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Perhaps, like me, you've seen the recent reports about banning transsexuals from school sports. (Original Post) rgbecker Mar 2021 OP
Time to end segregation. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #1
All part of their culture war vercetti2021 Mar 2021 #2
Just a mother distraction. SoonerPride Mar 2021 #3
Thank you. This answers a question that I posted on DU recently about just how many trans niyad Mar 2021 #4
Only marginalized group its ok to discriminate openly against Claire Oh Nette Mar 2021 #13
Thanks, I've been wondering about that. abqtommy Mar 2021 #5
That was one of the first issues the RWNJ legislature... 2naSalit Mar 2021 #6
The right are expert at making a non problem look like one. Blue_true Mar 2021 #7
Sraight-up misogyny sanatanadharma Mar 2021 #8
Um, wot? Dr. Strange Mar 2021 #9
I question the need for transgender bans sanatanadharma Mar 2021 #10
Ah, gotcha. Dr. Strange Mar 2021 #11
Transgender obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #12
Transgender DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2021 #14
Thank you Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #15
Hi, that's outdated terminology. "Transgender" is the term you're looking for. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #16

vercetti2021

(10,156 posts)
2. All part of their culture war
Sun Mar 21, 2021, 11:06 PM
Mar 2021

Let me tell you something about trans girls. Taking hormones weakness muscle mass quite a bit. It changed the outer appearance significantly. This shtick about how it gives them an unfair advantage. Okay well have you ever heard of them bitching or complaining about trans boys joining boys sports? No. They are extremely obsessed with who has a penis. It stems all the way back to the bathroom bill shit.

niyad

(113,207 posts)
4. Thank you. This answers a question that I posted on DU recently about just how many trans
Sun Mar 21, 2021, 11:14 PM
Mar 2021

people are playing team sports. From the reichwingnutjob hysteria, one would think there were millions.

Claire Oh Nette

(2,636 posts)
13. Only marginalized group its ok to discriminate openly against
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 11:25 AM
Mar 2021

The GOP has lost the culture war battle over gay marriage. It's not OK to discriminate against gay people any more.

But trans people! Now, there's a marginalized minority subset of a marginalized minority we can go after. There just aren't that many, even if there are one in a million, that's just 330 in the United States.

White men making laws that don't apply to themselves regulating what people they are not comfortable with can and can't do.

Why is the GOP so fascinated with what happens inside other people's pants? Mind your own pants, and get your government out of mine. Whether I have dangly bits or pregnancies not carried to term for whatever reason, what business is it of anyone's besides mine?

How does that do anything to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, or secure the blessings of liberty to anyone?



2naSalit

(86,502 posts)
6. That was one of the first issues the RWNJ legislature...
Sun Mar 21, 2021, 11:25 PM
Mar 2021

In Montana jumped on this session. Right up there with voter suppression and banning abortion and sanctuary cities.

sanatanadharma

(3,693 posts)
8. Sraight-up misogyny
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 08:41 AM
Mar 2021

Sraight-up misogyny asserting that women can't compete with men, all based on personal perceptions of penile shortcomings.

sanatanadharma

(3,693 posts)
10. I question the need for transgender bans
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 09:27 AM
Mar 2021

I question the need for banning transgender or establishing transgender leagues

Dr. Strange

(25,917 posts)
11. Ah, gotcha.
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 09:42 AM
Mar 2021

My understanding, though, is that there isn't a ban. Just trying to decide if sports should be segregated by sex or by gender.

I don't think having a separate league for transgender athletes would be worthwhile.

Johnny2X2X

(19,002 posts)
15. Thank you
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 11:29 AM
Mar 2021

They want to pass laws for something that's absolutely not an issue.

If it becomes an issue in a case here or there, let the courts sort it out, we don't need discrimination in laws to deal with a hand full of questionable cases nationwide.

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