Sports bodies have enacted trans-exclusionary policies, saying they had no choice. Legal scholars have raised doubts about just how “required” these policies really are.
““To apply the policy consistently, we updated the competition-gender field for all transgender members to match their sex assigned at birth,” Andrews said. He added that trans athletes barred from competition were offered suicide prevention resources.”
gargle my incinerated balls, Pete Andrews.
Like jesus christ what a fucking thing to say. “Oh, we know this will alienate you so badly that you might kill yourself, but we have to be ‘fair’!!!”
I hope they win, and, that the discovery process reveals much about the "gender critical" ideologues carrying out this would-be-pogrom against us.
The people engineering, funding, and carrying out the propaganda campaign and enacting the laws and policies against transgender people must face 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 18 U.S.C. § 241, & 18 U.S.C. § 242 prosecution.
"He added that trans athletes barred from competition were offered suicide prevention resources."
Translation: we know that this action, not required by law, will be so devastating to some athletes that they may consider taking their lives, but instead of fighting the pressures to go in this direction we're going to give them some phone numbers and wash our hands of them.
“To apply the policy consistently, we updated the competition-gender field for all transgender members to match their sex assigned at birth,” Andrews said. He added that trans athletes barred from competition were offered suicide prevention resources.
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Wow! Andrews, you’d do all that for me? Wow!
Update MY gender field? For me?
ICYMI: My gender transition is legitimatized by an appropriate court order and the laws of my state.
Trumps reign of bullying continues - it's great the people like YUKICH AND CIRLLI are not just bending the knee. The USOPC, USS FENCING along with Princeton University and others have lost all sense of what is right and what is wrong. Trumps Executive order is just that it is not law and the vague langue used is just another example of bending the knee to Trump. I praise these women and anyone who has the backbone to stand up and take a stand. They should be supported in anyway we can
> “To apply the policy consistently, we updated the competition-gender field for all transgender members to match their sex assigned at birth,” Andrews said. He added that trans athletes barred from competition were offered suicide prevention resources.
Something about this really bothers me. What resources were people offered and how much did it cost? I'm guessing it was just a phone number and an email saying "too bad, sucks to suck" or something. To even mention that as a "resource" is insulting.
I hope that when Dinah wins her lawsuit she sends them the same "suicide prevention resources". Legal losses can take a toll, USOPC. Talk to a therapist about it at your own expense.
YES!!! "I hope that when Dinah wins her lawsuit she sends them the same "suicide prevention resources". Legal losses can take a toll, USOPC. Talk to a therapist about it at your own expense."
The idiots have fewer balls than I do! Given I’m a cis female that says a lot. Who the hell gives a crap about what’s in anyone’s pants and why the hell do they give a crap?
How much time, energy, emotion, and money is being wasted on this insane non-issue? Probably enough to house the homeless and feed the hungry as well as providing affordable medical care and education to the whole country!
tRump, get your fool head out of your ass and knock this shit off. You suck!
This was quite a shock: the CEO of USA fencing “added that trans athletes barred from competition were offered suicide prevention resources.” Was this supposed to mitigate the harm, or his guilt?
It’s clear they knew how horrific this is — giving out suicide prevention info is a cruel slap in the face. This obeying in advance is going to kill us.
The fact that they offered "suicide prevention courses" in exchange for misgendering people is a huge tell. They KNOW their policies are harmful to trans peeps and they're throwing a bandaid at a potentially lethal wound. Evil fucks.
I would like to see transgender men "abiding" by these exclusionary rules, and attempt to compete on women's teams. This would create quite a conundrum. These rules dictate that transgender men must compete on women's teams, but they might be disqualified from these teams because of HRT. This would highlight the unfairness and hypocracy of these anti-transgender rules.
Wow, they pretty much just admitted outright that they consider trans lives less important than making sure bigots don't get butthurt about losing. Way to let that mask slip, y'all. Quiet part out loud, much?
Of course I’m glad the lawsuit is happening, but here’s my question: if you’ve been medically reassigned, and you live in a state where the BC can be changed and then reissued to show unamended female sex, are sports bans still much of an issue? I mean, your BC (plus a physical exam if needed) would always then show female sex if the sporting body questioned you, correct?
So appreciative of her going through the courts. Sick what they ordered her and the other fencers as a consolation support material. My USA swimmer was offered a transition support plan (to detransition to her team? We aren't clear on this) when they told us she couldn't compete in her category anymore. They offered a suit waiver form too. I'm wondering if there are class actions we can join or is that not happening/helpful? Keep us posted! Thanks, Erin in the morning!
““To apply the policy consistently, we updated the competition-gender field for all transgender members to match their sex assigned at birth,” Andrews said. He added that trans athletes barred from competition were offered suicide prevention resources.”
gargle my incinerated balls, Pete Andrews.
Like jesus christ what a fucking thing to say. “Oh, we know this will alienate you so badly that you might kill yourself, but we have to be ‘fair’!!!”
Yeah, they are that fatuous and evil.
I hope they win, and, that the discovery process reveals much about the "gender critical" ideologues carrying out this would-be-pogrom against us.
The people engineering, funding, and carrying out the propaganda campaign and enacting the laws and policies against transgender people must face 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 18 U.S.C. § 241, & 18 U.S.C. § 242 prosecution.
I hope they rule for her, and I hope the ruling is strong en out a message to all others.
"He added that trans athletes barred from competition were offered suicide prevention resources."
Translation: we know that this action, not required by law, will be so devastating to some athletes that they may consider taking their lives, but instead of fighting the pressures to go in this direction we're going to give them some phone numbers and wash our hands of them.
“To apply the policy consistently, we updated the competition-gender field for all transgender members to match their sex assigned at birth,” Andrews said. He added that trans athletes barred from competition were offered suicide prevention resources.
—————
Wow! Andrews, you’d do all that for me? Wow!
Update MY gender field? For me?
ICYMI: My gender transition is legitimatized by an appropriate court order and the laws of my state.
But thanks anyway… (foo!)
Trumps reign of bullying continues - it's great the people like YUKICH AND CIRLLI are not just bending the knee. The USOPC, USS FENCING along with Princeton University and others have lost all sense of what is right and what is wrong. Trumps Executive order is just that it is not law and the vague langue used is just another example of bending the knee to Trump. I praise these women and anyone who has the backbone to stand up and take a stand. They should be supported in anyway we can
> “To apply the policy consistently, we updated the competition-gender field for all transgender members to match their sex assigned at birth,” Andrews said. He added that trans athletes barred from competition were offered suicide prevention resources.
Something about this really bothers me. What resources were people offered and how much did it cost? I'm guessing it was just a phone number and an email saying "too bad, sucks to suck" or something. To even mention that as a "resource" is insulting.
I hope that when Dinah wins her lawsuit she sends them the same "suicide prevention resources". Legal losses can take a toll, USOPC. Talk to a therapist about it at your own expense.
YES!!! "I hope that when Dinah wins her lawsuit she sends them the same "suicide prevention resources". Legal losses can take a toll, USOPC. Talk to a therapist about it at your own expense."
The idiots have fewer balls than I do! Given I’m a cis female that says a lot. Who the hell gives a crap about what’s in anyone’s pants and why the hell do they give a crap?
How much time, energy, emotion, and money is being wasted on this insane non-issue? Probably enough to house the homeless and feed the hungry as well as providing affordable medical care and education to the whole country!
tRump, get your fool head out of your ass and knock this shit off. You suck!
This was quite a shock: the CEO of USA fencing “added that trans athletes barred from competition were offered suicide prevention resources.” Was this supposed to mitigate the harm, or his guilt?
It’s clear they knew how horrific this is — giving out suicide prevention info is a cruel slap in the face. This obeying in advance is going to kill us.
The fact that they offered "suicide prevention courses" in exchange for misgendering people is a huge tell. They KNOW their policies are harmful to trans peeps and they're throwing a bandaid at a potentially lethal wound. Evil fucks.
I would like to see transgender men "abiding" by these exclusionary rules, and attempt to compete on women's teams. This would create quite a conundrum. These rules dictate that transgender men must compete on women's teams, but they might be disqualified from these teams because of HRT. This would highlight the unfairness and hypocracy of these anti-transgender rules.
already been happening :p
Wow, they pretty much just admitted outright that they consider trans lives less important than making sure bigots don't get butthurt about losing. Way to let that mask slip, y'all. Quiet part out loud, much?
Of course I’m glad the lawsuit is happening, but here’s my question: if you’ve been medically reassigned, and you live in a state where the BC can be changed and then reissued to show unamended female sex, are sports bans still much of an issue? I mean, your BC (plus a physical exam if needed) would always then show female sex if the sporting body questioned you, correct?
So appreciative of her going through the courts. Sick what they ordered her and the other fencers as a consolation support material. My USA swimmer was offered a transition support plan (to detransition to her team? We aren't clear on this) when they told us she couldn't compete in her category anymore. They offered a suit waiver form too. I'm wondering if there are class actions we can join or is that not happening/helpful? Keep us posted! Thanks, Erin in the morning!
Oh may justice prevail!!