As of now, my comment on this @The New York Times article has 497 "recommends." Yesterday, it had 474, so it's clearly still getting attention. Can we get it over the 500 mark? More "recommends" means a comment is bumped up, sending a signal to readers and comment moderators.
How the War Over Trans Athletes Tore a Volleyball Team Apart
Blaire Fleming was a little-known college player. Then she suddenly became a symbol of injustice β€” to both sides of the controversy.
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The @nytimes has just approved the following comment by me on an article about a male athlete:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/magazine...
It's 2025 and the following exchange occurred in the United States Supreme Court about books being taught by @MCPS to young school children: JUSTICE GORSUCH: Okay. And they're being used in -- in English language instruction at age 3, some of them? MR. SCHOENFELD: So Pride Puppy was the book that was used for the prekindergarten curriculum. That's no longer in the curriculum. JUSTICE GORSUCH: That's the one where they are supposed to look for the leather and things -- and bondage, things like that, right? MR. SCHOENFELD: It's not bondage. JUSTICE GORSUCH: A sex -- MR. SCHOENFELD: It's a woman in a leather -- JUSTICE GORSUCH: -- sex worker, right? MR. SCHOENFELD: No. No. JUSTICE GORSUCH: No? MR. SCHOENFELD: That's not correct. No. JUSTICE GORSUCH: I thought -- I thought -- gosh, I -- I read it. JUSTICE BARRETT: It's a drag queen in drag. JUSTICE GORSUCH: Drag -- drag queen in -- a drag queen. MR. SCHOENFELD: So -- correct. The leather that they're pointing to is a woman in a leather jacket, and one of the words is drag queen in this -- JUSTICE GORSUCH: And they're supposed to look for those? MR. SCHOENFELD: It is an option at the end of the book, correct. πŸ“„.pdf
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Two years ago today, @jk_rowling shared our inaugural @WDI_USA Black Women’s Caucus Statement Against Gender Ideology, co-written by @zamba_...
Been reading US media's coverage of the UK's Equality Act decision, and finding it to be surprisingly balanced. @npub16tzz...whlr @npub1nxrc...6m29 @The New York Times @npub1ppfe...ynm7 @npub1ym6n...x0th and even @npub1ewwe...fxhf have all covered the story. They all mention/quote @For Women Scotland or @npub177sf...lu5e or both. 🧡 1/8
Today seems like an excellent day to revisit this, by @npub1mkz9...leyg #TERFsWereRight #ListentoTERFs #TeamTERF
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I recently came across a story about a Montana state court temporarily blocking a state law that protects single-sex spaces in the state of Montana. My question is, why is this all happening in state court? Link ⬇️ (paywall). image
"The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) have been in effect since 1955, and they have always called for sex-separation in prisons." Free and shareable link ⬇️ image
Today’s FFS Friday celebrates Amy Hamm (@preta_6 on X), who has been an absolute warrior in fighting for the sex-based rights of women and girls in Canada. Link in reply (free and shareable). image
I will be there on behalf of [@wdi_usa](
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 ) to support Representative Wheeler. It's high time the feminist and gay rights objections to "gender identity" be heard. Thanks so much to @npub1dljc...6qma for taking a strong stand in support of women's sex-based rights.
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On Tuesday March 25th 5-7pm in Peterborough, New Hampshire the League of Women Voters plan to hold a struggle session against Rep Jonah Wheeler and...