The US Dept of Education has proposed rule changes to Title IX. That is the law that protects women’s sports. It will come as no surprise that the proposed rules gut women’s and girl’s sports. In some cases banning it completely.
A thread. 🧵 1/
The proposed rule says that any policies that categorically set up women’s and girls’ sports would violate Title IX. Oh, they phrase it differently but that’s what it means. 2/
Yes. You read that right. If you have girls sports that are for girls only that can now VIOLATE Title IX.
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There are some rules around when you can and can’t have girls sports. For example, if they don’t think the sports are that competitive, and the sports are more for fun, and the kids are young, you can’t have girls only sports. 4/
Schools have to take into consideration that sometimes sports is about participation. The younger the students the more sports is to be considered for participation and learning skills and that is why you may not have girls only. 5/
As students get older and sports become more competitive then it might be possible to have girls only. (Though by then many of the girls may have already self excluded.) At the high school and college level it may be possible to have girls only sports in competitions if it helps a school meet an important educational objective. (This will be a key phrase. It implies the burden is on the school to prove it. If you can’t meet this objective no girls only sports.) 6/
It also depends on the type of sport whether it can be female only. 7/
The proposed regulation focuses on minimizing the harms to the male students they would experience if excluded.
(The harms to the girls by all these proposals? Eh. Whatever. ) 8/
In December 2023, a UN expert said this would harm women and by girls by taking away scholarship opportunities and deny them the right to compete fairly.
The change would also lead to the removal of intimate spaces such as separate shower facilities and locker rooms. 9/
10/ Feb 2, 2024 the dept of ed sent over their final revisions to Title IX. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is reviewing the proposed rules and meeting with interested parties through at least April 4.
Final regs are expected this spring or summer.
Legal disclaimer: This information is for entertainment purposes only. Nothing in here is meant to be legal advice. Do not rely on anything written in this thread.
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Part one. Where the brilliant @helenstaniland explains ever so patiently that yes, bathroom signs (men/women) do stop people from entering each other’s spaces.
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The rebuttal.
This person is incredulous that a sign would stop anyone.
Can anyone help me? Please? I’m being severely punished for posting a photo of a cat. I took a screenshot of a pretty cat and someone came after me for copyright infringement over the photo. And now I’m being locked out.
I work so HARD on here. 1/
I spend hours on my threads. I research all I can. I read hundred page legal cases and post the summaries.
And now my account is locked over a cat photo. 2/
I couldn’t argue it because in order to do so I have to give the person who complained my phone number, address, and full name.
I know. Bc they gave me her phone number, address and full name. 3/
In NY they are doing something super sneaky. On the ballot, in NY is Prop 1. It will enshrine in law the right of children to have puberty blockers, it is self ID and allows all men into women’s spaces.
It will make it ILLEGAL for women to have any private space. 1/
This means you can’t have a changing room for little girls. It gives men the legal right to access those spaces. And it is illegal to tell him to leave.
It will be illegal for women to have anything of their own at all.
It also means no more women’s sports. 2/
By law, every man who wants to push out a woman has the legal right to do so. You cannot create any alternative league. You cannot complain about it or you violate their right to take your stuff.
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Imagine a school tells little girls that they need to stop being upset about being exposed to a man undressing.
This actually happened.
I don’t know how to say this without sounding hyperbolic. I’m sure you think I’m exaggerating.
I don’t know how to get the word out. 1/
We really are in a world now where schools have told girls they have to undress in front of men and they allow men to undress in front of little girls.
And people will attack you for trying to protect those little girls.
I never thought that would happen.
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Men are men. If they are taking their clothes off in front of little girls they don’t have crippling dysphoria.
The last thing a dysphoric man wants is to expose their body to others.
The very last thing a good man wants is to expose his body to little girls.
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Keith Olberman, a 65 year old man, has been sending stunning to Riley Gaines. This isn’t normal X banter. This is wrong. This is targeted. The makeup and sheer amount of these messages is shocking.
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Calling her a future bad parent? Dude. Come on. 2/
Why would an elderly man who is possibly in Depends by this point, stalk this young swimmer? She isn’t into you, guy. 3/