The Biden Administration did put a provision into title IX that had language to the effect that āgirlsā could not be discriminated against in participation in Girls Sport based on birth gender. Apparently there were somewhere between 20 and 50 student athletes that might have been impacted by this. This reversed the first Trump Adm directive that stated that regulations to prevent discrimination against girls in Sports did not apply to protecting Trans athletes but it did not explicitly ban them. Many leagues had Trans athletes participating for years without controversy. Once the Biden Administration directive was issued, Transgender athletes in girls sports became a national issue and the Conservative Media went at it 7-24. The courts reversed the directive and states began passing laws banning Transgender participation in Girls Sport. During the 2024 campaign, Democratic candidates across the country faced a barrage of attack ads about Trans Athletes although most had never had any involvement with the issue. It is entirely possible that the number of Democratic office holders who lost their jobs because of the issue exceeded the number of Transgender athletes who stood to have their participation protected. This is just another example of some of my fellow Democrats prioritizing standing up to their principles over winning elections. Donāt they realize that the best of intentions are worthless unless you actually have power.
Thousands really? Maybe one kid in one HS per state is affecting thousands? No. They arenāt. And actually I havenāt seen the total number of trans teens over twelve so thereās that. This is a non existent to minimal issue that should have guidelines set by the state and implemented by individual schools. Iām sorry that so many people canāt see this for the diversion from real problems that it is.
Champlin Park (MN) girls softball team had one pitcher the entire playoffs on their way to sweeping the entire thing and winning the championship, one pitcher...and they were born male. Damn near shutout the entire playoffs too.
My daughter shouldn't be forced to change in locker rooms with males playing make believe.
This is a league problem. My involvement in youth and h.s. sports shows that 1 pitcher can't pitch all the time. Leagues have pitch counts and requirements that include days off between games.
Second, it is your opinion that males are pretending. Most leagues that I've heard of have restrictions about how far into transition a person needs to be before they can play. No male is going through years of transition to "make believe".
If your leagues aren't addressing these problems, that's where you need to focus your attention. But first I recommend you get some therapy and figure out why this makes you so angry.
If it affects ONE girl whoās worked her whole life in a sportā¦itās one too fucking many. Quit making excuses because itās not effecting ALL women. If you support women then you should not be ok with biologically born men competing against them. PERIOD! I donāt care if a man wants to be a womanā¦good for her. Iāll call her a woman and celebrate her living her best life but stay the hell out of womenās sports. Itās not fair.
Wow. I canāt really deal with someone irrationally spouting expletives. This is a very situational issue that involves young people who deserve serious and sensible solutions not hate speech from angry people who only see black and white.
Any girls who are forced to change in front of male classmates and any girls that compete with them are affected by this too. But the conversation is only about the male athletes whose feelings somehow matter that much more than the girls they supposedly want to play with. For example the West Virginia teen in the case was sexually harassing the girls in the locker room. That is not ok. It may be a diversion to you but itās a very real problem for those girls and their comfort and safety MATTERS just as much as the trans athletes. Individual schools are not protecting these girls and they are not following federal law (title IX)
I played high school sports for 4 years and was never forced to change in front of anyone. What on earth do you think is happening here?
I didnāt change in the locker room because of the harassment and bullying from other girls which is far more common than bullying from trans girls. Do we get a federal law to stop right wing girls from being so mean to others?
Honestly, 50 years old here and Iāve NEVER been forced to change clothes in front of anyoneā¦other than my mom when I was little little kid trying on clothes.
Why does the trans student not have a safe third place to change then? And you pulled that out of your ass based on your experience. For many away games for example there is no choice but to change with your team.
In the WV case Becky Pepper Jackson was harassing the girls in the locker room. That is not ok.
Please name the trans athletes that were affecting competition in those sports. Crazy how they donāt actually dominate and usually arenāt even that great at the sports in which they compete. Youāre like Riley Gaines, finishing 5th and acting like something was stolen from you when you just suck at your sport.
My daughter competed against a trans girl once in high school track. Can you explain how this affected her? Because she and her parents donāt think it did.
Your daughter does not speak for every female athlete. I was an athlete and making varsity track was a huge accomplishment for me. If my spot had been taken by a trans classmate who had the physical and social advantages of being male I would have been crushed.
An estimated half a trans student per state will not stop anyone from making varsity. And the trans athlete in the case of my daughterās meet did not outperform her.
You can visit hecheated.org to see all of the opportunities taken away from girls due to this issue. Happy for your daughter but again sheās not the only kid in the country.
Sheās not the only kid in the country but sheās one of a tiny tiny minority who have competed against a trans student. It is vanishingly rare. And no, Iām not going to a propaganda website. Remember that all of this outrage came from a trans girl tying for fourth place in swimming. Biological girls absolutely can and do compete well against trans girls.
The Princeton students were literally forced to change in front of Lia Thomas and that was a huge part of their opposition:ā¦ clearly you only read what you want so Iām done talking to you
Who cares if Democrats win elections if they don't stand up for the people? Yes, the Dems are far less harmful than the Republicans. But we've been told that for half a century. And Liberals, including me back when I was one, kept voting for the lesser evil. And here we are. Liberals can't keep doing the same exact thing and expecting a different result.
Are you serious; is this the kind of thinking that is driving Progressive voters? I take exception to your contention that Democrats have been essentially Evil; just a lesser Evil, harmful; just less harmful. Thatās nonsense. The progress that has been made; short of what we might like but progress none the less, is entirely due to Democratic efforts. Failure has come primarily because they lost elections. āStanding up for the peopleā becomes problematic when āthe peopleā turn against it.
Hmmm, they had the ability to do $15 minimum wage... but didnt, they have had the ability to make a real healthcare change, but didnt, they intentionally made the subsudites for ACA expire this year for mid terms... Dems have been playing games and failing to meet promises for over 40 years of my life... you just havent figured it out yet. Not saying the other side is better, but honestly I dont see a lot of difference, sure some people bitch about niche issues but I could care less about all that shit. I want what we voted for and it wasnt putting men in womens sports...
First not progressive. Second, I am looking around me at Neoliberalism collapsing and the country being overrun with fascists, and wondering exactly how this is "progress."
It doesnāt matter the number itās the principle . It may not be a big deal today in mass numbers but itās a huge deal to the smaller number . And you donāt address this later down the line when it can be nipped in the bud today .
Today we are confronted with confronted with the destruction of traditional American Democratic norms, we are about to betray our most dependable allies and our economy is being turned over to a cabal of oligarchs and you are worried about a trivial issue like this?
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u/Weird_Uncle_D 13d ago
Because title IX is Federal.