Re: OT: Trans Day of Visibility 2025 AMA

On 2025-03-31 11:38 a.m., Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:

On 2025-03-31 16:19:18 +0000, Bob Casanova said:
 

On Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:04:13 -0700, the following appeared
in talk.origins, posted by erik simpson
<eastside.erik@gmail.com>:
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On 3/30/25 7:00 PM, Kestrel Clayton wrote:

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The last day of March is the Transgender Day of Visibility, a day to
improve awareness of transgender people, to draw attention to the
challenges and oppression we face, and help people understand us better.
The TDoV is more important than ever in 2025, as the Trump
Administration has put us squarely in its target sights.
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One of the ways I can fight for my existence, and that of several of my
friends and loved ones, is by being visible as myself, answering
questions, and demystifying trans people.
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I am a transgender woman. I am visible. Ask me anything.
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Intending no disrespect, I'm sympathetic to anyone with gender
dysphoria.  It's probably a conclusion that you and others have reached
only after some serious introspection.  That's your business, not mine,
and doesn't disturb me in the slightest.  I do object to biological
males competing in women's sports, and I think it's a very bad idea for
minors to do anything irrevocable before their brains are at least
soft-boiled.
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Agreed. All.

 Agreed. All.
 

Sort of agreed, but re: sports, how exactly do you define 'biological male' and how would you plan to enforce it? And yes, it is a bad idea for minors to do anything irrevocable. The cases I know of are in late adolescence with a long history of really knowing what they want and decisions made by doctor/parent in cases of infants with ambiguous or damaged genitalia. I'm okay with the first but dead against the second.
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Don Cates ("he's a cunning rascal" PN)