A member of a state panel advising the director of Oregon’s Health Authority (OHA) on best practices and policies in mental health identifies as a “turtle.” Oregon mental health board consumer JD Holt uses turtle pronouns. JD Holt, who also goes by “JD Terrapin” on Facebook, is one of roughly two dozen “consumers” on the OHA’s Consumer Advisory Council (OCAC). The purpose of the OCAC is to advise Hathi on the state’s provision of mental health services, including through investigations and reviews of current practices.
“Hello everybody, it’s JD. I use they, them and turtle for my pronouns. I’m in the Springfield-Eugene area and I get to be part of the council,” Holt said during a Dec. 20 virtual OCAC meeting.
Gender Wiki - yes it is a real website - that documents the list of non-binary genders, describes “turtlegender,” sometimes called “tortoisegender,” as “a xenogender identity in which one feels a gendered connection to turtles.” “One may feel their gender is replaced by a ‘turtle,’ or their gender is best described with the use of turtles,” the site reads. During a Dec. 17 meeting, another OHA member introduced themselves as, “Luke A Shooting Star.”
They're gonna have to change the spelling on that friggin' whackjob state to 'Or-I-Gone'...
Hey, I heard from Mitch Connell that he thought she was hot.
ReplyDeleteI have not been in Oregon in decades and it was good then but it has gone off the rails since. This is a clear indication.
ReplyDeleteI thought terrapin was what happened to a man who jumped into a pool of cold water. That, or (EBL beat me to this), being in love with Mitch McConnell.
ReplyDeleteIt's almost correct. Obviously a twat and it waddles, so not a turtle but a twatle!
ReplyDeleteMcConnell, my bad. Turtle love.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that the people that have mental issues are buffarillos?
ReplyDeleteHeltau