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Anonymous wrote:People complain about conservative disinformation but the liberal disinformation on this thread is insane. An internal pelvic exam on a prepubescent girl would be done in the OR under general anaesthesia—so don’t worry, it’s not something your pediatrician is going to be doing at the office so your kid can play volleyball.

For those crowing about why don’t boys get genital exams to play sports—A hernia check is a pretty standard part of a boys sports physical so they already do.

To comply with this law, the pediatrician would just have to glance at the notes from your kids last well child visit where they most likely commented on the genitalia, then sign the damn form. For children who have ambiguous genitalia, then more investigation (e.g. an ultrasound and labs) is medically indicated so has most likely already been done. This bill would only present a hurdle to participation among kids who want to play on a team that doesn’t align with their biologic sex.

Or, alternatively you can just let kids play sports and their families cheer them on and stop bullying them. Seems easier than the Rube Goldberg machine you just described. Do you even hear yourself?

What Rube Goldberg machine? I was simply countering the disinformation in this thread’s title that girls are going to have forced internal pelvic exams in order to play sports. Realistically, the only kids that will be affected by this bill are trans kids and a very small number of kids with disorders of sexual development.

For the record I am opposed to this bill. I think trans kids participation in sports is a complex issue that requires nuance, which bills like this obviously don’t allow for. But I also think it is totally disingenuous and counter-productive for liberals to spread mass hysteria that this bill is going to force girls to have unnecessary genital exams, which it definitely will not.

Maybe that’s the way to win elections. It works for the Rs. They lie constantly.

(FWIW - I haven’t said they are forcing genital exams)

Absolutely republicans do it too. And it creates a culture where the two sides talk past each other about fake moral panics, while unable to come together to have tough conversations about admittedly difficult issues (see also: CRT). I think trans kids in sports is a difficult issue because it places two ideals at odds—inclusion of kids to play in the category they feel most comfortable in, versus fairness to female athletes who have an enormous physical disadvantage against male athletes after puberty. Republican efforts to ban all trans boys from girls sports, including pre-puberty when they have no physical advantage, is cruel. But some liberals’ insistence that trans woman be fully included in all professional women’s sports, even if a physical advantage can be demonstrated or inferred, seems deeply unfair to female athletes who have dedicated their lives to sports. The problem right now is we can’t have a conversation about how to weigh inclusion with fairness/safety if both sides are putting their hands over their ears and yelling “Groomer” or “Transphobe” at the other side.

Example of Ds insisting “that trans women be fully included in all professional women’s sports”?

Is that not the position of the ACLU and other left leaning organizations? Can you imagine a democratic group arguing against full trans woman participation?

ACLU isn’t “left leaning” and “other left leaning organizations” aren’t the Democrats.

On the other hand you literally have elected Republican lawmakers mandating rape of children to satisfy their weirdo beliefs.

You are putting words in my mouth. I said “some liberals’”, not “the democrats”.

Please provide an example of something the ACLU said or did in the last year that is not left leaning.

Also please provide an example of a liberal/left-leaning group arguing against full trans woman participation in womens sports.

Why are you comparing elected Rs who have already *passed legislation* banning transgender athletes to … the ACLU?

No “both sides” here.

Disingenuous.

It's bizarre that you're trying to say that the Dems and all liberals do not say that all trans girls belong in the girls locker room and on the girls team. So strange.

This whole thread is a disaster of lies and misdirection and "But actually!"

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Anonymous wrote:People complain about conservative disinformation but the liberal disinformation on this thread is insane. An internal pelvic exam on a prepubescent girl would be done in the OR under general anaesthesia—so don’t worry, it’s not something your pediatrician is going to be doing at the office so your kid can play volleyball.

For those crowing about why don’t boys get genital exams to play sports—A hernia check is a pretty standard part of a boys sports physical so they already do.

To comply with this law, the pediatrician would just have to glance at the notes from your kids last well child visit where they most likely commented on the genitalia, then sign the damn form. For children who have ambiguous genitalia, then more investigation (e.g. an ultrasound and labs) is medically indicated so has most likely already been done. This bill would only present a hurdle to participation among kids who want to play on a team that doesn’t align with their biologic sex.

Or, alternatively you can just let kids play sports and their families cheer them on and stop bullying them. Seems easier than the Rube Goldberg machine you just described. Do you even hear yourself?

What Rube Goldberg machine? I was simply countering the disinformation in this thread’s title that girls are going to have forced internal pelvic exams in order to play sports. Realistically, the only kids that will be affected by this bill are trans kids and a very small number of kids with disorders of sexual development.

For the record I am opposed to this bill. I think trans kids participation in sports is a complex issue that requires nuance, which bills like this obviously don’t allow for. But I also think it is totally disingenuous and counter-productive for liberals to spread mass hysteria that this bill is going to force girls to have unnecessary genital exams, which it definitely will not.

Maybe that’s the way to win elections. It works for the Rs. They lie constantly.

(FWIW - I haven’t said they are forcing genital exams)

Absolutely republicans do it too. And it creates a culture where the two sides talk past each other about fake moral panics, while unable to come together to have tough conversations about admittedly difficult issues (see also: CRT). I think trans kids in sports is a difficult issue because it places two ideals at odds—inclusion of kids to play in the category they feel most comfortable in, versus fairness to female athletes who have an enormous physical disadvantage against male athletes after puberty. Republican efforts to ban all trans boys from girls sports, including pre-puberty when they have no physical advantage, is cruel. But some liberals’ insistence that trans woman be fully included in all professional women’s sports, even if a physical advantage can be demonstrated or inferred, seems deeply unfair to female athletes who have dedicated their lives to sports. The problem right now is we can’t have a conversation about how to weigh inclusion with fairness/safety if both sides are putting their hands over their ears and yelling “Groomer” or “Transphobe” at the other side.

Example of Ds insisting “that trans women be fully included in all professional women’s sports”?

Is that not the position of the ACLU and other left leaning organizations? Can you imagine a democratic group arguing against full trans woman participation?

ACLU isn’t “left leaning” and “other left leaning organizations” aren’t the Democrats.

On the other hand you literally have elected Republican lawmakers mandating rape of children to satisfy their weirdo beliefs.

You are putting words in my mouth. I said “some liberals’”, not “the democrats”.

Please provide an example of something the ACLU said or did in the last year that is not left leaning.

Also please provide an example of a liberal/left-leaning group arguing against full trans woman participation in womens sports.

Why are you comparing elected Rs who have already *passed legislation* banning transgender athletes to … the ACLU?

No “both sides” here.

Disingenuous.

It's bizarre that you're trying to say that the Dems and all liberals do not say that all trans girls belong in the girls locker room and on the girls team. So strange.

This whole thread is a disaster of lies and misdirection and "But actually!"

Anonymous wrote:Conservatives: It’s okay to have dozens of kids killed in school to protect the rights of every person to carry heavy weaponry.
Also: it’s okay to subject thousands of kids to genital exams by adults in order to prevent even one trans kid from joining a sports team of their chosen gender.

Me: What????

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Anonymous wrote:People complain about conservative disinformation but the liberal disinformation on this thread is insane. An internal pelvic exam on a prepubescent girl would be done in the OR under general anaesthesia—so don’t worry, it’s not something your pediatrician is going to be doing at the office so your kid can play volleyball.

For those crowing about why don’t boys get genital exams to play sports—A hernia check is a pretty standard part of a boys sports physical so they already do.

To comply with this law, the pediatrician would just have to glance at the notes from your kids last well child visit where they most likely commented on the genitalia, then sign the damn form. For children who have ambiguous genitalia, then more investigation (e.g. an ultrasound and labs) is medically indicated so has most likely already been done. This bill would only present a hurdle to participation among kids who want to play on a team that doesn’t align with their biologic sex.

Or, alternatively you can just let kids play sports and their families cheer them on and stop bullying them. Seems easier than the Rube Goldberg machine you just described. Do you even hear yourself?

What Rube Goldberg machine? I was simply countering the disinformation in this thread’s title that girls are going to have forced internal pelvic exams in order to play sports. Realistically, the only kids that will be affected by this bill are trans kids and a very small number of kids with disorders of sexual development.

For the record I am opposed to this bill. I think trans kids participation in sports is a complex issue that requires nuance, which bills like this obviously don’t allow for. But I also think it is totally disingenuous and counter-productive for liberals to spread mass hysteria that this bill is going to force girls to have unnecessary genital exams, which it definitely will not.

Maybe that’s the way to win elections. It works for the Rs. They lie constantly.

(FWIW - I haven’t said they are forcing genital exams)

Absolutely republicans do it too. And it creates a culture where the two sides talk past each other about fake moral panics, while unable to come together to have tough conversations about admittedly difficult issues (see also: CRT). I think trans kids in sports is a difficult issue because it places two ideals at odds—inclusion of kids to play in the category they feel most comfortable in, versus fairness to female athletes who have an enormous physical disadvantage against male athletes after puberty. Republican efforts to ban all trans boys from girls sports, including pre-puberty when they have no physical advantage, is cruel. But some liberals’ insistence that trans woman be fully included in all professional women’s sports, even if a physical advantage can be demonstrated or inferred, seems deeply unfair to female athletes who have dedicated their lives to sports. The problem right now is we can’t have a conversation about how to weigh inclusion with fairness/safety if both sides are putting their hands over their ears and yelling “Groomer” or “Transphobe” at the other side.

Example of Ds insisting “that trans women be fully included in all professional women’s sports”?

Is that not the position of the ACLU and other left leaning organizations? Can you imagine a democratic group arguing against full trans woman participation?

ACLU isn’t “left leaning” and “other left leaning organizations” aren’t the Democrats.

On the other hand you literally have elected Republican lawmakers mandating rape of children to satisfy their weirdo beliefs.

You are putting words in my mouth. I said “some liberals’”, not “the democrats”.

Please provide an example of something the ACLU said or did in the last year that is not left leaning.

Also please provide an example of a liberal/left-leaning group arguing against full trans woman participation in womens sports.

Why are you comparing elected Rs who have already *passed legislation* banning transgender athletes to … the ACLU?

No “both sides” here.

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Anonymous wrote:People complain about conservative disinformation but the liberal disinformation on this thread is insane. An internal pelvic exam on a prepubescent girl would be done in the OR under general anaesthesia—so don’t worry, it’s not something your pediatrician is going to be doing at the office so your kid can play volleyball.

For those crowing about why don’t boys get genital exams to play sports—A hernia check is a pretty standard part of a boys sports physical so they already do.

To comply with this law, the pediatrician would just have to glance at the notes from your kids last well child visit where they most likely commented on the genitalia, then sign the damn form. For children who have ambiguous genitalia, then more investigation (e.g. an ultrasound and labs) is medically indicated so has most likely already been done. This bill would only present a hurdle to participation among kids who want to play on a team that doesn’t align with their biologic sex.

Omg please don’t interject actual facts and common sense into this discussion. If the progressives don’t have hysteria based on misinformation, they’re not going to know what to do with themselves.

Are hysteria and misinformation bad? Asking for a friend.

You really don’t know the answer to that? That’s pretty sad.

So it’s bad to push misinformation and hysteria 24x7?

Listen, if you want to start a thread about hysteria and misinformation coming from the right, go ahead. This thread is about claims of “forced digital rape”, which are simply not true. But keep up the hand waving and deflection.

Anonymous wrote:Wi haven’t read the bill, but does it specify who decides to require an exam? Can I request an exam of my kid’s competitor for a position on a team?

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Anonymous wrote:People complain about conservative disinformation but the liberal disinformation on this thread is insane. An internal pelvic exam on a prepubescent girl would be done in the OR under general anaesthesia—so don’t worry, it’s not something your pediatrician is going to be doing at the office so your kid can play volleyball.

For those crowing about why don’t boys get genital exams to play sports—A hernia check is a pretty standard part of a boys sports physical so they already do.

To comply with this law, the pediatrician would just have to glance at the notes from your kids last well child visit where they most likely commented on the genitalia, then sign the damn form. For children who have ambiguous genitalia, then more investigation (e.g. an ultrasound and labs) is medically indicated so has most likely already been done. This bill would only present a hurdle to participation among kids who want to play on a team that doesn’t align with their biologic sex.

Omg please don’t interject actual facts and common sense into this discussion. If the progressives don’t have hysteria based on misinformation, they’re not going to know what to do with themselves.

Are hysteria and misinformation bad? Asking for a friend.

You really don’t know the answer to that? That’s pretty sad.

So it’s bad to push misinformation and hysteria 24x7?

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Anonymous wrote:People complain about conservative disinformation but the liberal disinformation on this thread is insane. An internal pelvic exam on a prepubescent girl would be done in the OR under general anaesthesia—so don’t worry, it’s not something your pediatrician is going to be doing at the office so your kid can play volleyball.

For those crowing about why don’t boys get genital exams to play sports—A hernia check is a pretty standard part of a boys sports physical so they already do.

To comply with this law, the pediatrician would just have to glance at the notes from your kids last well child visit where they most likely commented on the genitalia, then sign the damn form. For children who have ambiguous genitalia, then more investigation (e.g. an ultrasound and labs) is medically indicated so has most likely already been done. This bill would only present a hurdle to participation among kids who want to play on a team that doesn’t align with their biologic sex.

Omg please don’t interject actual facts and common sense into this discussion. If the progressives don’t have hysteria based on misinformation, they’re not going to know what to do with themselves.

Are hysteria and misinformation bad? Asking for a friend.

You really don’t know the answer to that? That’s pretty sad.

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Anonymous wrote:People complain about conservative disinformation but the liberal disinformation on this thread is insane. An internal pelvic exam on a prepubescent girl would be done in the OR under general anaesthesia—so don’t worry, it’s not something your pediatrician is going to be doing at the office so your kid can play volleyball.

For those crowing about why don’t boys get genital exams to play sports—A hernia check is a pretty standard part of a boys sports physical so they already do.

To comply with this law, the pediatrician would just have to glance at the notes from your kids last well child visit where they most likely commented on the genitalia, then sign the damn form. For children who have ambiguous genitalia, then more investigation (e.g. an ultrasound and labs) is medically indicated so has most likely already been done. This bill would only present a hurdle to participation among kids who want to play on a team that doesn’t align with their biologic sex.

Omg please don’t interject actual facts and common sense into this discussion. If the progressives don’t have hysteria based on misinformation, they’re not going to know what to do with themselves.

Are hysteria and misinformation bad? Asking for a friend.

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Anonymous wrote:People complain about conservative disinformation but the liberal disinformation on this thread is insane. An internal pelvic exam on a prepubescent girl would be done in the OR under general anaesthesia—so don’t worry, it’s not something your pediatrician is going to be doing at the office so your kid can play volleyball.

For those crowing about why don’t boys get genital exams to play sports—A hernia check is a pretty standard part of a boys sports physical so they already do.

To comply with this law, the pediatrician would just have to glance at the notes from your kids last well child visit where they most likely commented on the genitalia, then sign the damn form. For children who have ambiguous genitalia, then more investigation (e.g. an ultrasound and labs) is medically indicated so has most likely already been done. This bill would only present a hurdle to participation among kids who want to play on a team that doesn’t align with their biologic sex.

Omg please don’t interject actual facts and common sense into this discussion. If the progressives don’t have hysteria based on misinformation, they’re not going to know what to do with themselves.

Anonymous wrote:People complain about conservative disinformation but the liberal disinformation on this thread is insane. An internal pelvic exam on a prepubescent girl would be done in the OR under general anaesthesia—so don’t worry, it’s not something your pediatrician is going to be doing at the office so your kid can play volleyball.

For those crowing about why don’t boys get genital exams to play sports—A hernia check is a pretty standard part of a boys sports physical so they already do.

To comply with this law, the pediatrician would just have to glance at the notes from your kids last well child visit where they most likely commented on the genitalia, then sign the damn form. For children who have ambiguous genitalia, then more investigation (e.g. an ultrasound and labs) is medically indicated so has most likely already been done. This bill would only present a hurdle to participation among kids who want to play on a team that doesn’t align with their biologic sex.

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Anonymous wrote:People complain about conservative disinformation but the liberal disinformation on this thread is insane. An internal pelvic exam on a prepubescent girl would be done in the OR under general anaesthesia—so don’t worry, it’s not something your pediatrician is going to be doing at the office so your kid can play volleyball.

For those crowing about why don’t boys get genital exams to play sports—A hernia check is a pretty standard part of a boys sports physical so they already do.

To comply with this law, the pediatrician would just have to glance at the notes from your kids last well child visit where they most likely commented on the genitalia, then sign the damn form. For children who have ambiguous genitalia, then more investigation (e.g. an ultrasound and labs) is medically indicated so has most likely already been done. This bill would only present a hurdle to participation among kids who want to play on a team that doesn’t align with their biologic sex.

This. The hysterics on this thread are ridiculous.

Anonymous wrote:People complain about conservative disinformation but the liberal disinformation on this thread is insane. An internal pelvic exam on a prepubescent girl would be done in the OR under general anaesthesia—so don’t worry, it’s not something your pediatrician is going to be doing at the office so your kid can play volleyball.

For those crowing about why don’t boys get genital exams to play sports—A hernia check is a pretty standard part of a boys sports physical so they already do.

To comply with this law, the pediatrician would just have to glance at the notes from your kids last well child visit where they most likely commented on the genitalia, then sign the damn form. For children who have ambiguous genitalia, then more investigation (e.g. an ultrasound and labs) is medically indicated so has most likely already been done. This bill would only present a hurdle to participation among kids who want to play on a team that doesn’t align with their biologic sex.