If you’re looking for the perfect takedown of the arguments against trans women and girls participating in women’s sports, John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight is must-watch TV.
The latest episode of the comedian’s satirical newscast took aim at the anti-trans attacks on fairness in sports with characteristic biting humour and rigorous fact-checking. And it’s a refreshing and blunt model of how to systematically break down the way that conservatives weaponize hypotheticals, bad research and isolated cases to attack trans people, and particularly trans kids who want to participate in sports.
As senior editor Mel Woods explains, allies could learn from Oliver and his team’s approach grounded in facts and empathy. More of this, please!
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