Parker MolloyMar 9
Look, again, as I've said over and over and over, it would be one thing if the people obsessing over trans people in sports were interested in some sort of compromise. But they're just... not. www.readtpa.com/p/fine-lets-...

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Show threadParker MolloyMar 9
"Sports" is such a red herring. Advocates for trans people have never asked for there to be a free-for-all, especially when you're talking about competitive/professional/collegiate/Olympic sports. For those, it's always been that organizations should set their own standards based on science/research
Show threadParker MolloyMar 9
On the topic of sports, to the extent that trans people and advocates for trans rights actually do talk about this, it's always been "Hey, sure, let's figure out how to ensure fairness, balancing it with inclusion." The less competitive something is, the more you should err on the side of inclusion.
Show threadParker Molloy
And vice versa for things like the Olympics, which should err on the side of fairness. The pro-trans side is the side that's always been about finding compromise. It's mostly pointless, though, because like I said, it's a red herring.
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Show threadParker MolloyMar 9
It's really frustrating that when the topic of trans rights comes up, a lot of ostensibly pro-trans politicians start talking about sports and "pronouns" (w/o elaborating on what they mean), instead of talking about efforts to criminalize healthcare, to legalize discrimination, to revoke IDs, etc.
Show threadParker MolloyMar 9
Just off the top of my head, here's how I think a "pro-trans everything except sports" politician could answer a question about trans rights (or trans people in sports, specifically): "I obviously think it's important to find a way forward on this issue, to find a balance between fairness and ...
Show threadParker MolloyMar 9
"... inclusion. But if you want to know where I stand on trans rights? Here's what I'm thinking about. The State Department stopped issuing passports to trans people that reflect who they are. That means trans people traveling internationally are being outed by their own government documents ..."
Show threadParker MolloyMar 9
"... In some countries, that's not just embarrassing, it's dangerous. In Kansas, the state retroactively invalidated gender markers on existing driver's licenses. Not going forward. Retroactively. Trans people who already had accurate IDs suddenly don't. ..."
Show threadParker MolloyMar 9
"... The administration is stripping employment protections that have been in place for years. Healthcare providers in multiple states are being threatened with criminal prosecution for treating trans patients, taking decisions away from parents/teens/doctors and handing them to the government. ..."
Show threadParker MolloyMar 9
"... These are the trans rights I'm talking about. I know you want to ask me about sports, and we can have a nice big discussion about fairness after we put a stop to the persecution of this tiny minority." That's what I'd say if I were one of these politicians.
Show threadParker MolloyMar 9
Also, it should go without saying that the sports bans aren't really about sports. They're about getting "transgender girls are male" written into the text of a law so that the next time someone sues over bathroom access, or passport accuracy, or employment discrimination, there's a statute ...
Show threadParker MolloyMar 9
... somewhere that says trans women are legally male. That's the game. Sports is just the vehicle. They picked it because it polls well enough to pass, and once it's in the books, it can be cited in every subsequent case about what a trans person is allowed to be recognized as by their government.
Show threadParker MolloyMar 9
Sports bans aren't the destination, they're the foundation. Once you have a law that codifies trans girls as "male" for purposes of athletic competition, you have a precedent. And that precedent gets cited in the next case. And the one after that. Bathrooms. Passports. Employment.
Show threadParker MolloyMar 9
The sports argument is the on-ramp. Politicians who say "I support trans rights except in sports" are either too naive to understand what they're agreeing to, or they understand it perfectly.
Show threadF3715HMar 9

@parkermolloy.com exactly that!

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