Originally Posted by mtdjed (Post 2216462)

It has been announced that transgender women are banned from running in the 2024 Olympics against women. Some transgender comments about denying them the opportunity to participate. They are not being denied the opportunity. They just have to compete against people of their biological sex. Kind of like letting a heavyweight average boxer compete against a lightweight boxer. XY against XY, not XY against XX. Sports events are looking for the best, not the best imposter. If an XX wants to compete against an XY, let it happen, If a lightweight wants to compete against a heavyweight, let it happen. Go up to your best not down to your best.

Originally Posted by Cybersprings (Post 2217022)

Are you suggesting that everyone should have the opportunity to participate in whatever category they choose, regardless of fairness of competition?

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2217018)

I'll assume that there wouldn't be any, because they've already been told they had to live with the shame of being "other" and no one would pick them anyway as a result. On the other hand, if being something other than straight hetero biological AND psychological male or female only were accepted by society - not as "common" but as "not an aberration/defect of nature worthy of scorn and shame" then there might well have been some, by now.

It's not sophistry. It's called acceptance of "other" even if you don't understand it, or like it, and trying to include everyone in whatever capacity they are able and interested.

No one needs a participation trophy. But everyone should have the opportunity to participate.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2216678)

Currently, it's transgenders. The cycle will turn back to blacks in a month or two, and then it's time again for the Muslims, and then it'll be the Jews again.

Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 2216946)

Oh, puhleese — that is a ridiculous statement……

Please cite your source.

Boomer

Originally Posted by Cybersprings (Post 2216951)

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, released on Thursday, reveals that nearly one-fourth of high school students identify as LGBTQ, based on 2021 data from 17,508 students in 152 schools across the country. In contrast, 75.5% of students identify as heterosexual.

According to the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, the number of LGBTQ students has increased by 11% from 2015 to 2021. This significant uptick may be due to the wording surrounding students who are questioning their sexuality, the researchers note.

Scary, isn't it?

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2216952)

This is the topic and not transgenders competing in all sports. A woman who used to be a man can run in the Paris 2024 Olympics with the men. And what would seem fairer is just exactly are this contestant's abilities? Maybe they are slower than all the men?

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2216958)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST2owT63VIk

"Lindsey Vonn: I’d probably die skiing against men".

I did find this interesting-- a top woman skier who petitioned to compete against the men.

Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2217051)

Then they should run in the men's division... Win or lose...

Their abilities have nothing to do with who they run against...

A mediocre male college runner can easily beat a top college female runner...

Same with Olympic runners...

Originally Posted by Worldseries27 (Post 2217048)

To all thread starters
1. If a transgender to female won the u.s.a. Presidency would the glass ceiling be broken. How about only yes or no answers like a voting machine reduces it to.
2nd
why does the above transgender issues remind me of cowardly males on the titanic who impersonated females to save their own lives by dooming women and children alike.
3. Disney claimed its workers prevailed upon them to take the social stand on our children's education that it has.
A. Please give us a head count of the number of employees who did so.
B. What percentage of your employees does that number represent.
3. I'm holding my breath

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2217018)

I'll assume that there wouldn't be any, because they've already been told they had to live with the shame of being "other" and no one would pick them anyway as a result. On the other hand, if being something other than straight hetero biological AND psychological male or female only were accepted by society - not as "common" but as "not an aberration/defect of nature worthy of scorn and shame" then there might well have been some, by now.

It's not sophistry. It's called acceptance of "other" even if you don't understand it, or like it, and trying to include everyone in whatever capacity they are able and interested.

No one needs a participation trophy. But everyone should have the opportunity to participate.

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2217054)

Olympic Runner Caster Semenya Wants To Compete, Not Defend Her Womanhood : Live Updates: The Tokyo Olympics : NPR

And then there are women born women who have too high testosterone levels.

Caster Semenya - Wikipedia