Yeah that's dumb. It's not complicated. Just let them compete and be an inclusive society vs trying to prevent something that doesn't even really exist. Sports aren't that important.
They test at those high levels and there’s a range that a trans athlete would have to be in to be able to compete. People act like a guy can just say “I’m a girl” and go and excel in every sport which is pretty misogynistic. Men that think they could go and just dominate women’s sports were probably not good at sports to begin with or they’d understand that there are gonna be women they’d play with/against that are better than them.
It is pretty insane looking at that one thread where it was a horde of ppl who got banned, just waiting for an opportunity to group up on people they did not view as people and punch down and be hateful
It was like the Rhonda Rousey vs Mayweather thread. I forgot who I was talking to, I think it was Arkadin because he was great to get riled up, but I said I could take her. I cannot and she would rip my arm off and stick it up my ass because I have 0 seconds of any MMA or Boxing training. I’d have weight advantage but that wouldn’t mean shit against a real fighter. I can’t just put on some gloves and a pair of board shorts and go fight because I was born with testicles.
The entire idea of sports is there's people that are born athletically gifted with genetic advantages over other people.
Exactly. Kids aren’t switching genders so they can win MVP. 40 year old men,“if coach put me in we coulda won state”, are thinking back to high school and thinking if they played on the girls team they could have gotten a scholarship when they wouldn’t have anyways for the reasons you listed above plus the hard work and dedication it takes to make it to the next level which they obviously didn’t have or they could have.
Agreed, but I think the world has changed drastically in that time. We’ve collectively experienced a lot in the last five years
On the other hand, it is mind boggling how many times some people have to learn that excluding, demonizing, and de-humanizing groups of people is fucking shitty and wrong. I mean, holy shit how many examples do you need to see before you change your goddamned behavior?
That’s the flip side of what we’ve gone through. The levels of selfish and abhorrent behaviour that seems to have arisen is repugnant
you provided a lot of thoughtful discussion for the board, on behalf of the entire transgender community thank you so much for starting that thread.
“it’s sexual assault for a trans woman to kiss me without telling me she’s trans first” is the exact mindset that gets us murdered
i’ve probably said it ITT before but idk if i come out and start to transition when i did if it wasn’t for the quarantine. might still be repressed, angry and in the closet
i’d made some trans women gaming friends not long before covid and the general disruption of the day to day grind and staying at home gave me more chances to really evaluate feelings i typically didn’t. the isolation and masking in public made it easier for me to explore my gender expression and identity as well.
Man gives truly inspiring speech at Virginia Beach school board meeting Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 at 12:51:06p CST Moms for Liberty and the anti-trans culture war hogwash conservatives were hanging elections on was roundly rejected by voters across the country. The rejection was so thorough in places like Virginia that Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin may have to retire from political life for a while after his term is up in 2025. Maybe they should have listened to Matthew Conner, a Virginia parent, in October, when he spoke in front of the Virginia Beach School Board and tried to simplify the choice as to whether or not to adopt the anti-trans education policies put forward by state Republicans and Youngkin. I wasn’t surprised by another delay at the last school board meeting, because no matter how hard you try to implement these discriminatory policies in the right way, you are never going to find a right way to do the wrong thing. And Gov. Youngkin’s policies are wrong. One of the ways you could tell is because you have speakers from groups like Moms for Liberty here to support them. And I'll be real simple in case you aren’t paying attention—they're not the good guys. How can you tell? I can help. The good guys don't get declared extremist groups by human rights organizations. Never in history have the good guys been the ones trying to ban books. Never in history have the good guys been a segregationist group pushing to legislate identity. Never in history have the good guys been closely connected with and supported by hate groups like The Proud Boys. And the good guys don't put Hitler quotes for inspiration on the front of their newsletters. News flash: They're the bad guys. They’re the bad guys here, supporting bad policy. And if you support the same bad policy, guess what? You're one of the bad guys, too. When you look around and see only the wrong people support what you're doing, you're doing the wrong thing. Now you've heard some speakers come up here and say how they love these kids but won't accept them. I'm here telling you that if your love makes somebody not want to be alive, it's not love. That's not love. Some speakers are going to get up here and talk about parental rights. The only right the parent has is the right to responsibility. And if you need somebody else to tell you who your kid is, you're probably not that good a parent. And some are going to get up here and tell you how it's the law. Well, I remind you that slavery and segregation also used to be the law here in Virginia, and that there is no right way to do the wrong thing. So do the right thing. Reject these policies that harm and endanger our LGBTQ students. Be the good guys while you still can. Conner’s power comes from the truth of what he says. The video was originally posted to his account on TikTok.
met some truly cool and lovely LGBTQ people via my pinball league. Not that they didn’t exist outside of the league but as a straight white male I don’t interact with that demographic a lot. Kaye might actually be finding me a job. Props to Kaye. And the bar for hosting such an open and welcoming spot. It’s cool getting out of your comfort zone and hearing others peoples stories
Just got an email notification that today is Transgender Day of Rememberance. Established in 1999 to honor the memory of Rita Hester. https://glaad.org/tdor/ We’ve come a long way since 1999 (or since 2017 as seen on this board) but must remain vigilant on inclusionary policies and actions. Have a good day, hug your friends
Spent the weekend with the family in the north Georgia mountains (hills) and found a trans-run coffee shop in Ellijay (Ellijay Coffee). Coffee and service were both good. Check it out if you’re in the area.
Just watched this video and did a search for "Riley Gaines" for the best place to post it. The part I bolded in your post made the choice easy...
Grifting is so easy in the conservative sphere. Also in the far left sphere (ie: Shaun King) but a bit less so.
Dude is unemployed and looking for a payday from Fox News or the Daily Wire. Detestable no matter the reason for espousing bigotry.
Like wtf is this even? And yes Redav Pollack should kill himself. I don’t understand the sheer amount of morons who fall for this shit. My favorite about these people is they almost never watch women’s sports and would have no problem with eliminating women sports all together
5 bucks says she has an onlyfans in 5 years or less building a chud fanbase and taking advantage of the simps is just basic grifting