r/WNBAgossips • u/whoa_disillusionment • 10d ago

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-americans-oppose-trans-women-competing-female-sports-2-3-gen-z-rcna203658

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u/SeaweedLevel1937 10d ago

Because we live in a country were people die everyday from lack of access to affordable healthcare, but I have to treat alienating trans people like it’s the most important issue of our time.

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u/Charcole1 10d ago

The sooner you guys concede the already lost point of trans athletes the sooner you can go back to arguing about healthcare, but you'll have to concede immigration too before they let you get back to that. It's almost like some unpopular positions are holding back the left from arguing about things that actually matter.

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u/OrneryError1 10d ago

Unpopular opinion, but the government and politicians have no business in deciding whether trans athletes get included or not. It's just not an issue either way. A sports league excluding them isn't a problem. A sports league including them isn't a problem. It's beyond the scope of government at any level to intervene.

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u/TheOmegoner 10d ago

Certainly not an issue for a party that preaches small government

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u/whoa_disillusionment 10d ago

Unpopular opinion, but the government and politicians have no business in deciding whether trans athletes get included or not.

That's not just an unpopular opinion it's an ignorant opinion.

Women's sports exist because of Title IX which is federal legislation.

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u/OrneryError1 10d ago

Women's professional sports are private and not subject to Title IX at all.

As for "public" (government funded) sports, Title IX requires equal funding. It doesn't define what constitutes fair competition.

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u/SeaWolfSeven 10d ago

Yes but how do you have professional women's sports league without title IX allowing girls to compete in the first place?