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    The Australian‏Verified account @australian Oct 22

    The Trump administration is considering a narrow legal biological definition of gender as determined at birth, which would reverse the recognition of individual choicehttps://trib.al/MxUEKiX 

    9:59 PM - 22 Oct 2018
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      1. OneforYah‏ @NathanDunning Oct 23
        Replying to @australian

        Like we do in Australia? My Australian Birth Certificate and those of my 3 sons all say Male. As we were each born with a Penis making us Males. Great work @realDonaldTrump maybe you could help our PM @ScottMorrisonMP man the heck up and be a Nationalist too? #AustraliaFirst😎🇦🇺

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      1. Stewart Nicholls‏ @StewNicholls Oct 22
        Replying to @australian @LaborFAIL

        Finally some common sense.

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      1. Barryc‏ @barryc7771 Oct 22
        Replying to @australian

        Make sense. Male Female. Always was Always will be.

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      1. But What Would I know‏ @whatwouldiknow1 Oct 22
        Replying to @australian

        YES👏👏🙏 About time!!!

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      2. L. Hood‏ @lhoodpen Oct 23
        Replying to @australian

        Trump; fixing the stupidity of the left! Well done!

        1 reply 2 retweets 8 likes
      3. Libby‏ @1970genxmum Oct 23
        Replying to @lhoodpen @Colinja21771976

        pic.twitter.com/JttF8W06i7

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      4. L. Hood‏ @lhoodpen Oct 24
        Replying to @1970genxmum @Colinja21771976 @australian

        Mature. But that’s all the left can do, as you can’t argue with facts!

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      1.  ❌Conservative reactionary ❌‏ @ConservativeGsg Oct 22
        Replying to @australian

        Makes perfect scientific science.pic.twitter.com/vceRDCNo8z

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      2. Trek‏ @CogitoErgoSumAu Oct 22
        Replying to @australian

        Finally some sanity. While there will always be some people who would surgically change their sex, I am sure that those people would be legally recognised. However to let people declare the sex they choose, contrary to their biological makeup, is absolutely bizarre.

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. Queensland Jack  🇦🇺‏ @Qld_Jack Oct 22
        Replying to @CogitoErgoSumAu @australian

        The thing is, you can't even surgically change your sex. It is merely cosmetic surgery to some external reproductive organs.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. El león  🥚 🇦🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇺🇸 🇮🇱‏ @DavidSmithWess1 Oct 23
        Replying to @australian

        The great news is that what happens in the US usually trickles down to Oz, thankfully that’s becoming positive

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      1. Sean‏ @Sean21138965 Oct 23
        Replying to @australian

        🤣 Imagine the hand wringing left hearing this...at least tissue sales will be up.

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      1. Sandra B.‏ @safetysaunge Oct 22
        Replying to @australian

        Awesome! Common sense at last. #ThereAreOnlyTwoGenders

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      1. Nic Copeland‏ @StumpTweets Oct 22
        Replying to @australian

        What a legend, go son!

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      1. Spongeroberto Squarepantalones‏ @SpongerobertoS Oct 22
        Replying to @australian

        Good. Facts don't care about your feelings.

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      1. Col Burns‏ @ColBurns1954 Oct 22
        Replying to @australian @Jon00073511

        Great stuff..!! GO THE DON...!!!

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      1. Sachn‏ @Sachnrv Oct 23
        Replying to @australian

        Finally, a world leader that exercises common sense. What ba gun.

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      1. Miklos346‏ @Miklos9346 Oct 22
        Replying to @australian

        FACTS OF NATURE which idiots who can't admit they have mental illness should be forced to admit.

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      1. Phillip Sweeney‏ @PhillipSweeney9 Oct 22
        Replying to @australian

        Another great Trump initiative.

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      2. Julie Zac‏ @JulieJuliezac3 Oct 22
        Replying to @australian

        Good there are only Two genders Male and female anything else is just a choice !!

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
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