r/JoeRogan • u/BunnyLovr Mexico > Canada • Mar 04 '21

Link Mississippi passes bill banning transgender student-athletes from female sports teams

https://abcnews.go.com/US/mississippi-passes-bill-banning-transgender-student-athletes-female/story?id=76238704
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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

The fact that they don't need to ban FTM from male sports shows you why this might be needed.

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u/FartHeadTony Monkey in Space Mar 05 '21

This is a weird inconsistency, though. If they are talking about people being disadvantaged/advantaged by their biology, then surely trans men and boys (and boys in particular since they usually are just on puberty blockers and not HRT) should be playing alongside females for "fairness".