Summary

The Trump administration has frozen $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its policies allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports.

A senior official said this is “just a taste” of further action, with UPenn at risk of losing all federal funding due to a Title IX investigation.

Trump signed an executive order on February 5 banning trans women from women’s sports, citing fairness and safety concerns.

Advocacy groups are challenging the move, arguing it discriminates against trans athletes.

  • Xanza@lemm.ee
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    11 hours ago

    Human rights are not up to discussion or vote.

    That’s actually exactly how a democratic republic works… Why you think that’s not the case is a little concerning.

    In a democracy you’re allowed to have dissenting opinions. There are people out there that don’t believe kids deserve school lunches. I personally think that’s fucked up, but for me to have my freedoms, ideals and opinions, I have to concede that private citizens also have the freedom to think kids don’t deserve school lunches.

    That’s how it works.

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        19 minutes ago

        And you do know that countries come together to vote on what a “human right” is, right? Because it doesn’t seem like it. What a human right is, and what you seem to think it is, are two entirely different things.

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      10 hours ago

      That’s actually exactly how a democratic republic works… Why you think that’s not the case is a little concerning.

      Lol you really need these universities, maybe someday you’ll get to attend one of them

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      10 hours ago

      Lol no. That’s just majority rule.

      Democracy has a list of necessary prerequisites in the form of rights and duties. How is it democratic for the majority to be able to vote to kill the rest?

      I’m not discussing anymore with someone who doesn’t have a basic grasp of the concepts.