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The time difference between each suc ceeding billion has been shorter and shorter, and now the world’s population is approaching 7 billion. Both in the 80 percent of the world’s popu lation that is Third World and in the “people of color” races in the United States, the birth rate would make a hutch of rabbits blush. The people with the best genes, the best education, the best family backgrounds and the best envi ronment usually contain their children to two or fewer. It says a lot about the respective gene pools when those who have the most to give to society at large have the least amount of kids and those who, for the most part, are a con stant drag and contribute little, if anything, of value pollute decent society with endless swarms of litters. The Kx)k The Bell Curve gave massive amounts of evidence of genes vs. probable out come. Unfortunately, 99 percent of those who shouldn’t he allowed to breed also are those who hardly read at all, if they even know how to read. 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Few people have shown concern for what harm this might he doing to these hoys. They deserve far better. Boys who have done nothing to deserve this judgment fall victim to a contemptible blend of hypKKrisy and stupidity. When I was a Cub Scout years ago 1 was no less moral than my peers, hut I knew even then that I was gay; 1 just didn’t know the word for it. While railing against Multnomah County Commissioner Maria Rojo de Steffey for voting “against free speech,” Norbcrg would have gay hoys “keep their orientation to themselves.” Boys who believe they are gay need trustworthy people with whom they can open up, not people who would have them suppress their feelings, a recipe for harm. Rojo has provided courageous leadership in seeing that Multnomah County complies with its own nondiscrimination rules. She also is helping ensure that no hoy is harmed by being judged by a bigot or a fool. What possibly could make more sense ? Get the picture? J im C lay To the E ditor : Portland 1 am writing to thank you for your article about intersex [“Is It a Boy or a Girl.7” Jan. 17]. With five children each day in the United New York state off mind States having their healthy genitals cut on with To the E ditor : out their consent, raising awareness with articles was saddened to see a television news inter like this is crucial. 1 hope readers who are new to view with three New Yorkers visiting Port this topic will take the infonnation you present land during the peace rally Jan. 18. They said it ed to heart, support the Intersex Society of felt like a slap in the face to New Yorkers who North America and start talking about intersex lost so much in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. with parents, friends, teachers, doctors, lovers 1 wish I could invite them to sit down over a and more. cup of coffee and tell them: Because we want I have one concern about your otherwise peaceful resolution dtx's not mean we condone excellent piece. 1 feel the photograph that head what happened Sept. 11. Marching for peace ed the article (a naked intersex child held down dtx's not demean the lives lost in those terrorist and exposed) was dehumanizing to the child attacks; on the contrary, we all lost a great deal pictured and frankly nauseating in its graphic that day and in the days since. We want to violence. ensure that terrorism dcx\s not become a way of I am not intersex, and 1 have not been life for the planet. abused in this way, hut I literally could not read 1 also would tell them: Iraq is not al-Qaeda. the story until I covered the picture. I only can There is no evidence that Iraq was involved in imagine the effect it might have had on sur that event. Invading Iraq in response to the vivors of procedures like these. al-Qaeda attacks on the United States is like I know the picture was chosen with good wiping out all the jackrabbits because they intentions. I know you wanted to communi inhabit the same area as the rattlesnake that hit cate the horrific violence perpetrated against you. Yes, Saddam Hussein should he removed, intersex individuals by doctors. I completely but not at the cost of innocent Iraqi lives. support you in that intention, hut 1 feel you If New Yorkers need to direct their anger at would have achieved that goal without the someone, look to President Bush. He is exploiting the Sept. 11 attacks to justify his picture. You clearly communicated the devastating agenda for controlling oil interests in the Mid effects of these “standard medical procedures” dle East, creating the illusion of the “axis of of mutilation, medical display, shaming and evil” to appeal to our fears while robbing us of abuse with the words of intersex activists and civil rights and other needed protections here intersex genital mutilation survivors. I hope in our own hack yard. you will continue talking about intersex while responding to the concerns of the com- I T erri G rayum munity about how that communication hap- i Portland I
