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U.S. House approves bill banning transgender student athletes in girls sports

SomeRandom

Still learning to be wise
Staff member
Premium Member
When all else fails, attack the source.

Google it. There are many links on it.

How about chess.com

It’s chess though???
I could understand if it was a physical sport. But that’s like saying a man dressed up to win at women’s Poker. Like what difference does that make????
 

Left Coast

This Is Water
Staff member
Premium Member
It is still an absurd story. Who cares? What possible difference does it make to anything at all?


(Why have separate sections for women and men in the first place?)

If you eliminated sex-based sports completely, men would dominate in most sports: basketball, tennis, swimming, soccer, baseball, football, track. I prefer giving women their own leagues, as they're fairer fights.
 

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
It’s chess though???
I could understand if it was a physical sport. But that’s like saying a man dressed up to win at women’s Poker. Like what difference does that make????
Yea. I'd have to agree that chess can certainly include transgender players.

I wonder however, what chess would be like as a full contact sport?
 

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
If you eliminated sex-based sports completely, men would dominate in most sports: basketball, tennis, swimming, soccer, baseball, football, track. I prefer giving women their own leagues, as they're fairer fights.
Conversely , I'd be seriously impressed if a transman excelled in those sports.

I think tennis and possibly track could be inclusive however.
 

Curious George

Veteran Member
I wonder what part of the Constitution
they'll pretend gives them this authority?
Especially from the party that claims to
be for small government.
It is an amendment to title ix which is hooked by the 14th amendment.

But meddling nonetheless, so your point is preserved
 

Callisto

Hellenismos, BTW
That's exactly what America has become. Nothing matters but votes.
Exactly right. Republican politicians do the exact same thing, so it's most definitely not something particular to the Democrats. They pander to the minority populism of their base no matter how irrational and illogical the issue might be and runs contrary to the majority of the population (as a whole) wants.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
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It is an amendment to title ix which is hooked by the 14th amendment.

But meddling nonetheless, so your point is preserved
The 14th looks useless to argue
that the fed has this authority.
Perhaps they'll claim that girls'
sports are interstate commerce.
 

We Never Know

No Slack
It’s chess though???
I could understand if it was a physical sport. But that’s like saying a man dressed up to win at women’s Poker. Like what difference does that make????

I believe chess was separated in the past to get more females playing since it was male dominated. It just was never changed.

I agree its mental, not physical and shouldn't be separated. IMO its an insult to women.
 

We Never Know

No Slack
Exactly right. Republican politicians do the exact same thing, so it's most definitely not something particular to the Democrats. They pander to the minority populism of their base no matter how irrational and illogical the issue might be and runs contrary to the majority of the population (as a whole) wants.

Yes both party's are that way. That's why I said America, not a party.
 

Callisto

Hellenismos, BTW
Yes both party's are that way. That's why I said America, not a party.
I replied to your post but tied into it response someone else's earlier comment about it being something the Democrats do, as if Republicans don't. I just didn't specify that I did.
 

SomeRandom

Still learning to be wise
Staff member
Premium Member
Yea. I'd have to agree that chess can certainly include transgender players.

I wonder however, what chess would be like as a full contact sport?
Hmm.. have everyone dress up as the pieces and tackle each other when the move to take a piece is made?
Sounds like a drunken Sunday with a touch of the sophisticated :p
 

SomeRandom

Still learning to be wise
Staff member
Premium Member
I believe chess was separated in the past to get more females playing since it was male dominated. It just was never changed.

I agree its mental, not physical and shouldn't be separated. IMO its an insult to women.
Fair enough
 
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