I consider
myself a liberal person and to some extent a Buddhist, but most of all a
free-thinking individual. I refuse to
identify myself with any group think.
Our Maine Governor and Donald Trump are in a standoff about transgender girls competing in girls’ sports. I must admit I have some conflicting feelings on this subject.
However, I
try to isolate myself from feelings and view subjects with a logical mind.
How a person
wishes to dress is none of my business.
The gender a person wishes to identify as is none of my business.
Who a person
wishes to have sex with is none of my business.
Preferred
sex acts of other people are none of my business.
Transgender
athletics is none of my business, and I will not enter into the fray: I don’t
have a dog in that hunt, but I would be uncomfortable strictly from a fairness
position.
Boys have a
different pelvic structure than girls, and boys have a distinct muscular build and
a different hormonal makeup than girls.
A
transgender woman or girl has every right to dress the way she is comfortable,
and every right to associate herself with the gender she is most
comfortable. She has every right to
surgery to make herself more comfortable in the role she chooses.
But, if she
does not have, or has not had, ovaries and an egg that drops every month causing the
hormonal rollercoaster of a period, and the internal organs designed for pregnancy and
carrying a fetus to term, then strictly speaking she is not female.
Males competing against females in a physical sport would likely have an unfair advantage.
But again, I
don’t have a dog in this hunt. and I do support our governor standing up to
Trump.
Maine's governor, a woman, has been the only person who has shown the toughness to answer Trump back to his face.
The
Ol’Buzzard
I am in Agreement with you on this topic and for the same reasons. I have a Transgender Grandchild and even they feel it would be an unfair advantage to engage in Female Sports, regardless of how far along one transitions, or doesn't. So, we have had this discussion and it is an awkward Space to Hold... much like a Girl wanting to play in Male Sports, my main concern would be Safety for all the individuals participating, even beyond the Fairness Factor of it, which is considerable too as far as advantages and disadvantages. I am stronger than most Women, yet, the fact remains I'm not as strong as even some of the weakest Men, biologically that is just the Reality of it.
ReplyDeleteGiven that there are currently more active measles infections in this country than there are transwomen athletes competing in high school or college sports, why is this even an issue? By paying any attention at all to it you're reinforcing the bigoted hateful position that transwomen are somehow diminishing or threatening "real" women. The whole trans controversy is designed to keep people from noticing the current administration is intent on totally shredding the social safety net and turning the U.S. into a dystopian hellscape. If the populace gets worked up about a trans volleyball player or swimmer maybe they won't notice that the Medicaid that pays for their elderly parents to stay in nursing homes is being gutted.
ReplyDeleteGiven the incredibly shitty way women are treated in most societies, why would anyone who had more than two brain cells to rub together decide they were not their assigned at birth gender and deliberately give up being a man and all the advantages that come with being male in modern society if they did not totally believe they are women? Calling being trans a choice is like saying gay is a choice or being black is a choice.