Peru calls transgender people ‘mentally ill’ in new classification
The government of Peru has issued a decree classifying transsexualism, transvestism, and other gender identities as a “mental illness.” The decree, signed on Friday, May 10, by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, the minister of health, and the minister of the economy, states that people diagnosed with “transsexualism, dual-role transvestism, gender identity disorder in childhood, other […]
Potatoes retain USDA classification as vegetable, not grain
A bipartisan effort in the U.S. Senate resulted in the Department of Agriculture maintaining the classification of humble potatoes as a vegetable under the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. A letter written by Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado and Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine in opposition to the reclassification of potatoes as a grain […]