Trans Kids in Sports - What Are You Talking About?

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Trans folks in sports is, i hate to say, a very hot issue right now. There was recently the the trans swimmerly athomas, who is disqualified by a fina. The idea is that the rules should be am inclusive, like include transienter people, am and also fair. So no one should have an advantage based on their assigned sex of birth,. That just for like, rarefied group of people.

Trans people have existed as long as, you know, people have. But the barriers to legal inclusion and equality are still higher than most people realize. “Sex is as Sex Does” author Paisley Currah joins Adam to discuss why institutions have been slow to give legal recognition to trans identities, why Republicans have shifted their attacks from bathroom policies to trans youth in sports, and why the struggle for trans equality is tied to feminism and women’s liberation. You can purchase Paisley’s book at http://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.