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The Trans Sporter Room Ep133 -- Election 2022: Trans Athletes Are An Issue? Really?

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As Americans ponder upcoming primary elections and the off-year campaigns in fall 2022, Australians will held to the polls for a general election on May 21. You'd figure issues like the COVID, climate change, taxation, inflation and the Ukraine crisis would be front and center. Would you believe, all of those are jockeying for position with...wait for it.... "THOSE TRANS ATHLETES WHO ARE THREATENING WOMEN'S SPORTS!" In recent weeks as more as more anti-trans legislation piles up across America, and you are seeing the face of Lia Thomas in more campaign ads, Australia's threatened ruling party has gone all-in on transphobia, American style, right up to naming names and spreading blame. Among those names being thrown around to sell fear are pioneers in sport and trans rights. One of those, rugby and track athlete Caroline Layt sits in with Karleigh Webb to give a picture of how a desperate ruling party is trying to sell transphobia, that is many ways was made in the USA. Also this week: Transphobes are gonna t