Saturday, March 28, 2020

Transgender sports: Trump's Justice Department weighs in on the side of science

"With the Ls, Gs, and Bs, there was never any question about the fact that they were boys and girls, right down to the DNA." Then, along came the T's and the Q's and all Democrat politics, um, transformed. TD
Andrea Widberg  "Title IX says that, in the education setting, people cannot be discriminated against based on their sex. Congress passed Title IX in 1972, at a time when people had the old-fashioned idea that there were two sexes, one with XX chromosomes and the other with XY chromosomes. Fast forward almost fifty years and you Connecticut government entities insisting that, if a boy claims to be a girl (and there’s no requirement that he actually believes this false notion), schools must allow him to compete in girls’ sports events.
"That’s how these two boys ran away with the Connecticut High School track championships and, in all probability, with the college scholarships that could go with them:"
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"As the video notes, not all the girls who got shortchanged were willing to accept that they could be kicked out of the race by two massively muscled boys. Selina Soule, Chelsea Mitchell, and Alanna Smith sued various Connecticut entities for discrimination and Title IX violations.
"Before wading into the lawsuit, it’s worth emphasizing that there’s not a scintilla of science behind the transgender theory, something one can see by reviewing a September 2018 policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatricians (the largest and most influential pediatric organization in America)."... More...

Bill Barr and the Justice Department Get Involved With a Transgender Athletics Lawsuit  "On Wednesday, Attorney General Bill Barr chimed in on the issue of boys playing against girls in chicks’ sporting competitions.
" 'Should dudes — who are, generally, bigger, stronger, and faster — be able to get in there?
"Bill says Nope.
"He filed a statement of interest in a lawsuit by student athletes Alanna Smith, Selina Soule, and Chelsea Mitchell.
"They’re suing the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC), which has allowed guys to compete with gals.
"The trio isn’t happy about biological males taking wins and awards that would’ve otherwise gone to females.
"As Bill made clear, he agrees." . . .

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