Red,
There's a difference between basing opinions on facts and basing opinions on feelings or emotions.
Much of the trans debate is driven by feelings. Let's be real...there is no compelling reason why trans women must compete against cis women in sports.
Actually, there is no compelling logical reason why they must use women's restrooms either.
These debates aren't being rooted in logic. They are being rooted in feelings.
The argument for excluding trans individuals from these spaces can be justified on biological grounds with many straightforward reasons.
But really, it's simple....weiner or no weiner.
What's unfortunate is how this issue has devolved into a black and white problem.
Trans for centuries quietly existed within society. But now they are being pushed into the spotlight as polarizing figures.
#25 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-01-16 11:57 AM
Biology first. How much hormone makes this or that? It's hotly debated, but not masterfully. Biology rooted in feeling..
So, in that regard I'd believe what that person feels is valid, but also what I feel about that person. Evaluation of their threat potential never comes immediately to mind. Why behavior based on shared biological belief that there is no threat unless their sexual identification doesn't match the expectation I generated without any prior knowledge?
Are you certain that feeling is biological and why resulting in anti-empathic behavior? We generally cooperate among many other, sometimes life-threatening situations down to mundane requests. What is triggering this antipathy? I do not believe it is biologically inclined, but rather behavioral programming.
Traditionally we have beloved moments of sexual mis-identification as points of humor and cultural sensitivity (Klinger, Jenner, Fudd), but something has changed more recently into a meanness and overt ugly attitude toward transgendered identification. Competition isn't limited by ball weight.
Games are rules can be changed to accommodate in whatever fashion.
The denial of personhood and self-identification is what is the problem. The peen are innocent.