No worries. Discussion is a good thing. It needs to happen a lot more in my opinion.

I’m am not for laws like this first and foremost. I am just trying to point out why people would vote for something like this. My point is there is a perceived advantage for men transitioning to female. And apparently, post puberty there is some scientific data to back this up. I am not saying it is true. I am saying there is some data. And I think the only legitimate argument is that because of some of these perceived physical advantages, anything where the safety of the participants comes into question is a basis for separation. Any non-contact sport should just be allowed. Some cis girls are going to be genetically superior than other cis curls. And the same goes for transgender girls. There is always going to be someone bigger, better, stronger regardless of anything else. I don’t live in that state, I do not have teenage girls, so I am not arguing one side or the other.

If I did have teenage girls, as I said in a previous statement, I’d be like fuck it, let everyone compete. If someone is better than you, and there will always be someone better, work harder, train harder.

I understand the point. And yes everyone should be allowed to participate. I am just playing devils advocate and understanding why parents think this way. Hell I wouldn’t let my own kid play football regardless. It’s brutal. Well full contact tackle. Flag football was really fun in college. And the population problem is always a problem with small schools. I transferred for a tiny high school in WV to a giant school in NC and was floored by some of the sports they had. I don’t even know you could have a high school swim team or golf.

There isn’t a perfect easy solution. If I had a little girl in high school athletics, I’d be like fuck it, play whatever. If another player is better than you, transgender or not, get better. Train harder. As an adult life is hard. Nothing is fair. What we really should be banning is the rich kids, they’re the ones with the true advantages 😂

Have you ever played basketball? It’s “supposed” to be non-contact I agree but depending on the position can be brutal.

Most of the transgender people I have run into were adults that transitioned later in life and that is what most people are exposed to. After puberty, transition is a completely different experience. And yes there are studies that talk about the advantages transitioning post puberty.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12312191

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40820509/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8311086

Several of these studies show that estrogen and testosterone suppression generally reduce lean mass, muscle size, and some strength measures. However, the evidence is not consistent about how completely those measures converge with those of cisgender women. The last link found that some muscle and strength differences persisted after hormone treatment, including in studies extending to three years.

So no this is not fear mongering.

Get him and Mamdani to tag team him. Like politically not the other way you perverts 😂 Unless that also works. He’s been an an ass kick recently.

I do find it funny that the actual Muslim politicians could actually handle him better than anyone else. That would truly be irony.

I heard this the other day. I think it’s a great idea. You wouldn’t even need the other stuff. Make Medicare for all Trumpcare and tell him how much better it would be than Obamacare. He’d break the pen trying to sign it so fast.

Which, in my opinion, is the same thing as any Hispanic person working for ICE. Bet it’s the same mentality.

Copium is a powerful drug.

It’s very good. As are the following sequels: 2061 and 3001. But then again Clarke Is one of my favorite golden age authors. I also highly recommend the Rama series: Rendezvous with Rama, Rama II, The Garden of Rama, Rama Revealed. Gentry Lee wrote two more in the same universe but I haven’t read them: Bright Messengers and Double Full Moon Night

No. Absolutely not. If you had actually read my reply the most intrusive check would be stepping on a scale.

I never said I agreed with the law, just empathized with the concern.

People need to understand both sides of an argument and the nuance associated with it. Not immediately jump into fully armored social justice warrior.

No, I wouldn’t be concerned about my kids welfare in something like swimming. Basically any sport you are essentially competing against yourself: golf, track, diving, etc.

I also don’t believe there are many contact girl sports so I’m not sure it even matters that much. Basketball maybe?

My accomplishment for the day was giving you the 69th upvote.

It’s really not that difficult to understand. I’m very liberal but if I was a parent of a teenage girl, I would also be worried about the size and muscle difference in a teenage boy that has just started transitioning. But I also don’t think anyone should be banned from playing sports just because they are transgender. The easiest solution in my mind is just make weight divisions like they do in wrestling for example.

My boy wrestled in high school and I would have been just as concerned with him wrestling some of those “grown ass men” in high school.

Remove gender requirements and make weight classes, maybe weight and size limits, or maybe just an open division if the participants/parents aren’t worried for any sport that someone might get hurt because of the size difference.

There isn’t a perfect solution but I do understand the concern.

Deport him and seize his US assets

I wanna land on Europa. Because I was told not to.

All these worlds are yours except Europa. Attempt no landing there.

My wife was stringing up lights on the garage wreath and had one strand turned around and wanted me to make one of these to “fix” it so it could plug in. It took a second to explain to her the other end was just going to be an exposed line voltage plug.

If I’m not mistaken plugging this in to the same outlet won’t do anything. And as far as back feed problems couldn’t you just shut off the the main breaker, i.e. where the power comes into the house?

It’s kinda funny how appropriate this analogy is.

How is this not a first amendment thing? Since this is a state run public institution, so essentially the government, controlling what private citizens say. Just because it’s a law doesn’t mean it’s constitutional.