Word: genderism
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...question has always been, if the brains of gay men are different, or feminized, as earlier research suggests," says Dr. Eric Vilain, professor of human genetics at University of California Los Angeles, "then is it just limited to sexual preference or are there other regions that are gender atypical in gay males? For the first time, in this study it looks like there are regions of the brain not directly involved in sexuality that seem to be feminized in gay males...
...might pick a No. 2 who has strong national-security credentials or another maverick who defies party labels - perhaps someone like independent Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman. By this standard, Obama might opt for a partner who is young and charismatic and also breaks a historic barrier of race or gender - perhaps Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius - or one who transcends partisan politics, like Republican Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska...
...cholesterol (57% v. 45%), and over the blood-glucose measure, hemoglobin A1C (47% v. 39%). The researchers approached their data mindful of the need to ensure that any discrepancies were not simply the effects of what they term "sociodemographic factors": Comparing apples with apples - patients of the same gender, income-range and age - the white patients still fared far better...
...much you are worth depends in a large part on which country you live in and your gender. In Iran, for example, you could legally sell your kidney for upwards of $6,000. Iran currently has no renal transplant waiting list, a credit to this policy legalizing the organ trade. In the U.S., where organ sales are illegal, the present waiting list of kidney transplant candidates numbers around 75,000. These individuals rely on the uncompensated charity of living organ donors, or, more commonly, the consenting donations of deceased persons. The average wait time is over five years and demand...
...While today we might feel compelled to use the language of gender neutrality, the same sentiment prevails. We want from our leaders not an aristocrat’s aloofness but the broad appeal of a character whittled smooth by hard work and strong values, one given not to bombast but to good country straight talk—be that over potatoes and Yuengling in Altoona, Pennsylvania, or fried steak and Lost Duck in Altoona, Iowa. With some unabashed image engineering, it turns out, nothing else really matters...