#But now that I think about it. Why SHOULDN'T Wes be trans. Why SHOULDN'T Nicole be trans.

[hyenabeanz]

Watched a Bally sports North clip of Pannek interviewing Nicole Hensley about new draft picks. She asked about Britta Curl.

Hensley really said with her whole chest she is a good person. Like yeah, I know none of them are going to come out and say "she's an asshole" but her answer was not a diplomatic "her hockey skills will be an asset to our team." It was that, plus the further she will be a positive locker room factor, "she is a good person." Those exact words were used.

I feel like I've been living in crazy land because everyone I've seen is acting like it's a given the water filter's teammates will be equally appalled as we are. That her hateful views will be an outlier.

The reality is probably uglier. And I think that's the part that's hardest to swallow, and why I get irritated at the people I see acting like anyone that can't support PWHL Minnesota anymore is somehow being deeply unfair to every other woman on the rest of the team.

I don't doubt there's at least some people in that locker room who are grossed out. (It'll be interesting to see who doesn't re-sign, and I will always wonder the whys if it's a big name like say... Michela Cava.)

But I think anyone who thinks Ken Klee picked up Curl with zero input from the four veterans on the team at least, especially KCS, is delusional. Even if they don't endorse her views that trans women shouldn't play women's sports, that queers are perverts, etc etc etc., they weren't dealbreakers, like I imagine it may have been for other teams' veteran players. That hurts.

I still am uncertain what I'm going to do. We'll see if I wanna wear the championship hat I ordered when it arrives. I legit do not know right now what my feelings are gonna do.

I don't think there's a wrong answer though, and hope we give each other the grace to do so.

[groovyships]

ALL of my F/Os are trans. EVERY single one. EVEN the platonic and familial ones