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Judge Stops Idaho From Enacting Ban on Transgender Athletes

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howard97A · 18/08/2020 04:11

BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge on Monday issued a temporary injunction to stop Idaho from enacting a law banning transgender girls and women from participating in women’s sports while a legal challenge moves forward.

The ruling means transgender athletes wanting to participate in sports that match their gender identity can do so this fall at the college and secondary school level, The Idaho Statesman reported.

U.S. District Judge David Nye in Idaho ruled that a preliminary injunction is warranted because the plaintiffs are likely to win in court as part of a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union challenging the constitutionality of the law.

www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/08/17/us/ap-us-transgender-sports-ban-idaho-lawsuit.html

This is so depressing

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nauticant · 18/08/2020 06:46

The confusion over conservative vs woke is solved by referring to the handy Venn diagram that explains surprising "alliances":

Judge Stops Idaho From Enacting Ban on Transgender Athletes
Shesapunkpunk · 18/08/2020 05:57

The ACLU is not coming at this from a conservative basis no they are ultra woke, but the outcome is that women and homosexual people will suffer. It is regressive, but the woke don’t like to acknowledge that. It is the furthest thing from progress there is though isn’t it!

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howard97A · 18/08/2020 05:20

Whatever basis they're coming from, the outcome is likely to be that the rights and aspirations of women and girls are subordinated to the wishes of transwomen and transgirls.

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Shesapunkpunk · 18/08/2020 05:18

Your link is just going to homepage for me Dido please could you explain in your own words what you mean?

DidoLamenting · 18/08/2020 04:39

I think your reasoning as to why the plaintiffs are likely to win is flawed. The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on the grounds the law is unconstitutional.

The ACLU is not coming at this from a conservative basis

www.aclu.org/issues/lgbt-rights

www.aclu.org/

Shesapunkpunk · 18/08/2020 04:18

It does not surprise me. The US is a very conservative country and trans is much easier to deal with than, say, gay. I am in NY. It horrifies me daily. But sadly no longer suprises me. Women and gay people are treated like absolute shit here.

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