Children of same-sex parents see outcomes as good or better than heterosexual couples: study

Sorry haters, but the facts have been known for decades.  The traditionalists along with religious sects demand that only straight couples in a religious manner of marriage is necessary for the proper raising of children.   Listen to them, I have posted it here, it has to be one man and one woman because that is the foundation of society.   But here is more proof that is not true, it is a lie.   How often do you hear these religious / traditionalists insist that same sex couples should be allowed to raise children?  In Texas a trump judge took the parental rights from a woman because she was a lesbian and gave the parental rights to the sperm donor.   Yes a male sperm donor the judge thought by the judge to be more acceptable as a parent than a lesbian.  The woman was thought to be unfit to raise her own child because the judge hated gay people.  Yet here is the studies that say that gay people can be as good if not better for children than straight people.   Say no to bigotry and hate!  Say no to remaining in the regressive past, but embrace the progressive future with a society that includes all the people.  Hugs.

A new study found that children of same-sex parents have home lives that are as good or better than those of heterosexual couples.

The research, published in the BMJ Global Health journal, analyzed 34 studies across countries where same-sex marriage is legal.

In the study, they compared the development of children who were raised by couples that identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer or transgender — with those raised by heterosexual parents. The researchers, who were based in the U.S. and China, used data from 16 of the studies for their meta-analyses of the topic.

Their results suggested that children, especially preschool ages, may have a better psychological adjustment when raised by sexual minority couples than those raised by heterosexual couples.

The study also found that children raised by same-sex, or sexual minority, parents may have better relationships with their children than those raised by traditional heterosexual couples.

When analyzing relationship satisfaction and parental mental health, as well as family and parenting stress, the researchers found similar results among both groups.

Children also have similar physical health outcomes in both households, according to the study.

The researchers also said that social risk factors of those with poor family outcomes included stigma and discrimination, insufficient social support and marital status.

“The next step is to integrate multiple aspects of support and multilevel interventions to reduce the adverse effects on family outcomes with a long-term goal of influencing policy and law making for better services to individuals, families, communities and schools,” the study reads.

Aron Ra was answering questions from a right wing troll who demanded he answer a question of gender and biological / assigned at birth sex.   Ra brings in an expert that points out the medical science as we know it now.  The part runs until about 22:15 at which point the guy asks questions about morals I also found interesting.    But the main part I wanted everyone to see is the debunking of the idea that biological sex can be determined by looking and is strictly binary, because both of those ideas are just wrong medically.   Biologists and medical science clearly show that sex is a spectrum and that gender is not tied to if it dangles or not.   Also I have decided to shut off comments as I cannot moderate the misinformation at this time.   

If you want to talk about the post and your feelings while admitting the science the majority of medical organizations agree with, just email me.   I will read it even if you don’t get a reply.  If you want to argue conspiracies or weird claims based on faulty studies or fringe doctors / Florida Health Department crazies, then don’t bother emailing me.  I won’t read it, won’t bother responding.     Right now I am done trying to show the anti-trans anti-progressive social policies how they are wrong.   They cannot deal with reality and I cannot help them at this point.   Time has moved forward; social progress has been made and they cannot deal with it for whatever reason.   So they want everyone to go back to the time they were comfortable with the way things were.  Traditionalist.  It was good enough in the old times, why not good enough now?   The simple answer is we know more now than we did then.   Hugs  Email is Scottiestoybox@gmail.com

US still has the worst, most expensive health care of any high-income country

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/us-still-has-the-worst-most-expensive-health-care-of-any-high-income-country/

US health care has lagged peers for years, and the pandemic made things worse.

A woman watches white flags on the National Mall on September 18, 2021, in Washington, DC. Over 660,000 white flags were installed here to honor Americans who have lost their lives to COVID-19.
Enlarge / A woman watches white flags on the National Mall on September 18, 2021, in Washington, DC. Over 660,000 white flags were installed here to honor Americans who have lost their lives to COVID-19.

Americans spend an exorbitant amount of money on health care and have for years. As a country, the US spends more on health care than any other high-income country in the world—on the basis of both per-person costs and a share of gross domestic product. Yet, you wouldn’t know it from looking at major health metrics in years past; the US has relatively abysmal health. And, if anything, the COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated the US health care system’s failures relative to its peers, according to a new analysis by the Commonwealth Fund.

Health care spending of high income-countries by share of GDP.
Enlarge / Health care spending of high income-countries by share of GDP.

Compared with other high-income peers, the US has the shortest life expectancy at birth, the highest rate of avoidable deaths, the highest rate of newborn deaths, the highest rate of maternal deaths, the highest rate of adults with multiple chronic conditions, and the highest rate of obesity, the new analysis found.

“Americans are living shorter, less healthy lives because our health system is not working as well as it could be,” Munira Gunja, lead author of the analysis and a senior researcher for The Commonwealth Fund’s International Program in Health Policy and Practice Innovation, said in a press statement. “To catch up with other high-income countries, the administration and Congress would have to expand access to health care, act aggressively to control costs, and invest in health equity and social services we know can lead to a healthier population.”

Dying young

Overall, the analysis paints a grim picture of how much catching up the US has to do. In terms of life expectancy, the US has trailed its peers for years but took a nosedive during the pandemic, while other countries fared better. In 2020, the average life expectancy at birth in the US was 77 years, three years lower than the average for high-income countries. The next lowest life expectancy among high-income countries was from the UK, which had a 2020 life expectancy at birth of 80.4 years.

Provisional data for 2021 suggests US life expectancy fell nearly a full year further, from 77.0 years to 76.1 years. Relatedly, the US had the highest rate of deaths from COVID-19 in 2020 compared with its high-income peers and was among the lowest of its peers in rates of COVID-19 vaccination.

In a particularly shameful set of statistics, the US continues to have the highest infant and maternal mortality rates of any other high-income country. In 2020, there were 5.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in the US, while the average among high-income countries was 4.1 infant deaths. In Norway, there were 1.6 deaths per 1,000 live births. The health care system is also failing mothers. In 2020, there were 24 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, about 2.5 times higher than the average for high-income countries. The country with the next highest maternal mortality rate was New Zealand with 13.6 per 100,000 live births.

Rates of infant and maternal mortality among high-income countries.
Enlarge / Rates of infant and maternal mortality among high-income countries.

With many US states now rapidly turning back the clock on reproductive rights and maternity care, the US’s appallingly high rates of infant and maternal deaths are expected to worsen.

Beyond pregnancy, Americans are dying from other conditions that are treatable or preventable at a rate far higher than those seen in all other high-income countries. In 2020, 336 US deaths per 100,000 people were avoidable, while the average among high-income countries was just 225 deaths per 100,000. The rate of avoidable deaths has been rising in the US since 2015, the analysis notes.

Sicker

That tracks with the finding that Americans are more likely than their high-income-country peers to have multiple chronic conditions. In 2020, 30.4 percent of US adults said that they had previously been diagnosed with two or more chronic conditions in their life. Among other high-income countries, no more than a quarter of adults reported having two or more chronic conditions. America’s high obesity rate may play into that discrepancy. The US has a higher obesity rate than any other high-income country. In fact, it’s nearly two times higher than the average of its peers.

While Americans are dying young from avoidable conditions, they’re also spending an exorbitant amount on health care. The US spent 17.8 percent of its GDP on health care in 2020, nearly twice as much as the average of 9.6 percent among high-income countries. On a per-person basis, it outspent its peers, paying nearly $12,000 per person via government insurance programs, private insurance coverage, and out-of-pocket costs. The country that came the closest to US spending was Germany, with a little over $7,000 per-person spending.

The data hints that these high prices are discouraging Americans from getting the care they need, potentially feeding into the country’s high rates of chronic conditions and avoidable deaths. In the analysis, the US had among the lowest rate of doctor visits, with just four per year. The average was 5.7. The US also has one of the lowest rates of practicing physicians per 1,000 people—2.6 per 1,000, while the average is 3.7.

The US was the only high-income country in the analysis that does not guarantee health coverage. People in most other high-income countries have guaranteed health coverage with the option of buying supplemental private coverage.

EXPOSED: Book Banning ‘Moms For Liberty’ Funders Are Exactly Who You’d Guess

Let’s talk about when the boss shows up and photos….

Let’s talk about divorce, nationally….

Disgusting New York Times Article DEFENDS J.K. Rowling

I found out by watching this where the terms cis and trans come from. It is science chemistry terms. Trans means across from and cis means not across from but same side. Love listening to smart if jokingly arrogant people. Hugs

Texas School Official Leaves Gun In Student Bathroom

Everyone said this and worst would happen.   But gun ammosexuals are one orientation pushed hard in red state schools.  The superintendent said there was never any danger other than a kid finding it and shooting someone, which minimizes kids have access to guns and the death of someone by gun violence.   The mistaken idea is teachers or school personnel having guns will make schools safer.   Here we clearly see they do not.    A third grader is an 8 year old and recently we had a 6 year old threaten to kill people with a gun and shoot his teacher.   Really the goal should be to remove guns from schools and keep them out.   A good start to that is to reduce them from society.    Hugs

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Abilene’s NBC affiliate reports:

A 3rd grader in Rising Star found a gun the superintendent left in a school bathroom. Superintendent Robby Stuteville confirms the 3rd grader found the gun back in January and notified a teacher immediately without moving or touching the weapon.

Stuteville walked KTAB and KRBC through the incident, explaining that both he and the school principal open carry on campus. When he was using the restroom, Stuteville says he took the gun off and placed it in a stall, where it was then left unattended for around 15 minutes until it was found by the student.

“There was never a danger other than the obvious,” Stuteville claimed. He then went on to say he was “proud” of the student and commended his behavior after finding the firearm.

“There was never a danger other than the obvious,”

 

Wow. So, no danger other than absolute disaster. Don’t worry. Just a child with a gun.

So not only did he forget his gun, but he didn’t notice it for a whole 15 minutes. How much training did he get?

As much as the open carry law required…
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The Superintendent did NOT notice that he did not have his gun in the holster for those 15 minutes – he only realized it was gone when an 8 year old boy discovered it and brought it to the adults attention. The Superintendent could have not realized his gun was missing for 8 hours !

“There was never a danger other than the obvious,” Stuteville claimed.

The obvious danger: Stuteville.

I’d never even heard of Rising Star, Texas. I had to look it up. It is about halfway between Killeen and Abilene. The entire school district only has 186 students.
Several things I don’t understand here.
Why the fuck was he using a student bathroom at an elementary school? I never use a student bathroom at an elementary or middle school. (female student bathrooms are filthy) I can’t imagine the guys.
The town only has a population of approximately 840 people. What did he need to protect himself from?
Why would he need to remove his gun? The urinal wouldn’t require him to do that.
The toilets in most elementary schools are much smaller than normal for small kids.
His ass would not have fit.
This is stupid. Typical, small Texas town attitude.

Why the fuck was he using a student bathroom at an elementary school?

 

Perhaps the Superintendant also has a part-time job as a “youth pastor”?

This is the first thing that jumped out for me too. An adult should never be using the kids restroom in school. That feels very off.

Regarding the condition of student bathrooms — my first job out of high school was working as a substitute janitorIn the school district I graduated from. By far the most disgusting place to clean were the middle school girls bathrooms. The boys smelled, but the girls were filthy.

Nearly every day there were used tampons thrown on the walls and floors. They would also kiss the mirrors and leave greasy lipstick marks that were miserable to clean up. One of the women janitors fixed that problem at one of the schools by going into the main girls bathrooms during a class change, dipping the squeegee into a toilet, then cleaning the mirror with it. Girls were howling in horror and it stopped the mirror kissing a for a few years at that school.

I agree, except for one point. Janitorial staff where I worked when I retired, all said that the women’s bath rooms were the worst!

The town only has a population of approximately 840 people. What did he need to protect himself from?

Them Big City Liebruls coming to take him away in Jade Helm and put him in one of those FEMA camps.

It’s not about protecting himself; its a macho pride thing! I think a grown man carrying a gun in a children’s school is probably considered a more acceptable way of letting the kids know that you are a grown MAN, than walking around the school with your cock hanging out of your pants. But then again it is Texas, so…

That’s not macho pride; that’s insecurity in their manhood. See: truck nuts, gun racks, gun safes, gated communities, “business appropriate” dress codes, “Eff Your Feelings” t-shirts and MAGA ballcaps.

““This is one of those examples of guns in schools.” Stuteville said. “Regardless of who takes responsibility, they are a considerable danger and one should school their child to be on the lookout for any unusual placement of a weapon or anything out of place.””

Yes, teach your children to watch out for guns everywhere. What a sad fucking life this has turned out to be because of losers like Robby Stuteville.

Or maybe you should just leave your gun at home, in a locked cabinet, and not in the boy’s rest room at your school, idiot?

I think it is an example of what can happen when teachers and school administrators carry weapons in a school. While I agree that with all of the shootings that are happening in schools, there is a strong argument favoring armed personnel in the schools, it should be restricted to competent, law enforcement personnel that are well trained in gun safety. I would also argue that law enforcement personnel carrying guns in schools should be better trained and more qualified than the average law enforcement officer in the United States. The United States spends less money training law enforcement personnel that almost every country in the world, and I do not think that is good enough when children’s lives are at stake.

Except the Uvalde Texas school cops & regular cops proved to the world that current-day cops are too scared to take on a school shooter, therefore, what is the point of having any cop at a school ? And this civilian, older man who is the Superintendent is an example that non-professionals are not up for the job of carrying a gun either. It’s almost like guns are the problem and perhaps we need to do what other countries have done and make the restrictions around guns very intense to avoid a further loss of life.

“There was never a danger other than the obvious….”

Translation: we got lucky that the 3rd grader who found the gun didn’t accidentally shoot himself or someone else so we don’t see a problem.

Texans have no concerns about obvious dangers. It’s the sneaky dangers like drag queen hours that worry them.

 

 

Let’s talk about parents and education….

Proud mum of trans teen explains how anti-trans debate ‘messed with her head’

An image shows Donald Trump on the left and Rishi Sunak on the right, with an LGBTQ+ flag in the middle. On the left is an animated stack of newspapers and the image is set against a pink background.