Opponents say [Washington state] voters were persuaded at least partly because the initiative and its boosters exploited deep-seated prejudices and misunderstandings about transgender people to erode their rights.

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[–] 19 points 2 days ago (8 children)

I think most people just are very confused about the idea of transgenderism and what it actually means, both to those who are transgender and for everyone else.

And the answer to this? Education.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    I think the issue is that, like it or not, we live in societies segregated by gender (bathrooms, prisons, sports, privileges, requirements) and the idea to just abandon all this doesn't sit well with a lot of people, both on the right and on the left.

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  • [+] -6 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    Or maybe people just want to keep their sports segregated and competitions protected? How many trans athletes breaking records is it going to take to realise they're segregated for good reason

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    Are the record breaking trans athletes in the room with us? Please share who they are

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    Your proof is one article about a political stunt by a guy who doesnt identify as trans making a statement to discredit a trans athlete that transitioned with hormones and surgery 20 years before the event?

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    What is it with “you people” (to use your dividing inflammatory language) and your obsesion with children’s genitals?

    I'm not the one advocating for genital checks so kids can play football.

    Explain why ‘biological males’ are smashing all the women’s world records, as above, if “‘biological males’ are not better at sports than ‘biological women’”?

    They aren't. Even a little. Trans women are middling in most sports, with very, very few exceptions either way depending on the sport and the woman. As evidenced in my actual scientific papers, instead of the feels that you seem to be stuck in.

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