What about the dude that just got fired?
Sam Brinton?
"Presented" as a woman but kept his facial hair.
I looked it up and Sam Brinton doesn't identify as a woman, they use they/them pronouns and are gender-fluid, so it makes sense that they have parts of gender expression that appeals to them from both ends of the aisle. I'm going to respect the pronouns that people prefer because there's no reason for me not to. It doesn't harm me in any way. However, it's not as cut and dry. These are complex questions! Real debates can be had once we get past the dogma and silliness of "chromosomes and genitals."
Or are we saying that the word woman is strictly social and perhaps when discussing biology we should use the word female instead?
Generally, when we talk about "men and women," we're talking about the social factor and not the biological factor. On a day to day basis, gender is by far the most important. A trans woman is a woman that is biologically male. For social categorization, they fit under the "woman" category, just like tall women and short women are both women.
Are social delusions are the only ones that you support or condone or whatever?
I think I gave a pretty clear redline for what crosses the barometer. The reason why trans identity is valid is because gender is a social phenomenon. It's not tied to biology.
I'd also argue that your own distinction between gender and sex would/should disallow trans women from competing in sports against actual biological females.
You're gonna be surprised from this answer, but yeah, actually. If you go through puberty as a guy, and then transition, you still have some studied competitive advantages that should bar you from competing professionally in the women's division.
Now, here's the nuance. I think at a high school level, they should be allowed to compete in the women's division. High school sports aren't *really* as competitive as college sports. I don't feel comfortable robbing trans women of the ability to compete at a high school level because of slight biological differences. In college and pro, sure. But those are debates that can be legitimately had.
Also, if you are on puberty blockers as a teen and then have hormones, research has shown that you don't have the biological edge that people who go through male puberty have. So I would probably let trans women who never went through male puberty compete in the women's division.
12/16/2022 12:27 AM (edited)