Reposted by @sailorviolet92.bsky.social
Can a ChatGPT instance even be gay? If you put a ChatGPT instance in a meatsuit and call it an "NYT columnist", can we really talk of sexual orientation even if that meatsuit physically fucks folk of the same gender, don't you need interiority for that, actual human sentience?
![Hello, my name is [name] and I'm a [transgender] constituent living in [City], Massachusetts. I'm calling to bring to Gov. Healey's attention the deeply alarming development coming from Fenway Health, in which they've recently announced they will no longer provide gender affirming healthcare to patients under the age of 19 in order to retain their federally recognized status. This is in utter direct violation of our state constitution, specifically Chapter 127, in which quote, "Access to reproductive health care services and gender-affirming health care services is a right secured by the constitution and laws of the commonwealth. Interference with this right, whether or not under the color of law, is against the public policy of the commonwealth." This is also in contradiction of Boston declaring itself a sanctuary city for transgender people, the resolution which states Boston has, quote, "a specific commitment to protecting transgender and gender-diverse individuals. Taxpayer-funded agencies shall not comply with federal efforts to strip resources that safeguard their rights. Boston will not cooperate with federal or state policies that harm transgender and gender-diverse people and remains committed to ensuring their access to healthcare...without fear or discrimination."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wivnmex62igtbj3mkacn6ay5/bafkreia5j3h4annqs76l2uk3kcasqjd4m7hf3l2dydykr7rjbi727cz6s4)
