Disclaimer: I am in no way advocating for the legitimacy of transphobic policies or rhetoric. I’ve done my best to be as reasonable as possible, but obviously that is hard for this issue.
Ridiculous. Fairness in sports exists on an individual level and not a demographic one. It can be unfair for some cis athletes to compete against other cis athletes due to one having a dominating physical advantage, and ditto for trans athletes competing against other trans athletes. It can also be fair for trans athletes to compete against cis athletes if they have comparable athletic ability. The real issue is that most people don’t really care about unfairness in sports. If they see a 7ft basketball player competing against a 4ft basketball player they don’t think how unfair it is if both belong to the same demographic group. Why not have categories like boxing that make competition more fair for everyone rather than to treat trans people as a monolith?
I didn't decide anything. I don't work for the ACLU, and as such, I have no influence over what cases they take up. I am not pushing on trans sports the way you're saying I am. I will however fight for gender-affirming care for minors, seeing as that's what I was 15 months ago and I was deeply affected by the gender-affirming care ban in the state I grew up.
You came to an article I wrote 10 months ago just to insult someone. Why?
Ridiculous. Fairness in sports exists on an individual level and not a demographic one. It can be unfair for some cis athletes to compete against other cis athletes due to one having a dominating physical advantage, and ditto for trans athletes competing against other trans athletes. It can also be fair for trans athletes to compete against cis athletes if they have comparable athletic ability. The real issue is that most people don’t really care about unfairness in sports. If they see a 7ft basketball player competing against a 4ft basketball player they don’t think how unfair it is if both belong to the same demographic group. Why not have categories like boxing that make competition more fair for everyone rather than to treat trans people as a monolith?
Ummm, obsessed much? Why do you keep coming back to this thread?
I didn't decide anything. I don't work for the ACLU, and as such, I have no influence over what cases they take up. I am not pushing on trans sports the way you're saying I am. I will however fight for gender-affirming care for minors, seeing as that's what I was 15 months ago and I was deeply affected by the gender-affirming care ban in the state I grew up.
You came to an article I wrote 10 months ago just to insult someone. Why?