Idaho’s transphobic 2020 bill banning trans women student athletes from competing in female sports. So naturally the conversation concerned the issue, which is currently being stoked by primarily right wing groups, of whether trans athletes should be allowed to compete in the sports division corresponding to their gender identity.
We can say fairly confidently that probably no one except for Maher and Varona came away satisfied by the conversation, which ultimately meandered and expressed confusion about trans issues generally, and produced some awkward and pretty cringe jokes.
Such as Maher telling de Varona “What you’re trying to do is find a middle ground, right? How can we be fair to, let’s say, women classic?”De Varona is a member of a.