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blackrams
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OCT 25, 11:38 PM
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Yahoo Sports
Gov. Greg Abbott signs Texas bill restricting transgender participation in school sports
A Texas bill seeking to limit transgender students' access to school sports is now law.
Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill on Monday that prohibits students in public schools from competing in sports that don't align with their gender listed at birth. The bill was passed by the State's Republican-led legislature earlier in October and sent to Abbott's desk for his signature.
The bill passed via a 76-61 margin in the House of Representatives and a 19-12 vote in the Senate. Abbott didn't publicly comment on the law upon signing it. It will take effect in January.
The bill overrides a previous provision to state law that allowed students to obtain a court order to permit them to compete as the gender with which they identify. Republican state Rep. Valoree Swanson, a vocal advocate of the bill, argued that the new law's intent is to protect girls in sports.
"We need a statewide level playing field," Swanson said while advocating for the bill on the House floor earlier in October. "It’s very important that we, who got elected to be here, protect our girls.”
LGBTQ advocates argue that the law's intent is to discriminate and further stigmatize transgender lifestyles with which its supporters don't agree. Ricardo Martinez, chief executive officer of Equality Texas, argued against the the bill while speaking with the Associated Press last week.
“This cruel and grotesque ban puts a target on the backs of transgender children and adults, erases intersex people and sends a clear message that transgender and intersex people aren’t welcome or safe in Texas,” Martinez said.
Republican-led legislators in more than 20 states have proposed bills limiting transgender participation in public schools. Texas joins Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas and Montana in passing such bills into law.
Critics characterize the bills as solutions without problems and argue that legislators can't point to instances in their states where girls have experienced unfair treatment or even competed against transgender athletes.
An Associated Press survey of legislators supporting such bills found that several couldn't cite an instance of a transgender girl's participation in sports existing or causing a problem in their states. Others pointed to a case in Connecticut that's received widespread attention and is often cited by supporters of bills limiting transgender rights.
Monday's is the latest controversial measure approved Abbott in recent months. In May, Abbott signed Senate Bill 8 into law prohibiting abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Earlier this month, Abbott signed an executive order outlawing COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Texas, including those among private employers.
Kind of reminds me of the silly racing I used to do. We called it Run What Ya Brung. 
Rams[This message has been edited by blackrams (edited 10-25-2021).]
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82-T/A [At Work]
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OCT 26, 04:10 PM
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I completely support Transgender rights, but not when they affect the rights of others.
I was open to the idea (for whatever my opinion is worth) in transgender male-to-female competing with women, but there doesn't seem to be any legitimate way to eliminate the obvious benefit that the naturally-born male will have over females. You can't have all males and all females compete co-ed, because that immediately discriminates against women from being competitive in most sports. So it's only fair that such a law exists. It's not intended to discriminate against transgender people... there are many of us who don't have a problem with it. But it DOES discriminate and provide a very unfair advantage to a transgendered male above a female. You can't have MORE rights than others... just because you want them.
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olejoedad
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OCT 26, 07:14 PM
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Transgender individuals should not have any special privileges over other citizens of this country.
Chromosomes determine sex, not self identification.
This law protects everyone equally.
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Jake_Dragon
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OCT 26, 07:50 PM
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I just wish people could learn to be who they are.
If you are a man and want to get some bolt on tits. Well I support you, you go and get those tits. But you are who you are, a born dude with a bolt on pair of tits.
Is there something wrong with that? No there is not. What is wrong is when you try to assert that you are not a dude with a feminine build and a set of tits.
That's where it all goes wrong. See no matter how nice of a rack you have, its not fair to mislead anyone into thinking you are something you are not.
Its not fair to guys and its not fair to girls who have to compete with you. Its the lies and deception, the people who will take advantage that worry me.
Plus its damn confusing.
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I have no problem with people just being who they are, as long as who they are does not infringe on other peoples rights to be who they are.
Some times life is not fair, I wanted to be Tarzan and hang out with Jane in the jungle. But here we are...
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randye
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OCT 26, 08:28 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
You can't have MORE rights than others... just because you want them.
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Simple tolerance by normal, non-deviant, people was never enough.
It was never enough for the deviants to simply engage in their delusion and leave everyone else alone.
This is about a mental illness where the sufferer demands that everyone else participate in their delusion with them.
I'm just astonished that it required actual legislation to say; "we refuse to be forced to play along with your mental illness and pretend that you are something that you are not".[This message has been edited by randye (edited 10-27-2021).]
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maryjane
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OCT 26, 11:49 PM
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But,transgender will cause China to have an attitude adjustment any day now.
"WORLD—The arms race is heating up between the U.S. and China. Just last week, China revealed its brand new "space nukes", which are capable of easily nuking any country on the planet. The United States responded swiftly to the provocation by unveiling the world's first trans admiral.
"China, you've been warned," said Biden to a Chinese food delivery person he mistook for President Xi. "Our transgender admiral is fully armed and operational. If you cross us, we will unleash the full fire and fury of this deadly weapon upon you, make no mistake."
Military experts say that while a space nuke is somewhat impressive, it pales in comparison to the awesome power of diversity. "With Rachel Levine serving as admiral, nations around the world will bow before the terrifying might of our transgender empowerment," said General Milley. "We must pursue peace through strength. Strength of inclusivity."
Biden insisted that there is no weapon yet conceived that can top Admiral Levine and that he will gladly accept China's preemptive surrender.
(Admiral Levine was not available for comment as she was getting her prostate examined. )"
(from the Babylon Bee, a political satire news website)
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randye
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OCT 27, 12:32 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
"With Rachel Levine serving as admiral, nations around the world will bow before the terrifying might of our transgender empowerment," said General Milley.
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82-T/A [At Work]
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OCT 27, 10:05 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by randye:
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Oh no... I can't unsee this...
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