By The Ruth Institute
Striker Summary: True bravery is being exhibited today by those denouncing irresponsible and dangerous transgender policies, which are hurting many … particularly women.
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by The Ruth Institute
“It’s about time people are pushing back against the trans train that is, among other things, ruining women’s sports and erasing women,” said Ruth Institute president Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse. “I applaud the brave souls who are speaking up on behalf of real women.”
Houghton University president Dr. Wayne D. Lewis Jr., issued a statement, “In Defense of Women’s Athletics,” after his female track and field athletes lost to a biological male. He wrote, “Biological males’ participation in women’s athletics is wrong… Enough is enough.”
“Simple, to the point, and sane,” remarked Morse. “It’s nice to see people not afraid to use common sense. Unfortunately, sometimes they’re punished for being logical and for doing the right thing to keep their players safe.”
High school girls’ basketball coach Chris Goodwin forfeited a game against a team with a biological male after three of his female players were injured. Rather than being applauded for protecting his players, the Vermont Principal’s Association kicked his school out of all sports events.
“Fortunately, Goodwin is not taking this lying down,” Morse said. “With the help of Alliance Defending Freedom, he is suing, in part because students are ‘irreparably harmed by being denied participation.’ Good for him,” Morse said.
Another example is Nassau county, New York, where county official Bruce Blakeman issued an executive order effectively banning transgender men from participating in women’s and girls’ sports in the county.
New York attorney general Letitia James sent a cease and desist of the ban, but Blakeman said he’s keeping the law in place because it “stops the bullying of women and girls by transgender males who have many outlets to compete without putting the safety and security of females in danger… In Nassau, we will continue to fight for females’ right to be safe, secure, and have a level playing field to compete.”
“This is fantastic,” Morse said. “Transgender activists call men who identify as women ‘brave.’ But standing up to protect real women in a society that is happy to ‘cancel’ anyone who dares fight back, now that’s true bravery.”
“The trans train is slowly coming off the rails,” Morse said. “An increasing number of detransitioners are speaking out in documentaries such as The Lost Boys, Dysconnected, and No Way Back: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care, as well as suing their doctors for pushing them into transitioning.”
The U.K’s Tavistock gender clinic was shut down last year after a class action lawsuit by transitioned individuals. Germany recently released a study saying that research in support of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for minors is “low quality” and probably “substantially different” from the “true effect.”
A study conducted in Finland concluded that gender transitioning did not reduce suicidality in gender dysphoric youth, but instead noted that psychological issues were the underlying cause of these adolescents’ distress and suicidal tendencies, which transitioning did not alleviate.
“More and more, around the world, people are waking up to reality,” Morse said. “And not a moment too soon. I agree with Nathanael Blake, of the Ethics and Public Policy Center when he said, ‘those opposed to gender ideology must not get cocky. Trans activists and their allies will keep fighting to the bitter end, especially those who have staked their reputations, livelihoods, and self-respect on radical gender ideology. Nonetheless, the end can now be envisioned, even if much work remains to achieve it.’”
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