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"It is a complicated issue. It is truly a complicated issue, with a wide range of views, truly a wide range of views," Jean-Pierre said. "There is no 'yes or no' answer to this, it is complicated. There is a rule that the Department of Education [DOE] has put forward, and we're going to let that process move forward, and again, we want to make sure that while we establish guardrails with this rule, we also prevent discrimination, as well, against transgender kids. But again, a complicated issue with a wide range of views, and we respect that."

"Absolutely no reason for the Biden admin to do this," New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote. "It is indefensible and embarrassing. The admin can still walk this back, and they should. It's a disgrace."

"Honestly, this move by Biden to push a rule on trans kids in sports is not only a backwards betrayal, it [forces] us to have to spend our time dealing with god d*** sports instead of criminal bans on our healthcare," Alejandra Caraballo, a civil rights attorney and LGBTQ+ advocate, wrote. "He could have just done nothing. This is legitimizing transphobia."

The mOsT PrOgReSsIvE Administration in History™ funny-clown-hammer "A complicated issue with a wide range of views, and we respect that" funny-clown-hammer Fuck off out of here with that "centrist" nonsense. There's nothing complicated about it, and it's not an issue unless you want to turn it into one and want to appeal to people's emotions like Republicans are doing. It was only a matter of time before they'd start throwing trans people under the bus. I guess with the coming elections it's as good a time as ever.

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[-] radiofreeval@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago

Honest question, but as a trans athlete, should I wait to get on HRT before trying to compete in the women's division?

[-] UnicodeHamSic@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, it looks like after around a year of hormones you are at baseline for your preferred gender.

Bonus if you are amab and want to compete in mens sports it is tradional to start taking masculinizing hormones before you compete as well.

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

Wait, mana sports? Like, wizards and sorcerers fighting? whoa

[-] UnicodeHamSic@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

Mana, like the Polynesian concept of of greatness where it is cool and powerful combined into a spiritual force. We technically have the same in the west but we don't acknowledge that we feel being cool confers moral weight.

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Oh, my ignorance is showing. That does sound cool.

[-] UnicodeHamSic@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

No, it was a typo I just decided to run with

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

wtf

I googled it before I sent the second comment and there was a Mana sports group, more results about Polynesian Olympics, etc. I can't believe you've done this.

[-] UnicodeHamSic@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean, yes I am obviously such a terrible nerd that when talking about sports my phone tries to autocorret it to videogames. All the stuff I said is still accurate just not reasonably relevant

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