A trans teen withdrew from the girls’ division of an Irish Dance contest in Florida after the organizers were pressured by state officials to kick her out. However, it is unclear whether the girl’s participation in the competition would have actually violated any law.
“No young person should become the center of a political fight simply because they want to participate in the activities they love,” said Public Policy Manager for Equality Florida Quinn Diaz in a statement. “At a time when Florida is competing to attract visitors, talent, and major events from around the world, the question for our leaders is simple: will we send a message that our doors are closed, that ours is only a state for some? Or will we make it clear that everyone is welcome here?”
The Irish dance contest is governed by the Irish Dance Teachers’ Association of North America (IDTANA). That organization has trans-inclusive policies that allow competitors to decide how they compete. They have previously defended those policies, and the community has supported that move, including by setting up a petition to the Dublin-based governing body, An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha (CLRG), to voice their unequivocal support for the inclusion of trans dancers.
Anyone that thinks this is a problem is a pervert. Genuinely porn brained pervert. I get that Americans have been morally repressed for their entire existence, I mean their founding members were puritans who thought genocide was just fine but a woman showing their ankles needs to be put to death, but anyone who thinks the human body is inherently sexual or there is anything possibly sexual about changing in a locker room with mixed sexes versus single sexes is ridiculously perverted and repressed about their perversion.