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Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming (www.theonion.com)

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[–] derf82@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (21 children)

Pick your battles, people. Insisting that trans women be allowed to compete in women’s sports is just not a winning argument, even among people that might be willing to otherwise oppose other trans restrictions. All it does in reinforce anti-trans attitudes.

This isn’t some invented fiction. Here is a trans powerlifter that just came in and started shattering records.

[–] violetraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is a very unique article. How did you come about reading it?

[–] derf82@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I recall reading about it, so I googled some details I recalled for a link to share.

It isn’t the only case. There is also Lia Thomas, an NCAA swimmer.

[–] violetraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago

Oh, wow. The swimmer that Katey Ledecky beat and transphobes started blaming her, a cis woman, for being trans?

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