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Cake day: July 3rd, 2023

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  • In some cases, sure I’ll grant it can be unfair for newly transitioned women, i.e. on hormones for less than a year. After that, any potential advantage is for a large part nullified (which is overly simplistic as a timeline but whatever). Also, let’s be real honest on just how many people this affects. The amount is so staggeringly small that even if we put aside that there is only a temporary advantage, there’s really not much of a problem, just a handful of individuals.

    But, and this is vitally important to understand, sports are not a core, vital governmental interest and thus do not need to be legislated. To be very plain, games are not important to the functioning of society. Individual leagues can come up with their own policies if they feel it so necessary to exclude the small number of trans women who want to participate.

    The entire “debate” just shows we are not a serious society. God forbid trans women want to exist and pursue their interests.

    As for Gavin Newsome, this really shows he’s trying a bit too hard to start a presidential run with a theory of “let’s be Republican Lite.” That worked so well the last time.











  • If the world isn’t comfortable taking action by now

    The sad fact of the matter is most Americans aren’t. So, we have to meet them where they are and start small and low-threat to get them comfortable.

    Personally, I find a one day blackout super easy. I don’t buy a lot as is, and when I do, I go out of my way to not engage with big companies. I know companies don’t feel my actions, and I know they wouldn’t feel my actions if there were 100 of me doing this. So, we need to use this as an opportunity to get people on board as “baby’s first social action.” Get people comfortable with doing something so that bigger, more impactful actions can be taken down the line.

    After the 28th, we need to then organize the next one and make it longer, say 3 days and ask that people get their friends to do it, too. It will take successive action with the awareness that this is all connected.