You lost the elections, too. You just don’t know it yet.
Sooner out later they will shit on you or somebody you love. Hopefully you will get enough happiness from them shitting on others that your joy outweighs your sadness.
The full (+1 🙂) membership of the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards & Medical Aspects of Sports. The link goes to the current roster. The screen captures are of the roster on 6 February 2025 (for comparison & just in case the NCAA decides to take the list down).
Thank you so much for promptly & unequivocally standing up for trans athletes in this moment. I don't think it is possible to understate the importance of your action.
I hope the other members of the committee will also see their way to promptly resign.
February 6, 2025
Charles D. Baker
President, National Collegiate Athletic Association
700 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206
Dear Mr. Baker:
I am writing to resign from the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CSMAS) 1/
effective immediately. Unfortunately, your recent decision to issue a blanket ban on trans female participation in women's sports does not align with medial or scientific consensus. I cannot in good conscience participate in this kind of politicization of science and medicine at the expense 2/
I am immensely grateful for my time with CSMAS and have been consistently impressed by the academic and medical rigor the committee brings to ensuring competitive fairness and the safety of student athletes. I am particularly thankful to have 3/
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CSMAS membership was not consulted prior to the decision.
Sincerely,
Jack L. Turlan
Jack L. Turban MD MHS
Director, Gender Psychiatry Program
Contributing Editor, JAACAP Academic Editor, PLoS One
Assistant Professor, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Affiliate Faculty, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies University of California, San Francisco
Thank you for taking the only principled path, and doing so publicly. It will help others be brave. We can never normalize cowardice and discrimination. 🩵🩷🤍
And is all too happy to find a loyalist to replace them.
He believes hee ed is fighting “wokeness” and resignations like this only proves his point regardless if we agree or not.
On behalf of Massachusetts, I'm sorry we gave you Charlie Baker y'all. He messed everything up as governor and we just wanted him gone. Had we known he would go on to do this, we would have bullied him harder 💜
Would not comply with what exactly? It's a committee, he's not an employee. He's actually doing more by resigning; not many people even knew his committee existed but they do now. That's like saying people who disagreed with Hitler should've just stayed in the Nazi Party & objected at Party meetings
The course of history would have changed if more people stood in the way instead of standing down to abuse of power. That’s the point we’re making. Sand in the gears, quiet noncompliance, stalling, drawing out tasks, outright vandalism and mischief. Name of the game now. Save democracy.
In this particular case there was no opportunity not to comply, since he was not in charge of deciding individuals who could compete. So resigning publicly was the best choice imo. In other cases I agree.
He was a professional with direct experience (MD) who was in a position of power and influence. People like him need to stay in those positions and start getting loud and gathering followers. People want to bitch about Democrats in DC and yet they’re all bowing down or bowing out.
For instance if my employer were to tell me I can't continue gender affirming care for my patients, I would not comply, let them fire me, then sue. (They haven't). It just depends on the details.
This is the NCAA, make these mice stand up and earn their “man-cards” they’re always carrying on about! People who know to resist need to stay in their positions. If they aren’t at the table then they are just on the menu.
Thank goodness that every athlete will have the same height, weight, strength, speed, reflexes, intelligence, age/experience, equipment, training regimen, eyesight, and jumping ability - finally, sports will be fair.
Thank you for standing up for the right thing! Hopefully this will catch on with others, but even if it doesn’t, you can rest easy knowing you did the honorable thing so many are not.
That just shows anti-trans asshats belief that men are inherently superior to women.
They see trans men as aspirational - trading up, in a way.
But men voluntarily giving up their superiority & dominant position to be women?
They see that as depraved & think it, and anyone who does it, is suspect.
No. It does. Because “men” have the gall to want to be women, and the GOP and many other people hate women. Including other women. They just think we’re delusional lesbians so we’re not a threat. Or so they believe.
this is, sadly, the only right choice. thank you for your leadership and advocacy. i’m glad my 11-year-old NB like the cover of your book and asked me to check it out.
1/2 I'm a lifelong Progressive and remember when I couldn't play Little League at age 10, even though I was better than most of the boys now, the kids play coed until somewhere in middle school when it's clear that the biological advantage that boys have makes it impossible
2/2 for most girls and women to compete. This isn't about discrimination or identity, it's about biology. Otherwise we wouldn't need women's sports teams. I am fully supportive of trans people and the lives that they live. But just like every other human, not everyone is entitled to everything.
America’s leaders are either psychopaths or cowards. The only leader that I admire is a Seattle bus driver who told ICE that was trying to board the bus, “gargle my balls”.
I can assure you her age is not even a factor. Even us older trans and intersex people lose MUSCLE AND STRENGTH while on gender affirming medications. Quit listening to politicians and listen to the people who know the facts, scientists and doctors who take health care seriously versus politically.
And also not allowed to play sports, use the correct bathrooms, nor access care in my state. Teachers have to dead-name her. Books are being removed from school that are about our family.
These bans affect real kids who just want to play, live, and survive to adulthood.
I’m so sorry. Please know your family and your daughter are seen and loved by those in less horrible places, and we’re working to break the bastards doing this to you. ❤️✌🏻🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
It’s horrendous, our son is trans and we are so proud of him, so sorry your daughter has to go through this. We are in the uk and to be honest we are just waiting for this to happen as well. Kids should be allowed to be who they are and no government should be saying otherwise.
All to distract bigots:/ send her peace light from me ✌️
I’ve been so impressed by how my Gen z kids friends are open to be who they are. They are often more mature than American adults.
My heart breaks for your daughter and you. I get how hard it is to advocate for our kiddos. Question, why do they have to use her dead name? I have always gone by a different name, why can’t they call her by her name? Know that we won’t stop fighting for her and your family 💙
None of that is okay!! I'm so sorry your family is being subjected to this draconian level of discrimination and injustice 😡 It is cruel beyond comprehension! How are you and your daughter holding up?
My heart goes out to your family for having to deal with such bigoted opinions. I hope she sees a day when society as a whole sees and accepts her for who she is.
She's lucky to have such a wonderful family supporting her.
But she has you on her side, and that is a huge relief I am sure! Our trans kids need more parents like you! So sorry about what is happening in the USA. I stand with you.
Good god, it is so great to see someone standing up for science and morality. Thank you for showing there are good people remaining in our society who are willing to stand up to do the right thing.
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Sooner out later they will shit on you or somebody you love. Hopefully you will get enough happiness from them shitting on others that your joy outweighs your sadness.
https://web1.ncaa.org/committees/#/reports/roster?committeeCode=SAFEGUARDS
I hope the other members of the committee will also see their way to promptly resign.
On UCSC letterhead
February 6, 2025
Charles D. Baker
President, National Collegiate Athletic Association
700 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206
Dear Mr. Baker:
I am writing to resign from the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CSMAS) 1/
I am immensely grateful for my time with CSMAS and have been consistently impressed by the academic and medical rigor the committee brings to ensuring competitive fairness and the safety of student athletes. I am particularly thankful to have 3/
CSMAS membership was not consulted prior to the decision.
Sincerely,
Jack L. Turlan
4/
Director, Gender Psychiatry Program
Contributing Editor, JAACAP Academic Editor, PLoS One
Assistant Professor, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Affiliate Faculty, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies University of California, San Francisco
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“Bye bye! 👋 “
And is all too happy to find a loyalist to replace them.
He believes hee ed is fighting “wokeness” and resignations like this only proves his point regardless if we agree or not.
thank you for being a good man
We are so past the point of requiring politeness and decorum.
If they want a culture war, then I say let’s give them one.
This is Bonespurs 🍊 modus operandi.
Stay strong.
Seems that perhaps this has nothing to do with being trans.
They see trans men as aspirational - trading up, in a way.
But men voluntarily giving up their superiority & dominant position to be women?
They see that as depraved & think it, and anyone who does it, is suspect.
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https://bsky.app/profile/bilboyaga.bsky.social/post/3laonec443k25
These bans affect real kids who just want to play, live, and survive to adulthood.
I’ve been so impressed by how my Gen z kids friends are open to be who they are. They are often more mature than American adults.
She's lucky to have such a wonderful family supporting her.