Mick Hartley

Rorschach test.

For believers in “gender identity,” this is the story of a unique type of man who bravely smashes barriers in an oppressive society.

For non-believers, it’s a story about a woman who makes it into a women’s soccer team. pic.twitter.com/1JN3nrCJh9

— Leor Sapir (@LeorSapir) May 6, 2026

From the article:

A Minnesota women’s soccer team has signed its first out transgender player, adding a decorated goalkeeper to its roster as debates over gender and athletics continue to reverberate nationwide.

Minnesota Aurora FC, a pre-professional club in the USL W League, announced the signing of Isaac Ranson, a transgender man who was assigned female at birth and starred at Cal State Fullerton, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. Ranson, a two-time Big West Conference Goalkeeper of the Year, leaves college as one of the most accomplished players in program history.

We’re going round in circles here. Or maybe circling the drain.

This makes a nonsense of the argument that trans players should play sports according to their declared “gender”. So why the exception? Obviously this woman doesn’t want to play with men because she kinows she’d be useless in comparison, against superior male strength and speed. So she gets to choose to play with women – and it’s all some big trans breakthrough, “making history”. But what it shows is that the whole thing was always a con. Men under the trans label can pretend they’re women so they get the big advantage in sports. Women who pretend they’re men don’t have that thrill, so they choose to play with women. And are, very likely, loaded up on testosterone to give them that extra oomph that’s denied to the other women players.

Yes, it’s win-win for trans players. They’re so special.