A new law in California may be the best piece of mens rights legislation you will ever see from such a liberal state

tallwheel · 2013-07-05T00:48:53+00:00

I'm skeptical that this will have any positive effect for men - and if it does, new rules will be made to make sure men can't "game the system".

rg57 · 2013-07-05T01:15:18+00:00

"allows high school students to choose to play for any sports team in their school, regardless of the gender of the team and the gender of the student"

That's not what it says. It says (according to the article) "based on their self-perception", meaning transgender identity. The restriction has changed from "being female" to "identifying female". But it's still a restriction.

So it does not appear that a boy can play AS A BOY on a girls' team.

But that would be a nice law to have. Depending on the range of sports activities offered by a school, if a boy wants to play softball or compete in rhythmic gymnastics, or wishes to dance (as a sport) with a male partner or to be the follower, and do it as a boy, that should be his choice.

Quarkster · 2013-07-04T22:18:36+00:00

How is being liberal an obstacle to men's rights? IIRC the last /r/mensrights survey showed that most MRAs are liberal.

elebrin · 2013-07-05T01:35:41+00:00

Most likely it will only be enforced in one direction.

avilavita · 2013-07-05T01:25:34+00:00

How are men's high school sports punished? I thought it was common knowledge that people enjoy and respect men's sports more, in general. Because of that, it seems more like a victory for girls IMO.

Pecanpig · 2013-07-05T02:39:21+00:00

How is this a positive thing for school age boys?...I really don't get it.

rightsbot · 2013-07-04T22:06:17+00:00

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iSore21 · 2013-07-05T08:53:58+00:00

There is a hold back with high school boys playing with the girls teams' or even against girls. They will either be viewed by their peers as "How do you lose to a girl?" or "You only just beat a girl" It's a lose lose in high school. However, I feel the law is more geared to allowing girls to compete on the boys' teams which is awesome because I'm all for equality.

qemist · 2013-07-10T22:00:08+00:00

This shows how the push for transgender rights, though the arguments in favor of it are rather contradictory, can benefit men and boys. To discriminate against males you need to be able to label them and pin them down in that category.

"There are kids out there that are struggling, that are having difficult times," Knight said. "But there are also kids that are going to take advantage of the system."

Yeah. You go guys.

overtmind · 2013-07-05T03:38:58+00:00

This sounds like a trojan horse to inevitably discuss how "men only want other men on their teams"

2013-07-05T18:05:05+00:00

Title 9 has always been a sexist piece of garbage.

Just look at Keeling Pilaro.

ThePigman · 2013-07-05T03:18:44+00:00

Liberal? Don't they lock people up for life after three non-violent felonies? Doesn't sound too liberal to me.

Title	A new law in California may be the best piece of mens rights legislation you will ever see from such a liberal state
Author	tommyjohnjones
Upvotes	56
Comments	65
Date	July 4, 2013 10:05 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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