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In reply to the discussion: The Entire Transgender Athlete Controversy is Bullshit from the Right [View all]MineralMan
(146,284 posts)14. When I was in middle school, I took a peek into an unoccupied
girls' bathroom. I was surprised to see that there was a couch in there and a sanitary napkin dispenser.
Guess what? The girls did the same thing with the boys' bathroom. They giggled about the urinals in those.
That's middle school for you.
Do you know what doesn't happen? What doesn't happen is some guy who puts on women's clothing and enters women's' bathrooms to sexually assault the women in them. That doesn't happen. What does happen, though, is transgender women going into those bathrooms to use them as they were intended to be used. That happens all the time, and nobody even notices.
Which transgender female athlete has won a gold medal at the Olympics, competing as a woman? Name one. I can't do that, either.
It's all bullshit.
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MineralMan
May 2021
OP
I said this on another thread: this is a problem that affects like 0.00000001% of the population.
Initech
May 2021
#3
I love how these meat-heads are suddenly concerned about women's / girls sports.
Coventina
May 2021
#5
Absolutely. As hard as we had to fight to get girls sports in school. The GOP was never on our side.
Walleye
May 2021
#26
Republican Culture War bullshit that negatively affects minorities nationwide...
Humanist_Activist
May 2021
#8
The repubs are weaponizing this as they do everything they pretend to care about.
FM123
May 2021
#20
In competition who can lift more weight, who can run faster, who can throw a shotput or discus
marie999
May 2021
#82
No, some of us look at sports and see that men excel over women in powerlifting, swimming, and
marie999
May 2021
#83
And we have at least one user here spoonfeeding DU every bit of it. It's a bit much. (Nt)
FreepFryer
May 2021
#18
But your daughter isn't on a level playing field. That's the whole point of sports.
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2021
#23
The reason we separate men and women sports is that, in general, women aren't competitive
LisaL
May 2021
#38
It's an interesting question, requiring knowledge and education. It's ridiculous to label...
LAS14
May 2021
#24
Once Caitlyn Jenner started taking testosterone blockers, that advantage is gone.
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2021
#49
What if a M to F trans teen in high shool is not on any sort of testosterone blockers or
Celerity
May 2021
#92
I saw a clip this morning of Stephanie Ruhle and the Governor of West Virginia: It's very good.
panader0
May 2021
#29
There were years prior to transition while her body reaped benefits of testosterone (muscle mass,
LisaL
May 2021
#55
So you are proposing to DNA test all the kiddies in order to let them participate in sports?
LisaL
May 2021
#36
Athletes perform differently at different parts of their menstrual cycles due to hormonal
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2021
#62
Since he was taking testosterone, it would have made a lot more sense to let him compete
LisaL
May 2021
#90
He was actually taking a small enough dose as well as puberty blockers to ensure he could continue
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2021
#94
They would have let him compete as a girl regardless of how much testosterone he took,
LisaL
May 2021
#98
When you talk about "generally outperforming," you're still going to have standouts.
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2021
#70
"But at the Olympics, if there were a simple test, don't you think they would do it?"
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2021
#77
GOP needed a new punching-bag & adult LGBTQ are by now too strong, so they picked little kids...
Hekate
May 2021
#63
"as if they were the most female person in the world" - can you get any more offensive?
Ms. Toad
May 2021
#86
The more knots you tie yourself into with "those born as non Y genetics" to describe human beings
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2021
#95
I don't think you are addressing my statement.It is a huge issue for individuals & their families...
Hekate
May 2021
#79
I think that part of the issue is that the idea has an initial glean of 'truth' to it.
Nexus2
May 2021
#64
Some people enjoy playing sports. Many get scholarships from high school sports.
redqueen
May 2021
#110
If they are playing on high level, it could enable them to get an athletic scholarship to college.
LisaL
May 2021
#115
It's much more likely, as discussed in the thread on Twitter, that there isn't a boys team to
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2021
#111