Source: Fox News
Summary
The Maryland Freedom Caucus, a group of GOP delegates, posted a sign on the offices of Democrat state delegates Eric Ebersole and Nick Allen on National Girls & Women in Sports Day. The sign, signed by the Maryland Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus, claims that trans women have no competitive advantage in women’s sports. The sign also opposes anti-dignity policies and invasive enforcement, which it claims puts transgender youth at risk. The sign was hung a day before the Maryland state legislature is scheduled to vote on the Fairness in Girls’ Sports Act.
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The game followed a familiar script.
A sign appears, claiming trans women have no competitive advantage, just in time for a vote on a bill to protect women’s sports.
Democrat delegates Eric Ebersole and Nick Allen provide a statement, standing with the LGBTQ+ community, but the sign’s message is not so clear-cut.
The British Journal of Sports Medicine says otherwise, but that’s not the point – the point is that this debate is always about the kids, always about the sports, and always about the politics.
This one feels recognizable early: a debate about identity, a debate about fairness, and a debate about the limits of competition – all played out on the fields of Maryland.
Original Observation: The debate always seems to come down to the kids, but it’s really about the adults making the rules.
