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Seeing a lot of “nobody cares” in this thread which tells me that a lot of you don’t have any trans or queer friends. Representation absolutely matters and I will feel extremely proud until this blind motherfucker costs the Knicks a game.
I think (some/many) people mean well when they say they don't care, but I think that's a disappointing response. Saying you don't care when a marginalized group finally gets representation within an industry means you didn't care that they were not previously welcome in that industry. "Firsts" matter because they are the end of "nevers."
There was no formal ban or anything on trans referees and the first female ref was in 1997. I dont think there was anything stopping trans individuals from becoming referees. There is no gender limit or anything.
This just seems like a needless celebration of identity politics. I dont care what the gender of my ref is. Or the race. Or the religions. Just that they get the calls right.