Fist and Faith wrote: ↑
Obi-Wan Nihilo wrote: ↑
This doesn't preclude that person's rights and protections under the law, but it does preclude that person's ability to enjoy the legal benefits of that protected class.
Legally speaking, I believe you're wrong. At least with some laws, and likely more all the time.
Therein lies the rub. Reactionary laws are being passed, and SCOTUS has butchered Title IV to accommodate trans women, and is equating them with actual, biological women.
So we're crystal clear, I couldn't care any less what adults do with their bodies, and I'm 100% against laws that criminalize or discriminate agains men and women who - for whatever reason - chose to identify as the opposite sex. What I object to is the appropriation of the legal spoils which are attached to certain protected classes by people who are not a member of that class. Do away with Title IV and make everything unisex, and my objection goes away. We all know that's not going to happen though, so we are where we are.
So the question becomes, how do we accommodate these people without disturbing the laws and protections that were, until recently, strictly in place for women? Do we create a third set of sports leagues and classifications? Do we pass a duplicate Title IV to protect trans people?