I'm compelled to preface this week's installment of my weekly curation project by observing that the week started out dismally, sorely lacking anything but The Bad and The Ugly. But my rainbow warriors pulled through, and by the time I began to draw up an outline for this yesterday, I was having a hard time narrowing it down to just five-ish for The Good.

So I didn't bother narrowing it down. We need more positive stories anyway.

As always, I will award creators of The Good content. This week I have increased the amount to 2 SBD each.

All images are owned by the original authors unless otherwise stated.

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THE GOOD

@holothewise

A fascinating analysis of homosexual behavior across a range of species titled Homosexuality in nature: An evolutionary perspective.

@bodhi.agora & @paulgordon

A discussion about Mack Beggs. Here is @bodhi.agora's entry, and here is @paulgordon's.

For those who are unaware, Mack Beggs is a transgender boy in Texas who is on his high school's wrestling team. He has been trying to compete against other boys, but the rules of the Texas school system prevent him from doing so. He has been predictably dominant wrestling against girls, and following the rules has put him in a no-win scenario.

(I have counted this as two entries for the purpose of curation awards.)

@damianjayclay

A lovely poem titled Primary. I'm not crying. You're crying. Image source

@seetz

A fairly new Steemian (welcome!) who wrote a compelling piece telling her "coming-out" story. Read it here.

@katrina-ariel

A rave review of Walking On Water, a book by a transgender author of whom I had not previously heard. Image source/Buy it

@sukhasanasister

I admit to a bit of a short attention span when it comes to reading, but @sukhasanasister wrote two gripping parts of a story titled Being Sexual and Finding Love. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

(I have counted this as two entries for the purpose of curation awards.)

@asperger-kids

This post describes the anxiety and exhilaration we all experience when facing a major change in our lives. It's in German and I have attached an English translation using Google Translate. Original post - English translation

@shawnamawna

Another lovely poem titled Breaking a Binary, both as spoken word and written. Image source

That's 20 SBD awarded to the above contributors. Thank you!

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THE BAD

@doctormartin67 posted a video asking if there's any science to support this and a video from noted evolutionary biologist Ben Shapiro stating that "transgenderism is not biology", but flagged a recent post of mine actually sourcing current scientific studies on the topic.

Note to @lionelnation: Your opinion isn't irrelevant. It just isn't as valid as facts, no matter how big of a tantrum you throw.

I hope @lufti doesn't think this weirdo is representative of transgender people in general. Hard to tell ...

@freedomexists: You shouldn't. But people are jerks irrespective of their group ideologies, and gross generalizations make you no better than those you hypocritically condemn.

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THE UGLY

@caladium seems to have an unhealthy obsession with Rachel Maddow's genitals, but unfortunately is only the fifth-fastest time to take a post off the rails in the history of Steemit.

@redpill refers to Mack Beggs as "it" here, and should refer to the submissions by @bodhi.agora and @paulgordon above.

@drjeffreywinger wrote two posts, neither of which indicate he's an actual doctor, here and here, about "The Transgender Agenda". As if that's a thing.

It never ceases to amaze me how these guys ('cause it's almost always guys) obsess over transgender bodies, claiming said bodies are an abomination, unnatural, or somehow unscientific while simultaneously denying any actual science on the topic as some left-wing conspiracy. I'm far far far from a leftist, and maybe, just maybe, such views are curiously self-serving.

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