I was initially confused about the source of this report, as all it says is that “The new rules, obtained by the Guardian […]” Without sharing the new rules they obtained verbatim or linking to any VA guidance or statements or anything actually useful…
But it looks like this is more a removal of patients’ protections rather than an explicit allowance of discrimination. Not that there’s a practical difference between those things. Anyways if anyone is confused on how this exactly happened like I was, this yahoo article seemed to explain it better IMO:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/va-doctors-refuse-treat-dems-151419852.html?guccounter=1
VA hospital bylaws previously barred medical staff from discriminating against patients “on the basis of race, age, color, sex, religion, national origin, politics, marital status or disability in any employment matter,”
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But now, in response to President Donald Trump’s January executive order on “gender ideology,” “national origin,” “politics,” and “marital status” have been removed from the list
I’m confused and I don’t know how to ask questions about this topic without sounding like a mouth breather, I’m sorry for my autism: why label yourself at all then if there’s no rigid definition?
Wouldn’t it be easier to have no label rather than a label whose definitions do not fit you? My spouse is pansexual and doesn’t enjoy when people lump pansexuals and bisexuals together. I admittedly don’t understand entirely why and would like to hear from somebody bisexual who has an opposing opinion on that so I can better understand
I mean this with no judgement and much curiosity