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Originally Posted by piclefefe
I am sorry to see that even the top of FIRST has began to fall. This topic is irrelevant in FIRST. People who are lgbt are not oppressed at competition and i have never heard of a team ask that question in their scouting data so this is a shame to see corrupting our great community.
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This is incredibly narrow minded. I have talked with more team leaders than I can count that have encountered issues with this. Just imagine, as a team leader, if you have someone who identifies as an opposite gender and you're making hotel arrangements for your team. Where do you put this student?
This is a real issue for teams. As is discrimination in every form. I will tell you, my team (which is all girls) has been discriminated against and harassed at competition in the past. But based on your reply, talking openly about gender equality would be irrelevant.
Just because you haven't encountered an issue with something doesn't mean it's not a problem.