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LizBeth

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7. I am saying to see it just as a Republican's tool is a mistake. I am saying that we need to have a

Fri Mar 5, 2021, 02:31 PM

Mar 2021

very real conversation about this issue so that we can all sit back and be comfortable with this. Allowing not only protection for our Trans girls but our cis girls.

I am saying because we see Republicans using it as a tool to attack women, and ultimately trans, they do not give a flipping fuck about women and girls. It does not mean that a lot of cis women are not going to be concerned with this issue, while protecting Trans rights. Their concern should not be readily dismissed.

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Politico: GOP seizes on women's sports as unlikely wedge issue [View all] Autumn Mar 2021 OP

exactly! jcgoldie Mar 2021 #1

Transgender athletes, Mr. Potato Head, Dr. Seuss..... marmar Mar 2021 #2

As an X swimmer dependent on the college scholarship received, I am interested in this subject and LizBeth Mar 2021 #3

That why the republicans are using this as a wedge. It works on a lot of their women. Autumn Mar 2021 #4

It "works" on a lot of women. Facts and education matter. Keeping it clinical in conversation LizBeth Mar 2021 #5

Are you saying that Dems dismiss women and girls concerns? Yes fact and education do matter, Autumn Mar 2021 #6

I am saying to see it just as a Republican's tool is a mistake. I am saying that we need to have a LizBeth Mar 2021 #7

Republicans don't give a fuck about any conversation. It a cudgel to them and I will and do dismiss Autumn Mar 2021 #8

I didn't say anything about having a conversation with republicans and along with the rest of your LizBeth Mar 2021 #10

No one is arguing the Democratic party is not about educating, books, reading, etc Autumn Mar 2021 #11

You may not be arguing that but someone absoutely was arguing it, hence my conversation in LizBeth Mar 2021 #14

You are the only one who said that we need to have a very real conversation about this issue, Autumn Mar 2021 #17

"I am saying that we need to have a very real conversation about this issue so that we can all sit WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #12

Allowing not only protection for our trans girls but our cis girls. LizBeth Mar 2021 #13

What kinds of protections? Protections from what? WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #15

Did you read the article or my first post concerns as an X swimmer going to university LizBeth Mar 2021 #16

Your first post said this: WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #18

2nd post may clarify. LizBeth Mar 2021 #20

"But to dismiss women and girls concerns aren't going to work either." WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #21

The concerns have been voiced by Nikki Haley and other Republicans Autumn Mar 2021 #25

Oh, I know what the "concerns" are. But they're specious. I'm always interested in what people WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #27

The NCAA already has rules for transgender females. sir pball Mar 2021 #41

My MAGA neighbors have lobbed onto this conspiracy theory. Initech Mar 2021 #9

I have a "friend" for whom this is his new pet grievance. progressoid Mar 2021 #19

What's funny is the only place I've ever actually seen this happen is Futurama. Initech Mar 2021 #28

I forgot about that episode! progressoid Mar 2021 #31

Well a lot of their fears are based on complete bullshit. Initech Mar 2021 #32

Kelly Fluffer just got told to go fuck herself by her own players. BradAllison Mar 2021 #22

If you're talking about Kelly Loeffler, it's in the article, not buried by the writer. Autumn Mar 2021 #23

It got all of one sentence, I consider it buried. BradAllison Mar 2021 #24

Loffeler is irrelevant. Haley on the other hand isn't. The media will pretend she's a contender. Autumn Mar 2021 #26

This is a legitimate issue of fairness in an athletic competition. elevator Mar 2021 #29

+1. The Dem base is divided on the trans issue, radius777 Mar 2021 #30

Trans women are women. Elessar Zappa Mar 2021 #33

agree completely! eShirl Mar 2021 #37

This is not a trans issue. elevator Mar 2021 #36

This article is from months before the election AZProgressive Mar 2021 #38

Largely hypothetical issues like this are catnip for propagandists. maxsolomon Mar 2021 #34

Doesn't matter how many there are. elevator Mar 2021 #35

It's similar to the Trans bathroom panic. maxsolomon Mar 2021 #39

You don't understand the issue. If you did you'd realize it is not remotely like elevator Mar 2021 #40

I do understand it. maxsolomon Mar 2021 #42

It won't help Repugs at all if Dems use some common sense. elevator Mar 2021 #43