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A Democratic legislator has been expelled from the Tennessee statehouse for joining a gun control protest that brought legislative proceedings to a halt there last week.

The House of Representatives voted 72-25 to expel Justin Jones, 27, who led demonstrators in chants from the floor.

He was joined by two other Democratic lawmakers, Justin Pearson and Gloria Johnson, who also face expulsion.

Hundreds of protesters have flooded the State Capitol since a school shooting.

The 27 March attack at Nashville's Covenant School killed six, including three children.
Mr Jones' removal by the Republican-dominated body marks the first such expulsion without the support of both parties from the General Assembly in Tennessee's modern history.

Thursday's vote followed a fractious day in the House. Lawmakers had argued for hours over the expulsion resolution. Audible within the chamber were the shouts of protesters who still crowd the statehouse.

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We're all familiar with men identifying as women and then winning sports events but what if you identify as a child? After all, people say it's not about age but how old you feel. But what if you feel like a 9-year-old? Should you be allowed to enter the school sports day?

There has been much talk and legislation around transgender issues as of late. Kansas just passed a bill restricting transgender people to use bathrooms that correlate with their assigned biological sex at birth. https://www.pressherald.com/2023/04/05/kansas-passes-bill-restricting-transgender-peoples-access-to-public-accommodations/

They did include amendments to accommodate intersex individuals by classifying them as "disabled" and entitled to fair treatment under the "Americans with Disabilities Act."

According to the Centers for American Progress, "1.7 percent of the population has an intersex trait and 0.5 have clinically identifiable sexual or reproductive variations." https://www.pressherald.com/2023/04/05/kansas-passes-bill-restricting-transgender-peoples-access-to-public-accommodations/

According to Medline intersex is a condition in which the external reproductive organs does not match the internal reproductive organs or in simple terms a person is born with both sets of reproductive organs. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001669.htm There are other intersex characteristics but when it comes to using public bathroom it's the reproductive organs that the law is focused on.

So in general if someone is born intersex how should they identify?

Honestly just curious cause I joined one recently

If you aren't would you be interested?