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Valerie McClain's avatar

Amazing article Sarah! Great data from Dr. Brown demonstrating that physical differences can be quantified. But hey, don't let the facts get in the way of discriminating against women! I am an advocate for sex screening for girls as soon as they become competitive. If they are playing recreational or coed sports, no worries. But girls and women need to feel secure that they are only competing against other females. Simple cheek swab, done once in their lifetime, stored in a secure database. I don't think we will see men stop cosplaying as women anytime soon, so women have to feel comfortable that they are protected whenever they compete.

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Linda Blade's avatar

Excellent article, Sarah! This was in depth and enjoyable to read. The entire time I was reading my heart wept for my friend, Beth Stelzer.

She is a resident of Minnesota and original founder of Save Women’s Sports.

State authorities made sure to intimidate and humiliate her to the point where she has disappeared from the discourse entirely.

I am sure there is a legal anvil still hanging over her head by a thread.

She doesn’t dare utter a peep.

This is not the USA

of old.

It seems Minnesota is a totalitarian enclave thumbing its nose at American traditions, laws and institutions.

Go ADF Go!!!

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Sarah Barker's avatar

I too think about Beth Stelzer—I recall how mercilessly she was treated by the Star Tribune. I don't know about legal harassment

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Gemma Dykstra's avatar

Probably not just state authorities. The trans have their own Stasi (Defense Intelligence Agency).

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Funtime Frankie's avatar

Delighted that the ADF have taken up this case. Is there some way we can donate to support it?

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Francie Kraker Goodridge's avatar

It’s such a shame that advocates for female only sports have had to turn to right wing political organizations and trump to try to find help. The ACLU has no interest in helping females and organizations like the NCAA and IOC are still dragging their feet while the political left refuses to help females. When birth certificates are even being changed it is time to do chromosome testing as they once did for female Olympic athletes for all newborns and laws should prevent birth certificate changes. This will solve many issues and ultimately will help those with gender anomalies like DSD which still means a person is male with a Y chromosome because they would not grow up into a confused identity or get as far as even high school level sports only to find out they are not female and that would stop the harassment of females when spectators try to second guess about a competitors biological sex.

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Sarah Barker's avatar

Agree on sex testing! After World Boxing's latest statement, the IOC may be shamed into adopting it

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Brett Craig's avatar

Brilliant title

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Torrance Stephens's avatar

So much for believing the science; if it has balls, it is a man. https://torrancestephensphd.substack.com/p/show-me-your-eggs-man

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