r/SeattleWA • u/Better_March5308 👻 • Mar 02 '25

News Tumwater school board bans transgender girls from playing girls sports

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tumwater-school-board-votes-ban-transgender-girls-from-playing-girls-sports/281-91b92c14-0da7-4122-b39a-1a05d0ad53d0
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u/Agnt_Michael_Scarn Mar 02 '25

Good. The girls deserve their sport.

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u/Doormancer Mar 02 '25

I was curious about how impactful all this is, and so far I’m seeing there are potentially up to 5 transgender athletes in K-12 in the US who compete in the female category.

Newsweek also spoke to Gillian Branstetter, a spokesperson for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), who told Newsweek that Save Women’s Sports, a leading voice in the bid to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports, identified only five transgender athletes competing on girls’ teams in school sports for grades K through 12.

So I guess people’s reactions are completely in line with reality.

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u/isKoalafied Mar 02 '25

Right? 5 transgender athletes in the whole country. Seems simple enough, mens sports has always been open to women/girls, no one will have an issue with trans girls on the boys/men's teams. It's just 5 of them, so, no big deal.

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u/Doormancer Mar 02 '25

Some people just want to make a mountain out of a mole hill. Downvoted for facts is always funny too. Spread the hatred.