"Deserves criticism" is what gave us cancel culture.

Tolerance for beliefs does work both ways.

Agreed. I am of the the thought that as long as you aren’t hurting anyone I don’t care what you do. I know, this could be super subjective, and in the end we all just fight.

Maybe we need to realize that each one of us really aren’t of much importance, to the rest of the world.

Lots of words bandied about in this thread.
Another day's useless energy spent.
The truth of the matter is, the Democrats got double crossed by the Supreme Court when it ruled that Gay marriage is the law of the land.
How so, you ask?
Simple. Democrats are notorious for championing issues with no intent to solve them. Once an issue is resolved, they can no longer beat that drum to secure the votes from a given segment of the voting population.
With the Gay Marriage issue resolved, they are forced to come up with a new plan. They came up with other alternative lifestyles to make an issue to run on.
Since the alphabet soup conglomeration is so complex and confusing, there is no chance that this issue could ever be resolved by any court.
Beat that drum commies. Beat that drum.

As of today, I have twice checked male when female and non-binary were the other options.
I also have to check not Hispanic.
It seems that those who claim to not want to pigeon hole us actually want to do exactly that.
There was not a box for "who cares " or "none of your business " .

If you're saying we should tolerate intolerance, I disagree.

Jim

Scout1, "they" is not always a plural personal pronoun. It's acceptable when the sex of the person is not known or indeterminate, or you're including both male and female. An example:

"No one should work a job they don't like" is preferable to "No one should work a job one (or he/she) doesn't like."

Jim

Isn't tolerance subjective? Who determines what should be tolerated and what shouldn't? Should anything anyone wants to do be tolerated?

As in "if there is one thing that I can't stand, it's intolerance "?.
To me, tolerance is putting up with something that I find unpleasant.
I can tolerate a certain amount of excessive heat, a certain number of mosquito bites, 10 minutes of network news, etc...
That doesn't mean that I will ever accept or like it.

Couldn't possibly agree more Dave. Y'are whatcha are.

(My pronouns are he, his, and him)

In the beginning GOD created man. Then, HE took a rib from Adam and created woman. HE never said that you would be born perfect, but HE did say that you would be born a man or a woman. End of story.

Please quote the Bible passage to show where God said you must be either man or woman.

Why did he create sexless and binary people, if that's how He feels?

Jim

James read Genesis 1&2

I recognize that from Genesis, Adam. It's part of the creation story. It tells how God made man and woman. Doesn't say what form the descendants must all take.

God obviously doesn't require that everyone must be man or woman. If he did, he wouldn't create the deformed, including those who are born without reproductive organs.

And your Bible is not my Bible, as Boco pointed out. The Puritanical streak that keeps rising up in American Christians doesn't help sell your religion. It just shows the rest of us that you must have doubts of your own--otherwise you wouldn't require others to believe what you believe.

Jim

Everyone gets to decide on all these topics because lovingly everyone was given the ability to decide.
I'm not sure everyone has decided to use their wonderfully crafted images for the glory of the One who crafted them, but what I think is only 1 among the 8 billion males and females anyway.
Pretty insignificant in the big picture.

Blessings,
Mark

Demands for tolerance are actually demands for acceptance. More recently, demands for acceptance have become demands for the rejection of pretty normal concepts and beliefs--such as there are two sexes, it is OK to be white, etc.

On the non-binary issue, I am 100% OK if someone claims to be non binary, gay, transgender or whatever. Live your life! I am however not throwing them a party and I am not marching in a parade. I would oppose any protected, special or elevated legal status but I generally oppose that for all groups as it is forced social engineering by the government.

I hope people tolerate other people but am fine if they do not. It is their right..

https://youtu.be/d4vHegf3WPU

Heres what they are teaching your kids and grand kids about it

Nice and simply stated Mark.
James, see photo of Matthew 19:12 (eunuchs= "genderless")
I'm not forcing it on you rather just trying to help you understand. Years ago I had the same attitude and questions towards my oldest brother. A few short years later I gave up and finally "accepted" the amazing gift that God gave.
I know where I stand and will stand in the future.

The "OP" asked what is "non binary" so i posted the Wikipedia definition. I personally am old school, basically you are either "with" or "without". Unless you are a gynandromorph or you are nuts.

All you religious fanatics should make yourselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven.