theprestige
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Baby steps. Changing Title IX requires legislation. That's a lot more work.
Transwomen are not Women - Part 15
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Rolfe
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The Department of Education has announced that the University of Pennsylvania has agreed to resolve Title IX violations related to allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete on the women's team during the 2021-22 season.
As part of the resolution deal, UPenn will adopt definitions for male and female consistent with biological sex; restore stolen records and titles to female athletes; and, issue personal apologies to each impacted female swimmer.
U.S. Department of Education Announces the University of Pennsylvania Has Entered into a Resolution Agreement to Resolve its Title IX Violations
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) has entered into a Resolution Agreement to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX).www.ed.gov
Imagine my jaw crashing to the floor when I read that.
theprestige
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The ugly side of the coin is that our institutions of higher learning are so addicted to guzzling from the government teat that they'll trade their values for money when they won't trade them for reason or humanity.
A refreshing development in Australia. The E Safety Commissioner (yes, I know) ordered X to delete a post “mis gendering” a TRA activist here. X appealed to a higher court and the post was allowed.
www.theage.com.au
“The more focused question is whether I can be satisfied that the necessary intention to cause serious harm to the subject of the post has been established,” he wrote in his ruling.
“Based on the evidence before me, I am not satisfied that it has. Consequently, the decision of the eSafety Commissioner to issue a removal notice is set aside.”
A win for free speech here.
Elon Musk’s X wins ‘free speech’ fight against eSafety Commissioner
A court has overruled the eSafety Commissioner’s order to Elon Musk to remove a post on his app X, which attacked an Australian trans rights activist.
“The more focused question is whether I can be satisfied that the necessary intention to cause serious harm to the subject of the post has been established,” he wrote in his ruling.
“Based on the evidence before me, I am not satisfied that it has. Consequently, the decision of the eSafety Commissioner to issue a removal notice is set aside.”
A win for free speech here.
Ziggurat
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Better than a loss, but I’m not sure it’s that much of a win. It still sounds like there is a way for misgendering to actually be illegal, even if it wasn’t in this case. That doesn’t really satisfy me.
It’s more than that. The judgement finds, amongst other things, that it’s okay to disparage someone because of a genuine belief you have.
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Can you not disparage someone just to be a jerk?
That depends. Yes, I acknowledge that in the US you have greater “freedom” to insult, disparage and vilify people. Our “ rights” do do such things are more limited.
This remains a satisfying ruling.
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Within the context of Australian law, perhaps this is the best that can be hoped for.
smartcooky
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Keep in mind that Australia is one of the MOST gender ideology captured administrations in the western world. This is particularly so with regards to the Australian Federal Judiciary - collective devotees of the Cult of Gender Ideology.
Remember, these judges are the idiots who gave us the bat-**** crazy ruling in Tickle V Giggle for Girls - the ruling being that the administrators of a private Lesbian Chat & Dating App were breaking the law when they denied membership to an applicant who is clearly and demonstrably a biological male. They have, in effect, ruled that the terms women and girl are not based on biology, but instead are based on self ID - that the group "women" includes all transwomen.
Under the circumstances, the result lionking has posted is an astonishing one. It remains to be seen whther this decisions survives appeal.
Rolfe
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I don't think "Giggle for Girls" is a specifically lesbian app. I think it's intended for all girls and women.
Couldn't be more wrong in terms of the UK.
smartcooky
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Yes, you're right. My bad!
theprestige
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I think it also sets a precedent that misgendering someone is not a priori harmful - undermining the "misgendering is violence" position.
UK universities have failed to protect gender-critical academics, from bullying, harassment, and research interference, according to a new report by Alice Sullivan.
theprestige
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Clearly someone needs to tell them the difference between woman and female. /s
p0lka
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A tomboy is explicitly a female that acts like a boy, it's in the label.
theprestige
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Right, so not a boy.
p0lka
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That's a mess as they're still using gender labels and sex labels interchangeably.The Department of Education has announced that the University of Pennsylvania has agreed to resolve Title IX violations related to allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete on the women's team during the 2021-22 season.
As part of the resolution deal, UPenn will adopt definitions for male and female consistent with biological sex; restore stolen records and titles to female athletes; and, issue personal apologies to each impacted female swimmer.
U.S. Department of Education Announces the University of Pennsylvania Has Entered into a Resolution Agreement to Resolve its Title IX Violations
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) has entered into a Resolution Agreement to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX).
But, er ...
Trump? ◊◊◊◊◊, am I the baddy?
p0lka
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Almost like a (adjective goes next) pretend boy?