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Add more lgbtq notes; fix a few existing ones #87

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Add gender confirmation surgery as an alternative to sex change
riley-martine Oct 25, 2019
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Fix a few notes in lgbtq.yml
riley-martine Oct 25, 2019
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Add notes to all rules in lgbtq.yml
riley-martine Oct 25, 2019
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Run npm test - generate updated rules.md
riley-martine Oct 25, 2019
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18 changes: 15 additions & 3 deletions data/en/lgbtq.yml
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- gay rights
- type: simple
source: https://www.glaad.org/reference/offensive
note: Derogatory terms for LGBTQ+ are offensive
note: Derogatory terms for LGBTQ+ people are offensive
considerate:
- gay
inconsiderate:
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- sodomite
- type: simple
source: https://www.glaad.org/reference/style
note: Avoid using slang shorthand
considerate:
- bisexual
inconsiderate:
- bi
- type: simple
source: https://www.glaad.org/reference/style
note: "\"Homosexual\" has a clinical history and is used to imply LGBTQ+ people are diseased or psychologically/emotionally disordered"
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note: "\"Homosexual\" has a clinical history and is used to imply LGBTQ+ people are diseased or psychologically/emotionally disordered"
note: "`Homosexual` has a clinical history and is used to imply LGBTQ+ people are diseased or psychologically/emotionally disordered"

considerate:
- gay marriage
- same-sex marriage
inconsiderate:
- homosexual marriage
- type: simple
source: https://www.glaad.org/reference/style
note: Derogatory terms for LGBTQ+ people are offensive
considerate:
- transgender
inconsiderate:
- tranny
- type: simple
source: https://www.glaad.org/reference/transgender
note: Avoid using outdated / offensive terms
considerate:
- cross-dresser
inconsiderate:
- transvestite
- type: simple
source: https://www.glaad.org/reference/transgender
note: Avoid overemphasizing surgery when discussing transgender people or the process of transition - it's not a necessary component.
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note: Avoid overemphasizing surgery when discussing transgender people or the process of transition - it's not a necessary component.
note: Avoid overemphasizing surgery when discussing transgender people or the process of transition - it’s not a necessary component

considerate:
- transition
- gender confirmation surgery
inconsiderate:
- sexchange
- sex change
- type: simple
source: https://www.glaad.org/reference/transgender
note: Shift focus away from the assigned sex and towards the identified gender. Also, disentangle "truly becoming" another gender from the procedures one may choose.
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note: Shift focus away from the assigned sex and towards the identified gender. Also, disentangle "truly becoming" another gender from the procedures one may choose.
note: Shift focus away from the assigned sex and towards the identified gender. Also, disentangle “truly becoming” another gender from the procedures one may choose

considerate:
- sex reassignment surgery
- gender confirmation surgery
inconsiderate:
- sex change operation
- type: simple
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- transgenders
- type: simple
source: https://www.glaad.org/reference/transgender
note: Transgender is not an adjective. It's a noun like woman or man.
note: Transgender is already an adjective.
considerate:
- transgender
inconsiderate:
- transgendered
- type: simple
source: https://www.glaad.org/reference/transgender
note: This is a term used by anti-transgender activists to dehumanize transgender people and reduce who they are to "a condition."
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note: This is a term used by anti-transgender activists to dehumanize transgender people and reduce who they are to "a condition."
note: This is a term used by anti-transgender activists to dehumanize transgender people and reduce who they are to “a condition”

considerate:
- being transgender
- the movement for transgender equality
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- genetically female
- type: simple
source: https://www.glaad.org/reference/transgender
note: A term created and used by far-right extremists to oppose nondiscrimination laws that protect transgender people.
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note: A term created and used by far-right extremists to oppose nondiscrimination laws that protect transgender people.
note: A term created and used by far-right extremists to oppose nondiscrimination laws that protect transgender people

considerate:
- non-discrimination law
- non-discrimination ordinance
inconsiderate:
- bathroom bill
- type: simple
source: http://www.isna.org/node/979
note: These terms are stigmatizing to patients and their families. Intersex status is more complicated than the mere presence or absence of certain gonadal tissues.
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note: These terms are stigmatizing to patients and their families. Intersex status is more complicated than the mere presence or absence of certain gonadal tissues.
note: These terms are stigmatizing to patients and their families because intersex status is more complicated than the mere presence or absence of certain gonadal tissues

considerate:
- intersex
inconsiderate:
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- pseudo hermaphroditic
- type: simple
source: http://www.isna.org/node/979
note: These terms are stigmatizing to patients and their families. Intersex status is more complicated than the mere presence or absence of certain gonadal tissues.
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note: These terms are stigmatizing to patients and their families. Intersex status is more complicated than the mere presence or absence of certain gonadal tissues.
note: These terms are stigmatizing to patients and their families because intersex status is more complicated than the mere presence or absence of certain gonadal tissues

considerate:
- person who is intersex
- person
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- pseudo hermaphrodite
- type: simple
source: https://www.reddit.com/r/asktransgender/comments/23wbq1/is_the_term_shemale_seen_as_offensive/
note: Transgender people prefer to be called by their chosen pronouns. If you're confused, just ask what pronouns they prefer.
note: This word dehumanizes transgender people.
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note: This word dehumanizes transgender people.
note: This word dehumanizes transgender people

considerate:
- transgender person
- person
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions rules.md
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| `assemblyman-assemblywoman` | [or](#or) | `assemblywoman` (female), `assemblyman` (male) | `assembly person`, `assembly worker` |
| `aunt-uncle` | [or](#or) | `kinswoman` (female), `aunt` (female), `kinsman` (male), `uncle` (male) | `relative` |
| `aunts-uncles` | [or](#or) | `kinswomen` (female), `aunts` (female), `kinsmen` (male), `uncles` (male) | `relatives` |
| `boogeyman-boogeywoman` | [or](#or) | `boogeywoman` (female), `boogeyman` (male) | `boogeymonster`, `boogey` |
| `boogeyman-boogeywoman` | [or](#or) | `boogeywoman` (female), `boogeyman` (male) | `boogeymonster` |
| `boogieman-boogiewoman` | [or](#or) | `boogiewoman` (female), `boogieman` (male) | `boogeymonster` |
| `bogeyman-bogeywoman` | [or](#or) | `bogeywoman` (female), `bogeyman` (male) | `bogeymonster` |
| `bogieman-bogiewoman` | [or](#or) | `bogiewoman` (female), `bogieman` (male) | `bogeymonster` |
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| `homosexual-marriage` | [simple](#simple) | `homosexual marriage` | `gay marriage`, `same-sex marriage` |
| `tranny` | [simple](#simple) | `tranny` | `transgender` |
| `transvestite` | [simple](#simple) | `transvestite` | `cross-dresser` |
| `sexchange` | [simple](#simple) | `sexchange`, `sex change` | `transition` |
| `sex-change-operation` | [simple](#simple) | `sex change operation` | `sex reassignment surgery` |
| `sexchange` | [simple](#simple) | `sexchange`, `sex change` | `transition`, `gender confirmation surgery` |
| `sex-change-operation` | [simple](#simple) | `sex change operation` | `sex reassignment surgery`, `gender confirmation surgery` |
| `transgenders` | [simple](#simple) | `transgenders` | `transgender people` |
| `transgendered` | [simple](#simple) | `transgendered` | `transgender` |
| `transgenderism` | [simple](#simple) | `transgenderism` | `being trangender`, `the movement for transgender equality` |
| `transgenderism` | [simple](#simple) | `transgenderism` | `being transgender`, `the movement for transgender equality` |
| `born-a-man` | [simple](#simple) | `biologically male`, `born a man`, `genetically male` | `assigned male at birth`, `designated male at birth` |
| `born-a-woman` | [simple](#simple) | `biologically female`, `born a woman`, `genetically female` | `assigned female at birth`, `designated female at birth` |
| `bathroom-bill` | [simple](#simple) | `bathroom bill` | `non-discrimination law`, `non-discrimination ordinance` |
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