Peter

2025-05-11 18:41:35

The Moderate Case Against Transgender Sports Bans

Please read. Angie and I were just taking about how fraught this issue is and how the right has succeed in shutting down legitimate discussions. Hope this helps.

"...There’s so much more to say about this issue—and so many angles people overlook. Transgender sports bans don’t just harm trans athletes; they’ve also led to cisgender kids being subjected to invasive genital exams just to play in youth leagues. The science doesn’t support the bans: many trans athletes compete at a disadvantage, and in even the most populous states, only a handful participate at all. These laws waste public money, codify discrimination, and serve as gateways for even broader anti-trans attacks. And politically, they don’t offer the protection some Democrats hope for—just ask New Hampshire, where some Democrats caved on sports bans, lost 20 House seats, and are now staring down a flood of new anti-trans legislation. There is no moderate case for these bans. If you’re not a reactionary conservative, you shouldn’t be backing them."
https://open.substack.com/pub/erininthemorn/p/the-moderate-case-against-transgender?r=e8d4&utm_medium=ios

The Moderate Case Against Transgender Sports Bans

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