A Christian school in Maryland has left the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference over the organization's rules that allow transgender athletes to compete as the gender to which they identify.
Grace Brethren Christian School, a pre-kindergarten to 12th-grade school in Prince George's County, said that the league's policy didn't align with the school's Biblical principles, The Washington Post reported.
Good. It's about time to stand up to this silliness.
The name of the new group they are joining.
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GBCS had already planned to leave the conference in spring because of travel demands from its school in Southern Prince George's County to other campuses in the Washington metropolitan area but it sped up the process over the transgender issue, according to International Dateline, a student-run newspaper Washington International Christian School.
The school now participates in the Maryland Independent School Athletic League where athletes must compete on teams that match their arbitrarily assigned gender at birth.
At least we all know which conference all the Catholic boys will go to be on the girls teams.
Background Facts wrote:
GBCS had already planned to leave the conference in spring because of travel demands from its school in Southern Prince George's County to other campuses in the Washington metropolitan area but it sped up the process over the transgender issue, according to International Dateline, a student-run newspaper Washington International Christian School.
The school now participates in the Maryland Independent School Athletic League where athletes must compete on teams that match their arbitrarily assigned gender at birth.
http://www.wisdateline.org/?p=5748
Lol at arbitrarily assigned. These athletes are taking advantage of a system that hasn't accounted for them. That's why most of the top trans athletes are sprinters where it's much easier for a male to coast in training and defeat female athletes in races.
Potomac Valley (MD) wrote:
Grace Brethren Christian School . . . said that the league's policy didn't align with the school's Biblical principles . . . .
I truly feel that this is their right. The whole question is not an easy one.
That said, I hope GBCS is consistent and teaches its students that pi = 3, because that too is biblical: 1 Kings 7:23.
Background Facts wrote:
.... where athletes must compete on teams that match their arbitrarily assigned gender at birth.
LOL. In contrast to arbitrarily decided by the individual by the way they feel at a certain point in their life. Nothing more rock solid than that.
Background Facts wrote:
The school now participates in the Maryland Independent School Athletic League where athletes must compete on teams that match their arbitrarily assigned gender at birth.
No. They are assigned to teams based on their sex instead of their gender.
not gender at all wrote:
No. They are assigned to teams based on their sex instead of their gender.
Correct!
Every House Democrat but one has co-sponsored a bill requiring schools to allow male athletes who identify as transgender girls to compete on female sports teams. Democrats’ Equality Act would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make “sexual orientation and gender identity” protected characteristics under federal anti-discrimination law. Among other things, the bill would force public schools to expand female athletic teams to include biological males who identify as transgender girls.
Sarah Warbelow, director of Human Rights Campaign, praised the bill’s impact on high school sports in written testimony submitted to a House subcommittee on Tuesday.
“Opponents of equality in athletics for transgender athletes have argued that girls who are transgender have unfair physiological advantages over cisgender girls and as a result, will dominate women’s competitive sports,” Warbelow wrote, calling it not “rooted in fact” that biologically male athletes will outperform their female counterparts.
Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) is the only one in his party not co-sponsoring the Equality Act.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/04/11/234-house-democrats-2-republicans-co-sponsor-bill-forcing-schools-to-let-male-athletes-compete-on-girls-sports-teams/Equality Act - name says it all wrote:
Every House Democrat but one has co-sponsored a bill requiring schools to allow male athletes who identify as transgender girls to compete on female sports teams.
Democrats’ Equality Act would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make “sexual orientation and gender identity” protected characteristics under federal anti-discrimination law. Among other things, the bill would force public schools to expand female athletic teams to include biological males who identify as transgender girls.
Sarah Warbelow, director of Human Rights Campaign, praised the bill’s impact on high school sports in written testimony submitted to a House subcommittee on Tuesday.
“Opponents of equality in athletics for transgender athletes have argued that girls who are transgender have unfair physiological advantages over cisgender girls and as a result, will dominate women’s competitive sports,” Warbelow wrote, calling it not “rooted in fact” that biologically male athletes will outperform their female counterparts.
Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) is the only one in his party not co-sponsoring the Equality Act.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/04/11/234-house-democrats-2-republicans-co-sponsor-bill-forcing-schools-to-let-male-athletes-compete-on-girls-sports-teams/
What does this do to Title IX
Background Facts wrote:
GBCS had already planned to leave the conference in spring because of travel demands from its school in Southern Prince George's County to other campuses in the Washington metropolitan area but it sped up the process over the transgender issue, according to International Dateline, a student-run newspaper Washington International Christian School.
The school now participates in the Maryland Independent School Athletic League where athletes must compete on teams that match their arbitrarily assigned gender at birth.
http://www.wisdateline.org/?p=5748
"arbitrary" seems like the wrong word here. I could argue that at birth you cannot tell a person's gender,a psychological construct that has become a synonym for "sex"- a biological construct that is for the most part pretty easy although intersex exists but is rare.
Yes, at some point a person may realize there is a mismatch between the "plumbing" and how one see's oneself. The tricky part is that a 16 year old who has all the parts associated with being male (testes) could be at an unfair advantage over a person who has all the parts associated with being female in terms of athletic performance.
It is a messy situation at the elite level and even more so with younger folks because they might be too young to undergo hormone or surgery therapy.
Also, while this school is a religious school, plenty of people find this sort of policy problematic for non-religious reasons.
Title IX wrote:
Equality Act - name says it all wrote:
Every House Democrat but one has co-sponsored a bill requiring schools to allow male athletes who identify as transgender girls to compete on female sports teams.
Democrats’ Equality Act would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make “sexual orientation and gender identity” protected characteristics under federal anti-discrimination law. Among other things, the bill would force public schools to expand female athletic teams to include biological males who identify as transgender girls.
Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) is the only one in his party not co-sponsoring the Equality Act.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/04/11/234-house-democrats-2-republicans-co-sponsor-bill-forcing-schools-to-let-male-athletes-compete-on-girls-sports-teams/What does this do to Title IX
It would depend on how the courts interpret "sex". At the time the law was passed the common definition of sex was about body parts (gender being the term for how one viewed oneself on the male-female spectrum). For the purpose of this example, I will use male and female as strictly binary terms and now we have culturally viewed males and females.
A liberal court could say "Yes, if you identify as female you count toward being a female for Title IX purposes". If a male identifies as a female, then you have another female athlete on campus. In theory that ruling could mean that a male on the football team identifying as female would count toward Title IX compliance.
Maybe the 9th court would rule that way, but that would be a huge leap. Maybe one too large for the nation to take from a court decision. I also think SCOTUS would interpret "sex" in the traditional way. But if the legislation changed the definitions the courts might well look at the law and be okay with it. Thomas has made it clear he thinks Congress should be given wide deference as does Kavanaugh.
Luv2Run wrote:
Title IX wrote:
[quote]Equality Act - name says it all wrote:
What does this do to Title IX
It would depend on how the courts interpret "sex". At the time the law was passed the common definition of sex was about body parts (gender being the term for how one viewed oneself on the male-female spectrum). For the purpose of this example, I will use male and female as strictly binary terms and now we have culturally viewed males and females.
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Title IX refers to sex, and my understanding of sex post-tranny athlete silliness is that the word sex hasn't changed definition.
So the 'brave' NCAA DI 'womens' coach that recruits an all-mens team, and crushes their conference and racks up lopsided wins in the tournament, could ironically be in violation of Title IX , as there'd be no people of the female sex on the schools bball teams. Gettin me the popcorn!
Might actually get people watching women's NCAA ball tho (tho still no one would watch the same in track, no matter what team-trans is fielded ;). I'm watching for the spectacle of it all, giggling immaturely and imorally given actual girls being excluded.
not gender at all wrote:
Background Facts wrote:
The school now participates in the Maryland Independent School Athletic League where athletes must compete on teams that match their arbitrarily assigned gender at birth.
No. They are assigned to teams based on their sex instead of their gender.
Sex is a fact; gender, in the other hand, can apparently be a fiction.
Luv2Run wrote:
Background Facts wrote:
GBCS had already planned to leave the conference in spring because of travel demands from its school in Southern Prince George's County to other campuses in the Washington metropolitan area but it sped up the process over the transgender issue, according to International Dateline, a student-run newspaper Washington International Christian School.
The school now participates in the Maryland Independent School Athletic League where athletes must compete on teams that match their arbitrarily assigned gender at birth.
http://www.wisdateline.org/?p=5748"arbitrary" seems like the wrong word here. I could argue that at birth you cannot tell a person's gender,a psychological construct that has become a synonym for "sex"- a biological construct that is for the most part pretty easy although intersex exists but is rare.
Yes, at some point a person may realize there is a mismatch between the "plumbing" and how one see's oneself. The tricky part is that a 16 year old who has all the parts associated with being male (testes) could be at an unfair advantage over a person who has all the parts associated with being female in terms of athletic performance.
It is a messy situation at the elite level and even more so with younger folks because they might be too young to undergo hormone or surgery therapy.
Also, while this school is a religious school, plenty of people find this sort of policy problematic for non-religious reasons.
Quite apart from religious reasons, which some might not be persuaded by, the school's position is coincidentally in line with that of the IAAF. An instance where the secular and religious views align, even if for somewhat different reasons.
Potomac Valley (MD) wrote:
A Christian school in Maryland has left the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference over the organization's rules that allow transgender athletes to compete as the gender to which they identify.
Grace Brethren Christian School, a pre-kindergarten to 12th-grade school in Prince George's County, said that the league's policy didn't align with the school's Biblical principles, The Washington Post reported.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/03/22/maryland-high-school-leaves-athletic-conference-over-transgender-policy/
What is the evidence of hatred?
To be a "hater" nowadays all it is necessary to do is to disagree with another's point of view on an issue pertaining to identity politics. For those that adhere to that world-view it is as religious a belief as any that relies on divine authority. It appears the IAAF has also fallen into the category of becoming haters.