Well, I have been fighting for women's sports since I was a kid in the 70s. I even got a job writing an article (through Gloria Steinem) about my junior high school to discuss my investigation into the fact that our candy sale money (sold mostly by girls) was spent on boys sports (over $10 k) while $250 was given to the only girls sport…
Well, I have been fighting for women's sports since I was a kid in the 70s. I even got a job writing an article (through Gloria Steinem) about my junior high school to discuss my investigation into the fact that our candy sale money (sold mostly by girls) was spent on boys sports (over $10 k) while $250 was given to the only girls sport available---intramural bowling. This was before Title IX. I recite this tale since I've long been invested in fighting for equity and opportunity for girls and women in sports. That said, I believe that trans athletes are few and far between and are being attacked, used as political pawns....Frankly it's a joke when state legislatures pass laws to "protect girls and women in sports" given those same bodies have never done a darn thing to expand or secure actual opportunities for girls (or women) to compete on a level playing field. Face it, the anti-trans in sports mantra is simply about vilifying an already marginalized person to score political points. I think the Republican governor of Utah said it best when he vetoed this bogus legislation: "“I struggle to understand so much of it and the science is conflicting. When in doubt however, I always try to err on the side of kindness, mercy and compassion...Four kids who are just trying to find some friends and feel like they are a part of something. Four kids trying to get through each day...Rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few. I don’t understand what they are going through or why they feel the way they do. But I want them to live.” I agree with the Governor Spencer Cox.
YES! what you said. The trans women in sports is a non-issue since there are so few. And yes, legislatures didn't care about girls' sports until now. Why are there laws being passed about this? or about bathrooms? trans people have been using appropriate bathrooms ever since there were gender-specific bathrooms, and it's no big deal.
Well, I have been fighting for women's sports since I was a kid in the 70s. I even got a job writing an article (through Gloria Steinem) about my junior high school to discuss my investigation into the fact that our candy sale money (sold mostly by girls) was spent on boys sports (over $10 k) while $250 was given to the only girls sport available---intramural bowling. This was before Title IX. I recite this tale since I've long been invested in fighting for equity and opportunity for girls and women in sports. That said, I believe that trans athletes are few and far between and are being attacked, used as political pawns....Frankly it's a joke when state legislatures pass laws to "protect girls and women in sports" given those same bodies have never done a darn thing to expand or secure actual opportunities for girls (or women) to compete on a level playing field. Face it, the anti-trans in sports mantra is simply about vilifying an already marginalized person to score political points. I think the Republican governor of Utah said it best when he vetoed this bogus legislation: "“I struggle to understand so much of it and the science is conflicting. When in doubt however, I always try to err on the side of kindness, mercy and compassion...Four kids who are just trying to find some friends and feel like they are a part of something. Four kids trying to get through each day...Rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few. I don’t understand what they are going through or why they feel the way they do. But I want them to live.” I agree with the Governor Spencer Cox.
YES! what you said. The trans women in sports is a non-issue since there are so few. And yes, legislatures didn't care about girls' sports until now. Why are there laws being passed about this? or about bathrooms? trans people have been using appropriate bathrooms ever since there were gender-specific bathrooms, and it's no big deal.
I've been to a lot of seedy bars in my day that had only one bathroom. You could use it or go in the ally.
that too!