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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess if it was you or your family member whose life was at stake, you'd actually care too.  But you must only care about things that affect you directly.  So of course if you or your kid hypothetically lose some kind of sports advantage, that's the issue you care about.  Such a sad state.[/quote]

This goes both ways. Do you realize how recently women have received access to sports? My mother was told that exercise would hurt her. Not even competing in sports, just exercise! Women were too fragile.

When I was a kid, boys could do all kinds of sports. Girls could do dance or gymnastics. If a girl liked soccer too much, she might be a lesbian. But we didn't use that word in polite company, so I wasn't actually sure why the adults were steering me away from soccer.

Women are still in a fight for reproductive rights, rights to healthcare, rights to be equally employed across various fields.

Trans people are as well, absolutely. But they aren't going to gain allies by shoving down women.

If sports as a biologically male person is your hill to die on, then be prepared for a fight. Women have been fighting this battle for a long long time, and I don't expect we're going to want to see our daughter and granddaughters lose out on our gains. Girls and women deserve equal access to athletics. So do trans people. Trans people do not deserve access at the expense of women and girls.[/quote]

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