Are there more trans athletes or kids with measles in Texas?

@wildgrass said

4.5 million people live in Kentucky. There isn't a single example of the serious issue that you think exists?

Which kind of undermines your having brought up Kentucky at all.

@spruce112358 said
Measles:
April 11 (Reuters) - The Texas health department reported 541 cases of measles in the state on Friday, an increase of 36 cases from its previous count on April 8, as the United States battles an outbreak of the childhood disease that continues to cross state borders.

Trans College Athetes:
Out of 510,000 athletes competing at the collegiate level, th ...[text shortened]... president, said in January.

Guess which group is a crisis according to the fascist right-wing? 😆

I've never had brain-worm advisers that I know of, but I seem to remember having had the measles when I was a kid -- and later I learned the consequences could be worse if one has the disease as an adult.

@wildgrass said
Politicians focus on the issue because it swings elections, not because it's an important societal problem.

Given that circumstance, couldn't the small number of trans athletes along with their parents or other advisors recognize and acknowledge that this is an edge case where their stubbornness is not helping, and back off for now?

It would be fair and understandable that the opposition would say that those few trans athletes are demanding superior rights, not just equal rights.

@Arkturos said
Sorry that this is on a tangent to your question, but I think it's relevant to ask:

Do you happen to have stats at the ready about how many trans athletes compete at the high-school level, and what the split is between t-male and t-female at each of the high-school and college levels?

My thinking is this: if all or most of those 10 trans athletes at the NCAA level are ...[text shortened]... rs), not to mention causing problems for all the other trans people just trying to live their lives?

F2M trans don't seem to stand out. 😆

I'm on record numerous times that I believe sports segregated by age/professionalism, and chromosomes (XX, XY) make sense and there is no compelling reason to alter that. Otherwise it is not 'sporting.'

The measles outbreak is more concerning because children's health is being affected. I had the MMR vaccine a long time ago, but I did catch chickenpox. My kids did not - by that time Varivax was available. Which means I'm probably at a higher risk for shingles than they are. I should get that vaccine for myself. 😆

@Arkturos said
Given that circumstance, couldn't the small number of trans athletes along with their parents or other advisors recognize and acknowledge that this is an edge case where their stubbornness is not helping, and back off for now?

It would be fair and understandable that the opposition would say that those few trans athletes are demanding superior rights, not just equal rights.

That's fine, or the sports leagues change their eligibility requirements. We don't use XX/XY in most sports because karyotyping is expensive. I don't generally understand why someone who is not involved in a particular sport would care.

It's a small problem currently, government doesn't need to be involved.

Spruce is absolutely right. There are much much bigger problems that should be occupying the time of elected officials.