“Well, sports need to be fair and there should be no unfair advantage, but in Kentucky, we already had rules in place with our Kentucky High School Athletic Association that prevented any of the things that you saw ultimately in colleges or the rest. In Kentucky, we only had one trans athlete,” Beshear said. “She was a seventh grader that started a field hockey team in her middle school to make friends.“But that bill you’re talking about didn’t just do that. It banned all trans care for youth, any and all, and removed the ability of any parent to make decisions on the healthcare for their children. So it was sweeping,” said Beshear. “But, here’s my take. We don’t throw anybody under the bus. That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy. And I tell you what, if we want to ruin sports, put government in charge of them.”
Also fuck Jake Tapper and every journalist who pretends this stuff is just about sports.
I don’t think Beshear is perfect here, either, but better than most.
Boys (not trans girls that i knew of) played on the field hockey team in my high school's league. In 1988.
Anyone getting upset about "fairness in 7th grade sports" is a wrong'un