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[–]Femaleisnthateful[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Another glowing opinion piece from the CBC, from the perspective of the trans athletes' gay male coach. This part caught me:

When E asked to go to the restroom, I took the opportunity to pull the remaining group together and tell them that I had noticed their looks, their body language and changed behavior, and that it wouldn’t work in our gym. I reminded them that we all came to tumbling because of our common love of the sport, and to let our differences fall away.

So E is participating on a same-sex sports team with (and against) females, and ostensibly using female-only washrooms and change facilities. These young teens are trying to process this and likely don't have the skills or confidence to articulate what's wrong with a male in their 'safe space'. Nowhere does the author attempt to address their discomfort, just shut them down with veiled threats as we know women have become accustomed to.

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