“There are two genders! Period.”

It doesn’t get any better (or worse) than this. Illinois State Senator Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) forcefully addressed 58 elected adults in a chamber on an obvious fact that no one else would address: there are only two genders – male and female.  He went on record, speaking directly to the Progressives on the Senate floor, in his powerful short speech against HB 2350, a bill to mandate that insurance companies now cover Pap smear tests for men and prostate exams for women.

Yes, conservative senators and representatives have long railed outside the chamber on this. And they have politely pointed out in committee and on the floor the obvious flaws and craziness in gender-related bills like HB 1596 (deleting children’s pronouns from law), and others. But this was the first time in memory someone eloquently, fiercely, and simply spoke to a chamber the objective Truth of male and female. Sure, it would have been great to hear God referenced, but it was a great speech nonetheless.