r/transgender

They never really supported trans rights anyway, so

“A sports columnist with The Seattle Times announced Thursday he has resigned after the outlet declined to run his piece on transgender athletes in women’s sports.

“‘After 11 years as a sports columnist at the Seattle Times, I have decided to resign. It was entirely my choice, and it was not an easy one. The impetus was the Times declining to run a column I wrote from the perspective of two female student athletes who were opposed to competing against biological males,’ columnist Matt Calkins wrote in a social media post Thursday.”

“‘[T]hat was the thesis of my column … that supporting the separation of biological females and males doesn’t automatically make you transphobic, so let’s stop throwing those labels around,’ Calkins wrote on Substack.”

“A transgender teacher in Tabor, Iowa, says he was discriminated against after the school board not hire him days before the school year begins.

“Ace Rios accepted a job offer in July to teach music at Fremont-Mills High School in Tabor, Iowa. But on Thursday, Rios says the district superintendent and secondary principal told him he would not be able to start teaching at the school this year.

"’I am extremely qualified to be here but I am being discriminated against because of the way that I look and my life outside of here,’ Rios said.

“Rios previously worked as a substitute teacher at Omaha Public Schools and said he viewed the Fremont-Mills position as the next step in his career.

“Rios said the experience would have had a broader impact beyond his own career.

"’I was kicked out of my house at 16 due to this actually it would have been extremely positive to see an educator like myself in the field at an early age,’ Rios said.”

“In light of Jenner’s comments, Kristi Miller, who was an Australian Olympian before transitioning, provided science-based facts that indicate “there is no robust empirical evidence that trans women increase injury risk to cisgender women in sport.

“Miller cited multiple studies [then] summarized everything succinctly.”

“‘There is very low participation of trans people in sport due to a large number of barriers such as actual or anticipated discrimination,’ she wrote. ‘Hormone therapy leads to substantial physical changes in trans women, which often narrow or eliminate many performance differences over time. Any remaining differences are small and vary by sport.

“‘Some studies show a slight residual advantage in certain measures (e.g., handgrip strength) and a disadvantage in others (e.g., lung function and aerobic fitness). How much this matters depends on the demands of the specific sport. Fairness and inclusion can coexist. With thoughtful, evidence-based policies, both can be achieved without resorting to blanket bans.’”

“A group of transgender men are highlighting the confusion caused by a new Kansas law that requires them to use the women’s restroom in publicly owned facilities.

“The transgender men have gathered at locations across Kansas to do a sort of protest by complying with the law. They use the women's bathroom — the restroom of their assigned biological sex at birth.”

“The group followed the law and sometimes it got awkward.”

“‘There was just a lot of confusion going on,” Compliance Crew member Ray Vieux said about the Dodge City protest. ‘The manager stated she didn’t know this was a law.’

“In that situation, police were called, but it became an even more uncomfortable experience for the protest and officers in Dodge City.

“The protesters said they had to describe their genitalia to officers — an exchange that lasted roughly 20 minutes. After the description officers told the crew members they were free to go.”

“Not every situation went like this. Emporia library staff were aware of the law so there was no police interaction, but there was a moment where a woman hastily exited the restroom to complain.”

“The crew began right after the law passed in February and they have no plans of stopping with more bathroom protests coming up.

“‘I’ve got some ideas rattling around in my head,’ Charles Osman, the creator of SB244 Compliance Crew, said about future protests.

“The focus will continue to be on communities outside of the major metro areas in Kansas. There are two reasons for that.

“‘They almost exclusively vote Republican,’ Osman said. ‘And almost nobody knows about this law out in rural areas.’”

“The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles no longer accepts a form allowing transgender Ohioans to change the gender listed on their driver's license or state ID.

“A BMV spokesperson said the agency will change gender markers only with an updated birth certificate or passport. Officials determined the previous document, known as Form 2369, does not comply with an updated state law declaring that Ohio recognizes two sexes.

“Lawmakers inserted that language into the state budget signed by Gov. Mike DeWine last year.

“The advocacy group Equality Ohio criticized the BMV, arguing it made the change without public notice or a transition period. A spokesperson declined to say when the policy took effect.”

“Transgender Ohioans can change the gender marker on their birth certificates in at least eight counties, according to Equality Ohio. The group said legal name changes at the BMV aren't affected by the new policy.”