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'They/Them/Turtle': Oregon mental health advisory board includes member who identifies as terrapin species

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JD Holt helps make policy recommendations for mental health services in Oregon​


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."

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 council, established by administrative statute, is appointed by OHA Director Dr. Sejal Hathi, who was appointed by Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat.

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, a 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."

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'They/Them/Turtle': Oregon mental health advisory board includes member who identifies as terrapin species

JD "Terrapin" Holt, who uses the pronouns "they/them" and "turtle," sits on the Oregon Health Authority's Consumer Advisory Council, which advises the agency's director on best practices around the state's provision of mental health services.
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Michie said:

JD Holt helps make policy recommendations for mental health services in Oregon​


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."

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 council, established by administrative statute, is appointed by OHA Director Dr. Sejal Hathi, who was appointed by Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat.

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, a 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."

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'They/Them/Turtle': Oregon mental health advisory board includes member who identifies as terrapin species

JD "Terrapin" Holt, who uses the pronouns "they/them" and "turtle," sits on the Oregon Health Authority's Consumer Advisory Council, which advises the agency's director on best practices around the state's provision of mental health services.
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Michie said:

JD Holt helps make policy recommendations for mental health services in Oregon​


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."

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 council, established by administrative statute, is appointed by OHA Director Dr. Sejal Hathi, who was appointed by Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat.

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, a 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."

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'They/Them/Turtle': Oregon mental health advisory board includes member who identifies as terrapin species

JD "Terrapin" Holt, who uses the pronouns "they/them" and "turtle," sits on the Oregon Health Authority's Consumer Advisory Council, which advises the agency's director on best practices around the state's provision of mental health services.
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The inmates are running the asylum
 
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Yet if one of their members wanted to identify as Gods messager and had pronouns such as sinners repent and Christ is king this would sent the same ideologues into a spin calling for such people to be removed.

Its promoting mental illness. Its like saying to a schizophrenic that the delusional voices in their head are real and should be encouraged. Or telling a person suffering anorexia that their delusion of being overweight when they are grossly thin and malnurished is a healthy state of mind and the delusion should be encouraged.

That is what happens when we disregard Gods law and order. Which is our natural order. We become disordered when we reject God.
 
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I saw this the other day. It hits home. Less than two minutes.



Now we have to call men women and want to hire people that identify as turtles.
 
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stevevw said:
Yet if one of their members wanted to identify as Gods messager and had pronouns such as sinners repent and Christ is king this would sent the same ideologues into a spin calling for such people to be removed.
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I'm not sure if this is true because once the Spirit indwells in them, the lunacy might go away.
 
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Laodicean60 said:
I'm not sure if this is true because once the Spirit indwells in them, the lunacy might go away.
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But you have to be able to have the chance to express that identity to allow people to hear the word for the spirit to have a chance to come in. If it keeps getting shut down and attacked then its more or less making quite the gospel.

Whereas the disciples and the early church preached regardless even if that meant losing reputation, their jobs, being attacked. Even to the point of death.

So in some ways to be a Christian and express those Christian words we have to do it in the line of fire to allow the message to go out. Not some woke version that waters down the message but a bold and clear one of repentence for the Kingdom of God is at hand and in Christ we have a saviour.

Because like you said though this will be shot down, attacked, screamed at, and attempts made to silence that message will reach people who the spirit will touch and save them.

I think even more so today where people are suffering mental illness and a world that has no guarentees on survival, facing war, and the complete breakdown of society many may be ready.

A good example and opportunity is when the female bishop spoke at Trump's inauguration. Instead of rattling off the same old political ideology it could have been a direct call to the nation to repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand and to uphold Christ as saviour. Not as some progressive prophet who is setting up some DEI utopia on earth but as saviour of our souls.

Just that simple message sang out by the representative of God to a nation like the might prophets did would have been great. It would have spoke to many.
 
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Michie said:
I saw this the other day. It hits home. Less than two minutes.



Now we have to call men women and want to hire people that identify as turtles.
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This is ridiculous. Men are men. Women are women. Humans are humans, not reptiles or amphibians.

Trust the science
 
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Michie said:

JD Holt helps make policy recommendations for mental health services in Oregon​


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."

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 council, established by administrative statute, is appointed by OHA Director Dr. Sejal Hathi, who was appointed by Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat.

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, a 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."

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'They/Them/Turtle': Oregon mental health advisory board includes member who identifies as terrapin species

JD "Terrapin" Holt, who uses the pronouns "they/them" and "turtle," sits on the Oregon Health Authority's Consumer Advisory Council, which advises the agency's director on best practices around the state's provision of mental health services.
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This is all so stupid.
 
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I guess they do unless it’s all a big joketo Show how weird things are getting.
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One of the things I said about the trans movement is that when you accept absurdity the absurdity only gets worse
 
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One of the things I said about the trans movement is that when you accept absurdity the absurdity only gets worse
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When too many are doing the regular trans routine, then it's time to switch up in order to stand out more.
 
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I have to agree & how dare they use the turtle that carries the earth. ^_^
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I mean I understand the story of the tortoise and the hair and how slow and steady can win you the race sometimes. But that doesn't mean you literally become a turtle in life. I wonder if he walks around and does stuff real slow. If he doesn't then he is not living the true identity of a turtle. He is breaking the turtle identity code.

Similar to how grown men and women can break the Ponying code if they are properly immerced into the Pony space from humans to Ponies. As Ben says "who are we to judge they don't identify as real Ponies once they enter the Pony space". " what makes us so Cis-human that we should judge others and not use their pronouns like nay and giddy up".

I don't think I can link the video as its a bit risky in that once grown adults enter the Pony Space it can beome a bit kinky lol. But for those who wish to view it at their own risk its posted on Facebook under Ben Shapiro. Its not explicit just strange and kinky which we happen to see a lot of nowadys on the streets.

Here is an image which I think would be pretty safe as I think its advertised on TV. Its a bit like any Drag Queen story time when men dress up in various women charactures or story book characters. which seem to be family friendly. Or like the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydeny or around the world which are suppose to be family friendly and are even more explicit than Ponying lol.

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I mean I understand the story of the tortoise and the hair and how slow and steady can win you the race sometimes. But that doesn't mean you literally become a turtle in life. I wonder if he walks around and does stuff real slow. If he doesn't then he is not living the true identity of a turtle. He is breaking the turtle identity code.

Similar to how grown men and women can break the Ponying code if they are properly immerced into the Pony space from humans to Ponies. As Ben says "who are we to judge they don't identify as real Ponies once they enter the Pony space". " what makes us so Cis-human that we should judge others and not use their pronouns like nay and giddy up".

I don't think I can link the video as its a bit risky in that once grown adults enter the Pony Space it can beome a bit kinky lol. But for those who wish to view it at their own risk its posted on Facebook under Ben Shapiro. Its not explicit just strange and kinky which we happen to see a lot of nowadys on the streets.

Here is an image which I think would be pretty safe as I think its advertised on TV. Its a bit like any Drag Queen story time when men dress up in various women charactures or story book characters. which seem to be family friendly. Or like the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydeny or around the world which are suppose to be family friendly and are even more explicit than Ponying lol.

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I think I saw that on television at one time. Looks familiar.
 
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