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After Trump called Annie Andrews an anti-trans slur, the Democrat now calls trans women ‘biological men’ (www.advocate.com)

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In the continuing race to see who can throw transgender people under the bus most quickly, South Carolina Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Annie Andrews has released a new direct-to-camera campaign ad in which she states that she does not support trans athletes playing in sports that affirm their gender identity.

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[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 4 points 14 hours ago

Am I out of date on definitions already? Doesn't "biological male" refer to "biological sex," which while not synonymous with sex at birth is much more closely connected to it than gender?

[-] TRAHR@quokk.au 17 points 14 hours ago

Biological male is a transphobic dog whistle. And a binary application of biological sex itself isn’t good either, sex is complicated.

[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 1 points 1 hour ago

Here's a primer for journalists. It explains that the problem with biological sex is that it is ambiguous and could mean one of several things that may not align.

[-] artyom@piefed.social -3 points 10 hours ago

What do you call a biological male that's not "a dog whistle"?

[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 1 points 1 hour ago

"Dude."

[-] TRAHR@quokk.au 6 points 10 hours ago

I think a better question is why do you need to specify that?

[-] itsprobablyfine@sh.itjust.works 1 points 53 minutes ago

Not OP and I get your point but I think if people are generally trying to figure out the correct words for things, esp when those things could upset someone, we should try to be a bit less dismissive. If someone uses the wrong word for a thing in my field (and it is a case where it actually matters) I try to gently correct them. OP seems sincere here, people are curious, and both of those are things to be encouraged I think. That said, I can understand how when you're having these interactions every day it can be exhausting.

[-] artyom@piefed.social -4 points 9 hours ago

What if you're a doctor?

[-] TRAHR@quokk.au 5 points 9 hours ago

Are you a doctor? In what capacity for my healthcare does that matter? On the very rare chance it is medically relevant I will let you know that I am a trans woman.

[-] Cleisthenian@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 hours ago

Amab, if you have to. Better to just not though

[-] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Check this shit out. Sex and gender are not cut-and-dry, they're words we came up with. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34290981

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