Measure in blue state requires female athletes prove their sex, which critics warn could lead to ‘invasive’ genital exams

Can someone explain to me how my state got everything else right for the most part but went stupid for this one?

Literally, let’s inspect little girls privates, but not boys, because 10 trans students exist and MIGHT want to play sports with their friends? Jesus.

It was also kind of disgusting that literally all our state initiatives were funded by a 1%-er, Brian Heywood and his Let’s Go Washingtion PAC.

Edit: couple transphobes showing their colors here. Not only do they have a bad understanding of how hormones affect the body, degrading muscle mass and bone density in trans women for example, it also is just a dog whistle and avoids the real issue.

Segregating trans folk from sports is just another way to demoralize and dehumanize a small subset of the population. “If you’re not trans, you can play sports with your friends. You’re not really a girl/boy anyway.” It’s disgusting. Do we need trans drinking fountains too? It’s attempting to instill these thoughts into children. In children’s sports. Which are just kids playing together and enjoying their lives. It SHOULD NOT MATTER if a boy plays soccer with a girl or a girl plays football with a boy. Let kids be fucking kids. Ask kids after they play with each other if one of them should be excluded. The kids understand it better than the adults pushing narratives who often don’t even have children. The kids just want to play together and do a better job of being accepting in group play than these conservative, lonely incels.

  • MangioneDontMiss@feddit.nl
    36·
    3 days ago

    There are differences between sporadic genetic advantages and distinct highly consistent physical advantages between the sexes. We already separate sports by sex for a reason. If you are against separating male and female athletes however, I guess we could look at things as you’re trying to frame them. We would just get rid of women’s leagues entirely and let women have the same shot as their male counterparts to find entry into sports. I have a feeling women would not be happy about this though.

    • goferking (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
      41·
      3 days ago

      Yes but you are arguing with the fact individuals have genetic advantages, therefore if it’s bad in one way you have to remove all of the ones with advantages.

      If your only argument for banning specific people is they grew up in a way that gave them an advantage you must remove anyone that could have it. Basically means removing the Olympics as it’s entirely comprised of those with genetic advantages.

      • MangioneDontMiss@feddit.nl
        34·
        3 days ago

        No. I’m really not. I’m just saying that a sex with clear and sharp advantages over another one should probably not be allowed to compete against the other.