Post B2FOS8565uKs3SuxKS by noplasticshower@infosec.exchange
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 (DIR) Post #B2FNbCBg65UbRSkrvk by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-13T16:02:17Z
       
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       #SCOTUS Hears Challenge to Bans on #Transgender AthletesTwo cases before the justices on Tuesday could affect laws in 27 #states that prohibit transgender girls from joining girls’ & women’s sports teams.#law #ignorance #bigotry #LGBTQ #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/13/us/supreme-court-trans-athletes?smid=nytcore-ios-share
       
 (DIR) Post #B2FNouO94OWKIH7pNA by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-13T16:04:45Z
       
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       The #science is still evolving when it comes to whether #transgender women have an any advantage when they compete in the women’s category of sports.The issue is complex: Individual sports rely on different physical & physiological attributes, & athletes undergo their gender #transition at different times, in different ways.#law #ignorance #bigotry #LGBTQ #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #SCOTUS
       
 (DIR) Post #B2FO0akrtOsusPKCJ6 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-13T16:06:53Z
       
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       Given the small number of #transgender athletes who want to compete in school sports, the issue is given ridiculously outsized attention by the #RightWing.#law #ignorance #bigotry #LGBTQ #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #SCOTUS
       
 (DIR) Post #B2FOS8565uKs3SuxKS by noplasticshower@infosec.exchange
       2026-01-13T16:11:51Z
       
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       @Nonilex divide and conquer.  This is a classic Newt Gingrich wedge issue that is being completely exploited.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2FTnciNtTOsupMWtk by sadele2@mastodon.social
       2026-01-13T17:11:45Z
       
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       @Nonilex Update, around 12 noon EST:     via Adam Liptak NYT Supreme Court reporter"The first of the day’s two arguments was a sort of warm-up act, involving a case [from Idaho] that was possibly moot and presenting narrower issues than the one [from West Virginia] that will follow…"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/13/us/supreme-court-trans-athletes/b1cc8c72-6188-59a6-9a91-68dd50f8b630?smid=url-share
       
 (DIR) Post #B2FTwnUvAlikxqRJPU by ApostateEnglishman@mastodon.world
       2026-01-13T17:13:26Z
       
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       @Nonilex Also in, say, combat sports such as MMA, contenders are typically matched in a way that makes it a fair fight. No-one would watch if it was always obvious who was going to win, would they?So even in this case, the idea that some butch bloke identifying as female would storm all the competitions and win everything is...um, implausible to put it politely. 🤷🏻‍♂️