The relentless march of the gender-fluidity jackboots

A physician, a medical doctor, undergoes years of rigorous immersion in such disciplines as general biology, chemistry, anatomy, and within that the study of the body's various systems: respiratory, skeletal, digestive, nervous, immune, etc. A patient can expect him or her to offer the most knowledgable assessment of the state of the patient's physical health to be found anywhere.

That's not enough for the DC City Council. That august body wants doctors practicing in the city to learn how to be "culturally competent':

With the number of gay and transgender people on the upswing in the District of Columbia, city council members want to force doctors to take cultural competency classes to better accommodate them.

The council heard testimony Wednesday from local activists urging them to pass legislation that would make “LGBTQ cultural competency training” a part of their continuing education requirements.

The new regulations would require any medical professional to take two courses on LGBTQ cultural competency in order to obtain or renew their licenses or certifications to work in the District.

According to the new law, the classes must “teach attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enable a health care professional to care effectively for patients who identify as LGTBQ.”

If passed, the new law would make D.C. one of just five other states that require cultural competence training.

Laquandra Nesbitt, director of the D.C. Department Of Health, said the training would teach doctors about body language and social interactions and how those from other cultures may have different opinions about what certain things mean.

“[The training] helps you to identify skills that help you to have interactions that are not offensive to people of other cultures,” she said.

Aw, shut up, Nesbitt. These abnormal people are part of the same culture as the rest of us. It's a culture in which a doctor says to you, "Here's a prescription for your diagnosed condition. We'll refer you to a specialist if needed." End of story.

But the jackboots already have their foot in the door. The "one of just five other states" link is to a webpage run by the HHS's Office of Minority Health. Yes, there is such a thing, and your tax dollars pay for it. The states in question are Washington, California, Connecticut, New Jersey and New Mexico.

Basically, we're now at a point where someone from a self-proclaimed alienated demographic can strut into a doctor's office and say, "Watch how you word things as you tell me about my condition, or I'll have your head on a platter."

Post-America is one pathetic place.