David.
Radical Centrist
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ButI mean, I haven't seen a whole lot of controversy regarding transgender people being kept out of sports, at least for their original gender. The controversy has mostly been directed toward the few who have been allowed to participate and done well. Which is fine. I think that's a genuinely good debate. However, it doesn't support your argument at all.
The only reason you see transgender rights pop up constantly is because certain states are passing laws that essentially legalize the discrimination of transgender individuals. My state was one of them, so I've seen this all first-hand. If the Republican state legislature had simply ignored Charlotte's ordinance passed to protect the rights of transgender individuals which, mind you, was a city ordinance in a very liberal city that didn't impact the rest of the state (which, aside from a few larger cities, is largely rural red), no one would have cared. It became a huge issue because state Republicai overcompensated and passed a law that allowed for discrimination against those same individuals and also gay people in general as well. That's what made it an issue.
If they had just ignored it, you might have seen similar legislation pop up in other liberal areas of the state, but by and large that would have been it. Instead, it turned everyone against our state legislature. It cost our governor his job (rightfully). It cost my city hundreds of millions of dollars (we lost the All-Star Game) and hundreds of jobs.
The transgender rights movement is slowly becoming the new gay rights movement. It's yet another thing that we'll likely all look back on in ten years and realize that everyone was getting worked up over nothing, and like gays now these people will largely be accepted.
Ironically, my stance is pretty Republican. Let the businesses decide what's best individually and largely keep the government out of it
Gay marriage is an entirely different discussion. Just because a victim group is being pushed to the forefront doesnt mean theres equivalence. Thats just how it's being framed.