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David Wharton, latimes.com, tweeted the following on Jun 20, regarding an article the LA Times published on transgender athletic issues (As Title IX turns 50, it plays a surprise role in transgender athlete access debate):

"The 1st thing you should know: Lots of people on both sides of the #transgender athlete argument are passionate & sincere. Not just politics, but real concern for the sports they love & for human dignity. @feliceduffy"
https://twitter.com/LATimesWharton/status/1538923817979981824


Solomon Georgio tweeted the following response

"Both sides my ass. This is a direct attack on trans women and an insult to all women. It is indirectly saying that trans women are men and men are better athletes than women. There is a right and wrong side to this debate and it’s not the transphobic one."
https://twitter.com/solomongeorgio/status/1538982308794859520

I think the Georgio tweet is dishonest on it's face and attempts to present a false dilemma.

1) Wharton doesn't explicitly reference trans women athletes in his tweet (although they are prominent in his published LA Times article); 2) Wharton's article attempts to present both sides - it is not "a direct attack on trans women and an insult to all women."; 3) There are separate men's and women's sporting competitions because men and women are physically different and in many sports male size, muscle mass and strength are advantageous. This is not valuing male athletic achievement over female athletic achievement but recognizing the physical factors that contribute to athletic performance, which in many instances give men and advantage over women in heads-to-head competition. To explicitly discuss these differences is not transphobic, in my opinion.  One can support transgender identity and equal protection under the law on the one hand, but not necessarily support transgender athletes as "equivalent" when it comes to athletic competition.
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