Arkansas

LiberalArkie

(16,505 posts) Thu Mar 25, 2021, 07:36 PM Mar 2021

Gov. Asa Hutchinson signs law banning transgender women, girls from female sports teams

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has signed into law a bill that would ban transgender women athletes from participating on girls’ and women’s sports teams, he announced Thursday evening.

Similar bills have been filed in more than 20 states, and Arkansas is the second to sign one into law, following Mississippi.

Proponents of Senate Bill 354 by Sen. Missy Irvin, R-Mountain View, and other efforts say their aim is to create a fair playing field in sports, arguing that athletes assigned the male gender at birth have inherent physiological advantages over cisgender girls and women, though they have acknowledged there are no verified instances of transgender girls or women participating in K-12 or college sports in the Natural State.

Democratic lawmakers and transgender advocates say the bill seeks to solve a nonexistent problem, and discriminates against a segment of youth already subject to bullying and higher suicide rates.

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https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/mar/25/gov-asa-hutchinson-signs-law-banning-transgender-w/

Hey Asa: If you really want to prove what you are, how about banning all gay men and women from sports since they too probably make you feel strange.

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Gov. Asa Hutchinson signs law banning transgender women, girls from female sports teams (Original Post) LiberalArkie Mar 2021 OP

What a jerk shenmue Mar 2021 #1

They're openly sanctioning the majority of Americans with their openly racist policy. onecaliberal Mar 2021 #2

The suicides will be on their hands vercetti2021 Mar 2021 #3

He has an estranged gay son. LiberalArkie Mar 2021 #4

Damn vercetti2021 Mar 2021 #5

There is an active and valid debate on the issue, but this is no way to conduct it elias7 Mar 2021 #6

shenmue

(38,537 posts)

1. What a jerk

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 07:52 PM

Mar 2021

onecaliberal

(35,835 posts)

2. They're openly sanctioning the majority of Americans with their openly racist policy.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 07:55 PM

Mar 2021

Republicans seem to be saying now that they can kill anyone they want for any reason and it’s always okay because republicans said so.

Trump judges are letting the insurrectionists out on bail. Its ridiculous. Does anyone think if it were BLM “storming the capitol” that they wouldn’t have been met with brute force by the military? Planning all over twitter and insta. and other social media. The republicans would have raided every home and put all of them in GITMO calling them terrorists. They would enact a police State immediately.

vercetti2021

(10,403 posts)

3. The suicides will be on their hands

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 07:58 PM

Mar 2021

I doubt they'll care though. Anyway to kill more LGBT people and children the better for them

LiberalArkie

(16,505 posts)

4. He has an estranged gay son.

Reply to vercetti2021 (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 08:00 PM

Mar 2021

vercetti2021

(10,403 posts)

5. Damn

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 08:02 PM

Mar 2021

But he is gay. This is targeting Transgender children. I'm so glad I came out in my adult life than my childhood. I can't imagine the amount of pain I would have went through like these kids are about to go through

elias7

(4,188 posts)

6. There is an active and valid debate on the issue, but this is no way to conduct it

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 09:07 PM

Mar 2021

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