Megan Rapinoe knows

[mspart]

https://time.com/6188583/megan-rapinoe-equal-pay-title-ix-transgender-sports-bans/

You mentioned the issue of transgender inclusion in sports, which is such a hot subject right now, as many states have passed bills that ban or limit transgender sports participation. Where do you stand on this issue?

 

Rapinoe - I’m 100% supportive of trans inclusion. People do not know very much about it. We’re missing almost everything. Frankly, I think what a lot of people know is versions of the right’s talking points because they’re very loud. They’re very consistent, and they’re relentless.

At the highest level, there is regulation. In collegiate sports, there is regulation. And at the Olympic and professional level. It’s not like it’s a free-for-all where everyone’s just doing whatever.

 

Hey Megan, you do remember when youth boys smoked the US Women's Soccer Team in a friendly?   

AI

In April 2017, the US Women's National Team (USWNT) lost a 5-2 scrimmage against the FC Dallas Under-15 Boys Academy team. The match was an informal training game played in preparation for a friendly against Russia, often described as a practice session, and not a competitive match.

Yeah Right.   The U-15 boys certainly didn't think it was a friendly.   And the women, if they don't have a competitive bone, they should not be on the field.   They got smoked by U-15 boys!!!   Yet she is all for including men in women's sports like there is no problem with this at all.  

mspart

[red viking]

Strawman. Almost every liberal already agrees

[mspart]

52 minutes ago, red viking said:

Strawman. Almost every liberal already agrees

yes, they agree that U-15 boys beat the crap out of the US National Women's Soccer team.   And that is all you need to know that men don't belong in women's sports.  It was no strawman to those boys who still crow about beating the best women soccer players the US has to offer.   Apparently the women just gave up and decided it was not all that important and just a friendly after all.   What an embarrassment for them.   

Reporter:   Is it true your team was creamed by U-15 boys?

USWS player:   Yes, but it was just a friendly. 

Reporter:   Have you no pride?  Losing to U-15 boys and laughing about it certainly demonstrates that.  

mspart

[Scouts Honor]

then why are state legislatures in blue states not agreeing

[red viking]

9 minutes ago, Scouts Honor said:

then why are state legislatures in blue states not agreeing

Most liberals don't want transgenders in boys or men's sports. It's a 110% strawman

[Scouts Honor]

37 minutes ago, red viking said:

Most liberals don't want transgenders in boys or men's sports. It's a 110% strawman

you didn't answer the question 

[El Luchador]

40 minutes ago, red viking said:

Most liberals don't want transgenders in boys or men's sports. It's a 110% strawman

You couldn't be more wrong. The libtards who hijacked education are the wholly owned subsidiary of the left. These libtards who somehow have control of education are 110 percent on board with the Trans movement. If not for the left the issue would be dead. 

[red viking]

30 minutes ago, El Luchador said:

You couldn't be more wrong. The libtards who hijacked education are the wholly owned subsidiary of the left. These libtards who somehow have control of education are 110 percent on board with the Trans movement. If not for the left the issue would be dead. 

Who on this forum wants transgenders playing in women's or girls sports? 

[Caveira]

25 minutes ago, red viking said:

Who on this forum wants transgenders playing in women's or girls sports? 

You are pretty disingenuous here.  You repeatedly say it doesn’t occur enough to have anyone do anything about it.  That’s the same as being ok with it in most people’s book. 

[mspart]

Perhaps there is a failure to communicate.   The statement was:

1 hour ago, red viking said:

Most liberals don't want transgenders in boys or men's sports. It's a 110% strawman

There is no definition of liberals here.  Most means most on this forum?   Most in WI or some other state or region?   Most means in the US?   The definition is not clear.   

So a response comes:

53 minutes ago, El Luchador said:

You couldn't be more wrong. The libtards who hijacked education are the wholly owned subsidiary of the left. These libtards who somehow have control of education are 110 percent on board with the Trans movement. If not for the left the issue would be dead. 

Which is a true statement.   Liberals in the states are the ones who pushed for this and are still pushing this.  To which the response was:

22 minutes ago, red viking said:

Who on this forum wants transgenders playing in women's or girls sports? 

Which is a good question.   I would say TPTPTPTTPTP and perhaps braves for at least two.   It is possible there are more.   But were we talking only people on this forum, or people in the country in general?   Alas it is difficult to tell.   But I could say you RV also are in that band wagon.  I remember you saying it was such a small problem nothing to get worked up over.   It is not a national issue.   There are more important things for the politicos to think about than this.   It is not a non issue.   

mspart

[Offthemat]

I wonder what’s keeping Megan from playing on the men’s team?

[JimmySpeaks]

5 hours ago, red viking said:

Most liberals don't want transgenders in boys or men's sports. It's a 110% strawman

Bullshit there are states that are for it. 

[red viking]

12 minutes ago, JimmySpeaks said:

Bullshit there are states that are for it. 

Who on this forum is for it? If it's common, there should get a few. 

You're full of crap as usual. 

[Caveira]

2 minutes ago, red viking said:

Who on this forum is for it? If it's common, there should get a few. 

You're full of crap as usual. 

Your tiring 

a significant number of U.S. states do not ban transgender women (people who identify as women but were assigned male at birth) from participating in women’s sports. But the situation is very mixed and depends heavily on the state.

Here’s the clearest way to understand it:

---

Big picture (as of ~2025–2026)

• ~27–29 states have bans restricting participation based on sex assigned at birth 
• ~21–23 states do NOT have bans and generally allow participation based on gender identity (sometimes with rules or case-by-case decisions) 

So yes — roughly half the country still allows it in some form.

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Examples of states that allow participation (no statewide ban)

These states either:

• Explicitly allow participation based on gender identity, or
• Leave it up to schools/associations with inclusive policies

Common examples include:

• California
• New York
• Massachusetts
• Minnesota
• Maryland
• Connecticut
• Vermont
• New Hampshire
• Maine
• Michigan (case-by-case decisions)
• Illinois

In many of these states, policies say students can compete based on their gender identity, sometimes with review processes or documentation.

[red viking]

31 minutes ago, Caveira said:

Your tiring 

 

a significant number of U.S. states do not ban transgender women (people who identify as women but were assigned male at birth) from participating in women’s sports. But the situation is very mixed and depends heavily on the state.

Here’s the clearest way to understand it:

---

Big picture (as of ~2025–2026)

• ~27–29 states have bans restricting participation based on sex assigned at birth 
• ~21–23 states do NOT have bans and generally allow participation based on gender identity (sometimes with rules or case-by-case decisions) 

So yes — roughly half the country still allows it in some form.

---

Examples of states that allow participation (no statewide ban)

These states either:

• Explicitly allow participation based on gender identity, or
• Leave it up to schools/associations with inclusive policies

Common examples include:

• California
• New York
• Massachusetts
• Minnesota
• Maryland
• Connecticut
• Vermont
• New Hampshire
• Maine
• Michigan (case-by-case decisions)
• Illinois

In many of these states, policies say students can compete based on their gender identity, sometimes with review processes or documentation.

Deflection. 110%. Try actually answering my question. 

[Caveira]

8 minutes ago, red viking said:

Deflection. 110%. Try actually answering my question. 

You may be a bot.   These states refuse to ban dudes competing with chicks.  
 

translation.  They’re 110% for it 

Edited April 17 by Caveira

[JimmySpeaks]

1 hour ago, red viking said:

Deflection. 110%. Try actually answering my question. 

Are you ever honest?  Or right about anything?  

[GreatWhiteNorth]

8 hours ago, red viking said:

Who on this forum wants transgenders playing in women's or girls sports? 

I don't recommend transgenders playing women's/girl's sports.

The only circumstances where I would support it would include if the school & team support it, the locker room situation is clear and supported by all, and if all of the opposing teams also support all of the above.

If any team member or opposing team objects - than it should be stopped. If the locker room situation isn't clarified to the satisfaction of all these parties, it should be stopped.

In other words, if everybody involved is good with it - then get out of their way and let them play.

Social media, like this site, should go pound rocks if they think they should exert their personal opinions on the athletes they've never met in situations they don't fully understand.

Leave it to those involved.

If you don't like it, that's OK. But go find some other cloud to curse at or some other kids to scream off your lawn.

[Bigbrog]

7 hours ago, GreatWhiteNorth said:

Social media, like this site, should go pound rocks if they think they should exert their personal opinions on the athletes they've never met in situations they don't fully understand.

 

So, I assume you will stop commenting on any of these threads then?  You never met Trump or fully understand him.  You never met an Ice agent and fully understand their job.  Etc.

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

2 minutes ago, Bigbrog said:

So, I assume you will stop commenting on any of these threads then?  You never met Trump or fully understand him.  You never met an Ice agent and fully understand their job.  Etc.

Rules for thee, not for me!

[Bigbrog]

1 minute ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Rules for thee, not for me!

Exactly!

[fishbane]

19 hours ago, mspart said:

Hey Megan, you do remember when youth boys smoked the US Women's Soccer Team in a friendly?   

AI

In April 2017, the US Women's National Team (USWNT) lost a 5-2 scrimmage against the FC Dallas Under-15 Boys Academy team. The match was an informal training game played in preparation for a friendly against Russia, often described as a practice session, and not a competitive match.

Yeah Right.   The U-15 boys certainly didn't think it was a friendly.   And the women, if they don't have a competitive bone, they should not be on the field.   They got smoked by U-15 boys!!!   Yet she is all for including men in women's sports like there is no problem with this at all.  

I didn’t see this question in the story.  I assume “AI” means you asked one of the widely available Artificial Intelligence chatbots and that was the answer?  It’s disappointing they didn’t ask her that question.  It would have be interesting to see her response.

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

18 hours ago, mspart said:

yes, they agree that U-15 boys beat the crap out of the US National Women's Soccer team.   And that is all you need to know that men don't belong in women's sports.  It was no strawman to those boys who still crow about beating the best women soccer players the US has to offer.   Apparently the women just gave up and decided it was not all that important and just a friendly after all.   What an embarrassment for them.   

Reporter:   Is it true your team was creamed by U-15 boys?

USWS player:   Yes, but it was just a friendly. 

Reporter:   Have you no pride?  Losing to U-15 boys and laughing about it certainly demonstrates that.  

mspart

* a local u15 team!

The women's hockey team traditionally plays against high school boys too- and generally lose, despite playing under women's rules.  My co-worker's son got into one of these games when he was in high school.  Weirdly, they chose not to play any such games this year.

[red viking]

12 hours ago, Caveira said:

You may be a bot.   These states refuse to ban dudes competing with chicks.  
 

translation.  They’re 110% for it 

They don't prohibit it yet but most liberals still think it should be prohibited. 

This b.s. is a 110% strawman. I don't think anybody on here supports Trans playing female only sports. 

More bs strawman fabrication by the winger scumbags. 

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

4 minutes ago, red viking said:

They don't prohibit it yet but most liberals still think it should be prohibited. 

This b.s. is a 110% strawman. I don't think anybody on here supports Trans playing female only sports. 

More bs strawman fabrication by the winger scumbags. 

I'm pretty sure there is at least one person on here who supports it!