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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Veronica Ivy - Trans Women in Women’s Sports

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

News, Daily News, Comedy

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Should trans women be able to compete in women's sport? Trevor and Trans Athlete Rights Expert Veronica Ivy discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:02.7

BAM!

0:03.7

Veronica Ivy.

0:05.7

Of course we'll show.

0:09.2

Thank you.

0:11.2

So, I'm going to say from the top because I've noticed this happens in every conversation.

0:17.7

Every time you bring up trans rights or if you have a discussion and you say trans people

0:22.6

tense up, I understand why.

0:25.4

We live in a world where now there are people who are so transphobic that it makes it almost

0:30.6

impossible for people who aren't to ask any questions, to have any conversations, to

0:35.1

have any discourse that doesn't lump them in with transphobia.

0:38.4

And so, I'm really glad that you're joining us on the show to talk about this because it

0:41.9

feels like one of the biggest issues in America and yet no one can seem to talk about it.

0:46.8

So, let's start with your journey.

0:49.9

You've competed at some of the highest levels in sports.

0:53.5

And as your hoodie says, sport is a human right.

0:55.9

That is what you believe in.

0:57.2

Talk me through.

0:58.2

Talk me through.

1:00.2

Just a little bit of why you believe fighting for transgender athletes to compete in the

1:07.7

categories they'd like to in sport is so important.

1:10.6

So, it's a fundamental tenant of the Olympic movement that sport is a human right.

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