The Bexar County Commissioners Court is continuing to provide immoral leadership. Just as the Court did 4 years ago when it condoned co-habitation as a means to sneak in domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples, the court is now legitimizing every fictional gender identity and creating special classes out of thin air. All of these changes are done at the expense of the taxpayers of Bexar County and with as much discernment as a late night drunken Whataburger run (pants optional).
The proposed revision to Bexar County Human Resources Policy 7.101 Equal Employment reads like a bad “choose your own adventure book” providing endless choices to qualify for special class recognition and protection:
Bexar County provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, age, religion, political affiliation or beliefs, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, or non-merit factor (except where such is a bona fide occupational qualification) in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment.
Whereas traditional special class protections (sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, etc.) are provided to prevent discrimination based on either immutable factors or grounded in the First Amendment protections of religious freedom. The expansion in the revision is to nonsensical and fictional categories such as “gender expression, sexual orientation, gender identity” all based in unscientific and unproven gender/queer theory but absent of fact.
These categories have as much viability as the proofs used by the Flat Earth society, but are being foisted upon the residents of Bexar County without regard to the increased cost, the harm done to the natural family, and the fact that public policy ought to promote what is good and sound for a society. But then again, the track record of the Bexar County Commissioners Court has been one of following and not leading. Perhaps this is why they are dancing to Mayor Castro’s tune several years later.
It would be novel if the Bexar County leadership actually did lead instead of follow. This means paying attention to the things that are fact and not fiction. Rather than legitimizing gender confusion and sexual deviancy, they might want to address issues within their purview, such as roads, drainage, and other County business.
It remains to be seen if the Bexar County will be able to actually provide protections for all these categories since some are quite contradictory. The test will be whether that a devoted Christian who in order to be true to his faith is obligated to pray and share Jesus on the job won’t be discriminated against when his transgendered employee complains about his religious beliefs. But then again, the County is voting on this measure to prevent discrimination, but to force all of Bexar County to comply with the LGBTQ special interests. Unlike a late night drunken drive to Whataburger, the residents of Bexar County won’t even get fries with that.
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