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Munu

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Wed Jul 1, 2026, 08:48 AM 6 hrs ago

Justice Thomas calls transgender language a 'lie' in concurring opinion

Justice Thomas calls transgender language a ‘lie’ in concurring opinion
The Hill

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that transgender language is a “lie to the public” in a Tuesday opinion, concurring with a ruling that blocks athletes who were assigned to the male sex at birth from competing against biological women.

“Men and boys with gender dysphoria are not women or girls, even if they believe that they are. Sex is an immutable ‘biological’ characteristic, see ante, at 10; it is binary; and ‘man’ and ‘woman,’ ‘boy’ and ‘girl,’ are the terms that correspond to adults and children of each sex,” Thomas wrote.

“To use language to obscure reality to show ‘indifference regarding the truth’— is to lie to the public and cease to treat our fellow citizens ‘as equal[s],’” he continued.

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Thomas said gender dysphoria “does not resemble the immutable characteristics on the basis of which our precedents have applied heightened scrutiny- race, sex, or national origin.”

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Long Dong Silver says what? chelsea0011 5 hrs ago #1
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Ray Bruns

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2. Clarence "Nobody hates black people more than I do" Thomas continues to demonstrate why
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 02:31 PM
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He has no business being on the Supreme Court.

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