Transphobia at Boston May Day Coalition

Forwarded Conversation Subject: [bmdc-wg] Trans women competing in women's sports ------------------------ From: " john.r.harris@verizon.net " < bmdc@lists.riseup.net > Date: Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 9:32 PM To: BMDC Working Group < bmdc@lists.riseup.net > Hi Folks, The debate on trans women in women's sports is unfolding among many people whether any of us likes it or not. Canceling and demonizing people will not change this fact. To those of you who want to demonize BMDC, if you want to continue bullying us, then maybe you should be bullying Cornel West as well, if you have any consistency at all, which I doubt. Your lust for summary expulsions will not advance the debate in any way, shape, or form.  Cornel West has taken a position. It is described in the Karen Hunter Show on YouTube. His response is to have  3 categories in sports. He is asked the question at about 18:45 in the video and his response is at about 19:15 in this video:  https://www.youtube.c...

Subject: [bmdc-wg] Trans women competing in women's sports ------------------------ From: " john.r.harris@verizon.net " < bmdc@lists.riseup.net > Date: Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 9:32 PM To: BMDC Working Group < bmdc@lists.riseup.net > Hi Folks, The debate on trans women in women's sports is unfolding among many people whether any of us likes it or not. Canceling and demonizing people will not change this fact. To those of you who want to demonize BMDC, if you want to continue bullying us, then maybe you should be bullying Cornel West as well, if you have any consistency at all, which I doubt. Your lust for summary expulsions will not advance the debate in any way, shape, or form.  Cornel West has taken a position. It is described in the Karen Hunter Show on YouTube. His response is to have  3 categories in sports. He is asked the question at about 18:45 in the video and his response is at about 19:15 in this video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1HCAmx3xrc ...

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jane Binkerd < jmbinkerd@hotmail.com > Date: Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 2:33 PM Subject: [bmdc-discuss] Responds to Stevie's slander of me and David K. To: BMDC Discuss < bmdc-discuss@lists.riseup.net > Cc: Joe Kebartas < jkdixie@gmail.com > Hello Again Folks, Have any of you taken the time to watch the videos I sent out about why trans women should not be in sporting competitions with biological females?  Caitlyn Jenner is stating the same things that David K. and I are stating about fairness for biological women.  Will you start calling Ms. Jenner transphobic too? Stevie wrote this about me and David K., " I'm tired of the transphobic shit. I am tired of the ridiculous arguments defending the transphobia. David is an absolute jackass and so is Jane"   It is a shame that Stevie wrote such an awful, slanderous and unjust thing about me and David.  Peace and all Goo...

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: DAVID KEIL < bmdc-discuss@lists.riseup.net > Date: Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 10:20 AM Subject: [bmdc-discuss] "Hate speech" To: BMDC Discuss < bmdc-discuss@lists.riseup.net > A member has claimed on the BMDC-Work list that other members are "promoting a white nationalist hate group" and are engaged in "hate speech." The member gave no specifics. Failure to provide specifics for such a serious charge against other members is itself problematic and disruptive. Evidently the member considers a YouTube interview with a high-school female athlete, Chelsea Mitchell, to be "promoting a white nationalist hate group" because the video was distributed by the Alliance Defending Freedom. The claim that BMDC member engage in "hate speech" may be based on some members' use of the term "biological male" and "biological female". The ADL (Anti-Defamation League) states: "P...

Subject: [bmdc-discuss] Thoughts on BMDC'S stance against supporting biological women in sports ------------------------ From: Jane Binkerd < jmbinkerd@hotmail.com > Date: Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 4:49 PM To: BMDC Discuss < bmdc-discuss@lists.riseup.net >, Joe Kebartas < jkdixie@gmail.com > Hello Folks, I do not agree with the statement being shared that trans "women" are women.  They are not biological women and never will be real women. This is called facing reality.    Except for a few, BMDC members do not understand or care about preserving women's sports for women, not men like Lia Thomas.  By the way Caitlyn Jenner agrees with protecting women's sports for biological women only.  Caitlyn understands the biological differences and advantages in sports that males have over females. Even with hormone treatments for trans women the physical advantages in sports persists for them. I care about the p...

Subject: RE: [bmdc-discuss] The topic of transphobia for BMDC meeting ------------------------ From: Jane Binkerd < jmbinkerd@hotmail.com > Date: Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 1:01 PM To: BMDC Discuss < bmdc-discuss@lists.riseup.net > Hello Folks, I am dismayed that some in BMDC think members are transphobic for wanting to protect biological women in their sports and access to restrooms, changing rooms and the like.  I sent out video attachments featuring women in sports talking about the unfairness for them competing against trans women who have male biological advantages.  Did you view the videos? Caitlyn Jenner asserts that women should not compete with trans women due to the physical advantages trans women have in terms of size, strength and endurance.  This is a biological fact.  Many excellent women athletes from high school sports onwards are losing to trans women in sports.  They are losing titles and scholarships.  This is not fair to gir...