transgender@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago

There are no trans women athletes at the Paris Olympics. So bigots manufactured them.

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There are no trans women athletes at the Paris Olympics. So bigots manufactured them.

transgender@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago

Opinion | There are no trans women at the Paris Olympics. So bigots manufactured them.

The true story is much more complex than can be explained clearly in a handful of rage tweets.

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Easy way to get arrested by one of said weirdos/perverts. Self-defense isn’t particularly straightforward if you aren’t straight and white.
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  Which is unfair, and should be changed. I’m fortunate that getting arrested would be a clearly better choice than being assaulted.

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