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From: DB Cates <cates_db@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: OT: Trans Day of Visibility 2025 AMA
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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>:
>>
>>> On 3/30/25 7:00 PM, Kestrel Clayton wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> I am a transgender woman. I am visible. Ask me anything.
>>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>> 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)