Some people do better than others. This from Dave Pell today:
In Utah, Gov Spencer Cox was presented with a bill limiting the participation of transgender kids in interscholastic sports. Unlike Gov Little, he vetoed his legislature's bill, and had the guts to publicly explain why. "I must admit, I am not an expert on transgenderism. I struggle to understand so much of it and the science is conflicting. When in doubt however, I always try to err on the side of kindness, mercy and compassion. I also try to get proximate and I am learning so much from our transgender community. They are great kids who face enormous struggles. Here are the numbers that have most impacted my decision: 75,000, 4, 1, 86 and 56. 75,000 high school kids participating in high school sports in Utah. 4 transgender kids playing high school sports in Utah. 1 transgender student playing girls sports. 86% of trans youth reporting suicidality. 56% of trans youth having attempted suicide. Four kids and only one of them playing girls sports. That's what all of this is about. Four kids who aren't dominating or winning trophies or taking scholarships. Four kids who are just trying to find some friends and feel like they are a part of something. Four kids trying to get through each day. Rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few." Now why would a state legislature be wasting its time targeting one child? We know why. For the same reason people like Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and Lindsay Graham turned this week's SCOTUS hearings into Q-Anon-esque (and Q-Anon loved) disgrace focused on pedophilia and critical race theory. For the same reason that at least 35 states have passed or considered legislation on race education. They put the cult in culture wars because culture wars sell.