The New York Times faced a wave of backlash for a story that referred to biological females as &#8220;non-transgender women.&#8221;
The story in question, titled &#8220;How a Women’s College Volleyball Team Became the Center of the Transgender Athlete Debate,&#8221; explored the explosion of protests and forfeitures surrounding San Jose State University and the school&#8217;s star player — a trans-identifying male.
When addressing the issue of eligibility for trans-identifying players under the NCAA&#8217;s rules, the NYT <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/us/trans-volleyball-san-jose-state.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published the following</a>:
<blockquote>On its website, <a class="css-yywogo" title="" href="https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/inclusion/lgbtq/SSI_TransgenderSADeadlinesAndThresholdsFall.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the N.C.A.A. says</a> trans volleyball players are eligible to play if their testosterone level is less than 10 nanomoles per liter — that’s at least four times more than what many experts say is the top of the range for non-transgender women, and in the typical range for adult men.</blockquote>
As the article itself notes, the <a href="https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/tests/testosterone#:~:text=Normal%20Results&amp;text=Male%3A%20300%20to%201%2C000%20nanograms,per%20liter%20(nmol%2FL)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">normal testosterone level</a> for an adult male — which would then decrease with age — is 10-35 nanomoles per liter. And that alone could be cause for argument that a trans-identifying player still has a biological advantage over female players.
But after being referred to as &#8220;cis&#8221; women, &#8220;birthing persons,&#8221; and &#8220;menstruators,&#8221; it was the NYT&#8217;s phrasing that got the attention of their critics.
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&#8220;Hey @nytimes. Don’t call us ‘non-transgender women.’ Just stop it. Stop all the offensive terms for us: birthing parent; uterus haver; menstruator; vaginal presenting (from the Olympus spa hearing). We are WOMEN!&#8221; Women Are Real posted via X.
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Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nytimes</a>
Don’t call us ‘non-transgender women.’
Just stop it
Stop all the offensive terms for us
❌birthing parent ❌uterus haver ❌menstruator ❌vaginal presenting (from the Olympus spa hearing)
We are WOMEN! <a href="https://t.co/YpMxDXm5cD">pic.twitter.com/YpMxDXm5cD</a>
&mdash; WomenAreReal (@WomenAreReals) <a href="https://twitter.com/WomenAreReals/status/1862367939716161669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;NYT — you stink. We are women, not NOT TRANSGENDER WOMEN. Just WOMEN will do in the future,&#8221; tennis legend Martina Navratilova added.
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NYT- you stink. We are women, not NOT TRANSGENDER WOMEN. Just WOMEN will do in the future. <a href="https://t.co/xJZNJvS6O1">https://t.co/xJZNJvS6O1</a>
&mdash; Martina Navratilova (@Martina) <a href="https://twitter.com/Martina/status/1862509934375538860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;WOW — A NEW LOW FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES. Referring to Women now as &#8216;Non-Transgender Women.&#8217; This othering is typical of a liberal rag like this. Another once proud publication has been completely captured by the woke ideology,&#8221; another posted.
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WOW 🚨 A NEW LOW FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES
Referring to Women now as &quot;Non-Transgender Women&quot;
&#8211; This othering is typical of a liberal rag like this &#8211; Another once proud publication has been completely captured by the woke ideology<a href="https://twitter.com/JulietMacur?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JulietMacur</a> what were you thinking? <a href="https://t.co/jXdSBe9BOQ">pic.twitter.com/jXdSBe9BOQ</a>
&mdash; Basil the Great (@Basil_TGMD) <a href="https://twitter.com/Basil_TGMD/status/1862548090856587419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
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