are allowed to tell us what to believe and say.


bitchkitty2017 71F

10/5/2019 2:10 am

    Quoting MyBaffies:
    Was blogging on this subject recently - him/her/they.

    I can understand society wishing to be all inclusive these days regardless of gender, race, religion, upbringing, background, etc - that can only be a good thing.

    But there's something about bending over backwards about not wishing to upset people just because someone wants to be addressed "they" - let them say how they want to be called rather than a committee decide on behalf of the rest of us.
very good point and it should be so ..I dont believe for one minute that people wo have any gender identity crisis like whats is going on today to be allowed to get away with having to be coddled to on a daily basis if the gender crisis is that bad then someone should be provided with mental health professionals instead of the public having to try and figure it out by well in plain english changing how they word things ..where is it to stop.?


bitchkitty2017 71F

10/5/2019 2:18 am

    Quoting Heathen_G:
    No.. gender is not a social construct. Media panders to those barking the loudest, or putting up the most money behind an event , to make something seem like a social construct. Media did this with the concept of Political Correctness, too. ..... But clearly when push comes to shove, people are not REALLY politically correct. Just as society is not REALLY accepting of these people with gender dysphoria.

    If you can't carry out your job despite your beliefs. should you be in that job?.... The doctor is/was perfectly able to do his job, he just wouldn't use a female pronoun or noun "Madam" to describe his patient. This upset the patient. .... The patient is wrong, and should let the doctor do his clinical observation and workup.
And again i have to agree with you ..That Doctor didnt perform any different in his duties no more than any other reasoning human being put in such a position , his professionalism did not waver and should have not even been tested ....He did exactly as any person in that position would have done ..Higher power scolded him when he refused to look at a man and refer to him as Madam and he reacted as any thinking reasoning human being would ,,sees a man and does not see a woman and acts accordingly...and i have to agree too that mentally religion has to be put on the back burner and not factor in here ...but truth be told he did exactly as any human being would react ..


bitchkitty2017 71F

10/5/2019 2:25 am

    Quoting looking4u69ca:
    Polital correctness run amok. How dare we have a thought, an emotion or belief.
    How dare we express such thought, emotion or belief.
    Only rules, regulations and the government are allowed to tell us what to believe and say.
People should not be put in any position like that ...Freedoms are slowly dissolving and its not fair to any human society that now we have more to deal with than just social injustices because someone refuses to conform to a higher power when it comes to speech...I do alot of reading about gender identity and i have spoken to some pretty smart people who are in the medical profession today ..they have proven over and over again about genetics and genes m chromosomes being responsible for human babies born with all sorts of gender issues..most are dispelled ,, there are very few which point to genes and chromosomes as being askew ...thanks


redmustang91 64M
9760 posts
10/5/2019 8:53 am

Part of the job is not offending the trans person. If you cannot do that then you are not doing the public job. In private you can think anything or say just about anything. When serving the public you are carrying out the public policy. If you cannot do that then do not do that job.


Heathen_G 65M
7974 posts
10/5/2019 12:25 pm

    Quoting redmustang91:
    Part of the job is not offending the trans person. If you cannot do that then you are not doing the public job. In private you can think anything or say just about anything. When serving the public you are carrying out the public policy. If you cannot do that then do not do that job.
What will offend a person who thinks they are the opposite gender, is not, and should not, be a doctors concern. Only their mental and physical health.

Society cannot and, should not, go about destroying a medical practitioners career based on someone being offended. When the dude feels like he should be addressed as woman, and the doctor doesn't? Then he should go find a doctor who will play along with his confusion if that is more important than a doctor seeing to his overall health.

The doctor is not serving the public, the doctor is seeing to the health of the patients who visit the office for medical reasons. And no doctor should be legally forced to play along with a patients delusions.


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