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In the quixotic battle against old age, some people use skin care and spin class.
That’s not enough for Emile Ratelband, a 69-year-old who feels like he’s in his 40s. The Dutch pensioner is asking a court in his hometown of Arnhem, southeast of Amsterdam, to change his birth certificate so that it says he took his first breath on March 11, 1969, rather than on March 11, 1949. The judges heard his case Monday and promised they would render a verdict in the next several weeks.
Ratelband sees his request as no different from a petition to change his name or the gender he was assigned at birth — and isn’t bothered that this comparison might offend transgender people, whose medical needs have been recognized by the American Medical Association. It comes down to free will, he maintains.
I want to be recognized as an alien trapped in an Earthling's body.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 09 2018, @11:40PM (3 children)
Lol!!! like we're supposed to think you're not trans.
Seriously I didn't even know you were trying to claim otherwise.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday November 10 2018, @05:46AM (2 children)
Oh for heaven's sake...why do you think I'm trans, because I defend trans rights? By that "logic" I'm also black because I defend civil rights, and also a male baby because I'm against circumcision, and ALSO a cat because I donated time and money to the local animal shelter.
Or is it that you think I'm not demure and passive enough to be a woman? Leaving aside any speculation that gay women might have masculinized brains, if you think *I'm* bad, you should see my sister. My ramrod-straight sister, who would implode on herself and pop back out as Freddy Mercury if she liked dick any more than she actually does. I at least do the research before going off on a rant; she's far less well-read and seems to take it as a point of pride not to consider the opposition's side...
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 10 2018, @10:18AM (1 child)
So, this sister of yours... is she seeing anyone?
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday November 10 2018, @05:57PM
Last I heard yes, though he's a bit of a manbaby. I've been politely advising her to drop him for a while now, but it's her decision in the end.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...