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This gets me legitimately scared for the future

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The "trans athlete debate" is not really about sports or fairness, but about getting a legal precedent deeming trans women to be men under the law that can be extended to other areas of our lives.

On top of that, the Brown ad’s uncritical use of the language “transgender biological men” in “women’s sports” suggests an acceptance of the premise that trans girls are not girls. It may seem like a sensible political strategy, given how radioactive the polling is about trans athletes; but characterizing trans girls as boys in a sports context would lead one to characterize them as such in other contexts, too. After all, if trans girls are really boys when they’re playing sports, then they would also be considered boys in the bathroom, boys in medical offices and, thus, denied access to female hormones. If trans girls are boys when they’re playing sports, then trans women should be considered men in all contexts. Contrary to the assertion from conservatives that their aim is to protect the integrity of sports competition, their focus on the trans athlete issue has never really been about fairness. The goal has been to establish a precedent that leads to the complete marginalization of trans women and girls.
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We'll win, or we'll go down fighting. I'm scared too. All we can do is take each day as it comes and take opportunities to fight this madness when they come.

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Programmer Lily
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