https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215393188Sun May 2, 2021, 10:40 AM
Star Member MineralMan (137,611 posts)
The Entire Transgender Athlete Controversy is Bullshit from the Right
Republicans, in general, and uber-religious Republicans in particular, are desperately trying to make this into a real, pressing issue. It's not a real, pressing issue, though. Not really.
There are a few transgender kids in every school. A very few. There are even fewer transgender athletes, because most kids in school are not athletes in the first place.
Do transgender women have an advantage over cisgender women? Probably no more of an advantage than very athletic people have over those with less skill, strength, hard work and talent have. The vanishingly few transgender athletes are in competition with other athletes. They will win or lose, based on their hard work, talent, and skills, not their gender identification.
The argument that is being used is a just a subterfuge from the right. They aren't actually concerned with it at all. They are concerned with their invalid perception of sinfulness. They can't successfully argue that, so they use subterfuge.
They say, "Transgender women are stronger, faster, and more athletic, so they shouldn't be allowed to compete in women's athletic events." That's what they say. What they mean is "I don't like the whole idea of transgender people at all. They shouldn't be allowed to do anything, because God or something."
Then, there is the fear ploy. They say, "We can't let people with penises share facilities with cisgender females. They are a threat to our precious girls." More subterfuge and bullshit. They have no examples of transgender women assaulting cisgender women in those facilities, so they resort to lying to attempt to create fear.
It's all bullshit from the religious right, which is neither religious nor right. The reality is that it's not actually a real issue in the first place. It never was. It's yet another made-up issue designed to attack people the religious right doesn't like.
For the "vanishingly few" biological females who lose scholarships, medals, records, etc. to bio males who wear dresses and claim they are girls, this is a real, pressing issue, and I don't know how anyone can see it any differently.
I'll type slowly, so Mineral Man can hopefully comprehend, if he chances to look at this. Biological males are built to be bigger, stronger, faster than bio females. And probably moreso in athletic bio males. Bio males, who are probably average athletes when competing with other bio males, are winning competitions against girls. They have an unfair advantage. They are STEALING their scholarships, medals, and records. I won't bother to include links, because they are readily available to anyone whose head isn't firmly up his butt.
Furthermore, while I would agree that sexual assault by bio males in women's locker rooms is probably not an issue, the biggest objection I have is that I don't want my granddaughter (or any other girl) to become inured to taking her clothes off in the presence of biological males, regardless of how they "identify." When that boundary is crossed, there is no going back.
Please Mineral Man, stick to writing about stuff you know about. Like collecting junk, or whatever.
