One of my high school students came in ranting/raving about Biden allowing trans people to participate in the sports event of the gender they identify as (rural Iowa hellworld). I wanted to challenge him in a way that would make him think about it but I have to admit I'm not educated in the topic. Any tips on handling this?

Thanks in advance!

  • kronkfresh [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Do you know a good resource for learning more about this kind of physiology as it pertains to gender and hormones and all that. It sounds interesting and I know one particularly shitty guy who is one of these "oh yeah prove it" types

    • ultraviolet [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      The other person posted some good links to get started with

      https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1091417/ioc-guidelines-transgender-tokyo-2020 https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/Transgender_Handbook_2011_Final.pdf https://cgscholar.com/bookstore/works/race-times-for-transgender-athletes?category_id=common-ground-publishing https://www.amazon.com/Sporting-Gender-Transgender-Intersex-Athletes/dp/1538112965?ascsubtag=[]vx[e]21096726[t]w[d]D.

      But keep in mind most of the people who debate this are concern trolls because this issue looks "debateable" on the surface.

      • kronkfresh [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        Thank you. And yeah the most I engage with dicks like him is to either call him out on shit or at most shoot him a text with a link or something. You get to a point where you develop a pretty good bullshit detector for if someone is worth your time.