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B.C. mom speaks out after her daughter became target of misdirected transphobia (bc.ctvnews.ca)
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When Heidi Starr went to her daughter’s track and field meet in Kelowna last week, she thought she’d be cheering her child on—not shielding her from misdirected transphobia.

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[–] Arondeus@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Man, this is depressing. How could someone be convinced that this is an okay thing to do? I mean, even if there were boys competing, they're pre-pubescent 9 year olds. How much advantage could a boy have over a girl?

[–] Caboose12000@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I think he was way less concerned about the spirit of fair competition than he was looking for an excuse to berate someone that didn't fall under his idea of gender norms.