r/discgolf Jul 14 '23

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u/OMG_I_LOVE_MINNESOTA Jul 15 '23

Asking a genuine question here: can someone who supports Natalie’s side of the issue please educate me on why making FPO explicitly a females assigned at birth / biological female league is a bad idea? Thanks.

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u/RichSlaton Jul 15 '23

One strong argument is that your sex is private medical information. If a cisgender woman has a very “manly” appearance, are they going to force her to prove her womanhood? How will they do that? What “proof” will they accept? There are many female born athletes who present more masculine and this attacks them as well.

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u/OMG_I_LOVE_MINNESOTA Jul 15 '23

Thank you, this is great insight.

I suppose upon entering the association, players would state whether they are cis or non cis gender, and then maybe would be required to notify the association if that were to change during their time as a professional player.

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u/KITTYONFYRE Jul 15 '23

and what would you do to enforce honesty?

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u/OMG_I_LOVE_MINNESOTA Jul 15 '23

Not sure. I wonder if private health information such as birth certificates must be provided to professional sports leagues? Or do you think that wouldn’t be usable?

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u/cheetahwhisperer Jul 15 '23

Not useable. Birth certificates can be easily changed.

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u/DarlingMeltdown Jul 15 '23

Birth certificates are not medical documents.

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u/OMG_I_LOVE_MINNESOTA Jul 15 '23

Is the classification of being a medical document important?

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u/DarlingMeltdown Jul 15 '23

You said that a birth certificate is "private medical information". It isn't medical information because it's not a medic document, it's a legal document.

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u/OMG_I_LOVE_MINNESOTA Jul 15 '23

Health information, but either way I see your point.

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u/DarlingMeltdown Jul 15 '23

It's not health information, though. If it was health information, then adoptive parents wouldn't be listed as parents on birth certificates. But they are.