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In reversal, James Talarico says he opposes trans athletes in girls’ sports “if it risks safety or fairness” (www.texastribune.org)
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DALLAS — Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico on Wednesday said he opposed transgender student-athletes competing in girls’ sports “if it endangers safety or fairness,” reversing course on previous positions he took while in the Texas House opposing restrictions on trans athletes.

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[–] 8 points 1 month ago

Used to happen (and prob still does) in HS wrestling. There were never enough girls so they'd just wrestle with boys, and since it was by weight class they were almost inevitably with the smaller guys.

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