Like most earthlings attired in black and white attire, I pride myself on professional levels of refereeing — so before I get into the meat of this article we’re going to do one of those fist-bumps boxers do. People have different ideas about society and what it looks like but this is my ring and these are my rules.
So play nice.
I’m going to talk in broad terms and I’m going to give equal weighting to both sides — as best I can. The article is about powerlifting — where you definitely have to give equal weighting to both sides (or you fall over).
For the record, I’m all for equity, so I don’t care what your genitals are and whether they are in alignment with your psychological presentation. If you behave like an out-and-out twat on arrival in my corner of Medium you’ll get shot at with the full force of my snarktillery.
Call it a commitment to equality. There’s no pre-requisite for equality to be nice (that I’m aware of and nice is overrated anyway. That said, this isn’t a safe space and I don’t run an echo chamber. I have no intention of preaching to the converted. You can find that elsewhere.