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This is exactly what trans advocates were worried about when the NCAA rolled back its blanket policies.

The new policy from USA Swimming, which impacts competitive swimmers as young as 13, has two main requirements:

First it requires evaluation of trans (women) athletes by a panel of three medical experts to determine (in their words) “that the prior physical development of the athlete as a male, as mitigated by any medical intervention, does not give the athlete a competitive advantage over the athlete’s cisgender female competitors.”

Even setting aside what feels like significantly problematic language in framing “…physical development…as a male…” and what strikes me as likely invasive scrutiny of young athletes bodies and physical development; the idea that this kind of “competitive advantage” can be assessed objectively is dubious at best and has a long and problematic (often racialized) history.

The second requirement seems, at face, a little more straightforward. Requiring competitive trans (women) athletes to maintain testosterone levels below 5nmol/L continuously for at least 36 months. Unpack that standard, though, and it gets more complicated. The 5nmol/L level is the same threshold that prevented Caster Semenya and a number of other cisgender runners from competition this past year. That policy move around running competitions drew outcry from many athletes for the ways in which it penalized women for their biology; and runners like Semenya were forced into the awful choice of either submitting to testosterone suppressing drugs or walking away from competition.

And where the previous NCAA standard required only 12 months of testosterone suppression before rejoining competition, a three year pause in a young athletes competitive career is a long time. Essentially, any trans athlete who wanted to compete as their gender throughout high school and college uninterrupted would have to have been on puberty blockers and/or hormone therapy starting at age *11*. While care for trans youth is generally becoming more accessible, that’s a huge barrier for athletes who lack family support, access to affirming care, have other medical contraindications, or simply don’t feel ready to make those kind of decisions about their body at age 10, 11, 12, etc. For an athlete who waited until college to start hormones, they would only be able to compete as themselves under this policy in their senior year - having to choose whether to compete on a male team, or simply not at all for the remainder of their experience.

Most egregiously, from what I’ve heard, the trans swimmer at the heart of the recent media hubbub over swimming will now be barred from competing for the remainder of her collegiate career because of this new policy because she’s only been on hormones for 32 months…and will graduate in less than 4 months.

Heartbreaking.

All of this comes at a time when trans youth are being outright banned from athletic competition in many states; which makes this policy feel like salt in the wound. Intended to remind trans athletes that they are going to be endlessly scrutinized and are not welcomed as equal participants in the sports they love.

And ultimately if we are not entering discussions of trans participation in athletics with a lens of inclusivity, we are going to end up with policies (like this) that are problematic, stigmatizing, and harmful to so many kids who just want to play.

To USA Swimming and the NCAA, shame on you.

To trans athletes, and particularly swimmers, who are heartbroken over these continued assaults; my heart is with all of you.

And to allies and advocates, particularly those of you who are or were involved in competitive athletics: Please. Speak. Out. Trans athletes need to know that you have their back. And these organizations need to understand that policies like this are counter to goals of inclusion and equity and that people are taking note.

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piabu · 2 years

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Y/N: I joined the Demon Slayer corp for the same reason people go to the zoo!

Tanjiro: And that is?

Y/N, points behind her: Look….

*Inosuke beating the shit out of Zenitsu*

Y/N: Nature is beautiful

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piabu · 3 years

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Kuroo, Bokuto and Oikawa- reaction to you walking funny the morning after

all characters aged up 18+. no sexualizing minor featured.

warnings- sexual themes, suggestiveness…

genre- smutty fluff

Kuroo Tetsurou

Kuroo wasn’t kidding when he said he would ruin you last night

he was much rougher than he usually was

mind you, he was quite rough to begin with

but when you got out of bed

he had never seen you walk like you did just now

so he was genuinely concerned

“babe? are you…okay?”

“oh, it’s totally not because someone railed me so hard i can’t stand properly.”

he blinked. his brain totally crashed for a moment at your directness

and then- the familiar teasing smirk

“oh? i wonder who was screaming for more all night? are you really blaming me now, kitten?”

despite the aloof act, he would kinda feel bad

kinda.

would shower with you and mildly massage your thigh

just in hopes of it getting better

much softer and f l u f f i e r than normal towards you

if it were the weekends, would just order in your favorite food and cuddle all day

netflix and chill?

“say, you already kinda can’t walk straight… wanna see if i can make you completely unable to walk?”

you sure hoped that was a joke

but no

with how his amber eyes glistened with that look

when his lips met yours feverishly and hands trailing your curves seductively

you couldn’t help but give in

will rail you again with no hesitation

Oikawa Tooru

this dude knows.

he is not clueless to the limp

he didn’t even need to ask you why you were walking like that

instead, it’s a huge ego boost for him smh

“aww, is my little princess having trouble walking? damn, i’m good.”

“tooru…”

“what? you like it rough more than i do, you always ask for faster, harder-”

“TOORU, I SWEAR TO GOD-”

you couldn’t shut him up about it no matter how much you tried to

but when you tried to shower, you bet he is going to bath you in the most affectionate way possible

when his beautiful chocolate eyes capture the sight of your skin covered in love bites

he gets all giddy inside

overwhelmed with pride ngl

he is genuinely so proud of himself that he managed to have you as his girlfriend

Oikawa might tease you relentlessly all day and possibly longer than that

scratch that, he is going to bring that up every time he needed a comeback

“looks like someone doesn’t remember that one time when you couldn’t even walk straight-”

silently makes it his goal to see you like that every morning

one of his favorite sights of you, not gunna lie

Bokuto Koutaro

people might mistakenly assume Koutaro was vanilla in bed

no.

just no. period.

with his stamina and power, it would surprise me if he didn’t leave you limping after the first night ever you two did it

his pace might vary depending on the mood, but he is definitely the type to go deep every time

which explains why you struggle to even stand on your own the morning after

when Bokuto realized the struggle, he really didn’t know why

thought you were hurt at first

“honey?? are you okay? what is wrong? do you need help??”

lowkey panics like crazy for a second

“…Koutaro, yesterday.”

“huh?”

“you went hard yesterday. that’s why.”

still confused until a lightbulb appears

“do you mean when i fucked you from behind-”

“JUST ALL OF THEM, ALL OF YESTERDAY BO.”

he couldn’t explain why he was giddy all of sudden?

Bokuto already loved covering you in hickeys but

doesn’t this mean this could be another way to show others that you’re his? that you’re getting railed every night?

lowkey goes ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

literally wraps you in a bear hug and screams “I LOVE YOUU YOU ARE SO CUTE AND BEAUTIFUL AND MINE <3333”

you can literally see stars shining in his eyes because he was so happy all of sudden

no cap, he would 100% carry you around everywhere to the point it was embarrassing

“Bo, it’s okay… i can walk now…”

“no, my PRINCESS must be TREATED LIKE ONE! besides I SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY ACTIONS OF RAILING YOU TOO HARD-”

“BOKUTO KOUTARO, WE ARE IN A SUPERMARKET!!”

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piabu · 3 years

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BAKUGO KATSUKI (x depressed reader)

-At first Bakugo just thinks you are being dramatic.

- One night he walks in on you crying, and feels bad, but doesnt want to show it. He doesn't leave though, instead he sits beside you and awkwardly wraps his arms around you in a hug.

- He lets you cry into his shoulder until you fall asleep, then he tucks you into bed. He doesn't want to leave you alone, so he stays even if he has to sleep in an uncomfortable position.

- In the morning, he is grumpy because he wasn't able to get much sleep, but secretly he really enjoyed spending the night in your dorm.

- Bakugo pretends like nothing happened until he notices that you aren't eating dinner, then follows you up to your room and demands you tell him why you aren't eating.

- You explain to him your depression, and its like a switch is flipped in him, now anytime someone teases you about a trigger he goes off on them.

- Katsuki does some reading on depression and symptoms and how to help or comfort someone with depression, so that he can help you when you are in a low.

- When you two are alone and he sees you crying he will put his hand on your cheek and wipe your tears away with his thumb.

- Bakugo is really supportive and feels that he can somewhat relate with his own self-depricating thoughts.

- When you joke about depression with your classmates and friends, he scowls and holds your hand tighter because he knows that deep down its not actually a joke to you, and that this is just one of your coping mechanisms.

- TW!! If you self harm, he gets angry and takes you to recovery girl. He asks you to cut him instead so that you see how much hurting yourself hurts him.

- One day you skip class because you don't have the willpower to go, and he brings your homework to your room for you and helps you study, to take the pressure off.

- Bakugo always has an extra water bottle and snacks in his bag because he knows you might not eat or drink anything if you aren't reminded.

- When I gets hard for you to eat, he will cook for you then sit down and try and feed you. He will complain about it, but actually he really enjoys the intimacy of the act.

- All in all, he is actually quite supportive despite how much he grumbles and complains about "having to take care of you."

#bakugo katsuki x reader #bakugou katsuki #katsuki bakugo #kacchan #bakugo x reader #bnha #bnha smut

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piabu · 3 years

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BAKUGO KKATSUKI (x blind reader)

Getting into UA and becoming a hero, is every young kids dream. And for some its more realistic than it is for others. You always thought that your chance was slim, but when the letter came saying you got in to class 1-B, you were more than estatic. When it comes to stealth and combat your quirk comes in extremely handy. Using echo-location you can "see" many things others can't. Your ears are more sensitive to movement and noise, giving you an advantage, even though you are blind.

Being blind you had to have an aid in classes with you to be your eyes during lessons, but during training, you quirk was better than haveing 20/20 vision. UA was very accomotading to you and your aid. And for the most part everyone was nice. Monoma wasn't your biggest fan and often got on your nerves however.

Today as you entered the school someone bumped into you. You figured it was just Monoma picking on you again tho.

"Hey, watch it extra." the person grumbled. Not Mo.. The voice is somewhat familiar though.

"My appologies." You bowed facing what you thought was the boy. He stood beside you and clicked his tounge.

"Whatever." You heard footsteps and figured he was leaving. Quickly you activated your quirk to see his retreating form and some other students in the hall. His hair was spikey and his shoulders were slightly hunched. You tilted your head studying him.

A hand on your shoulder startled you. You turned your head in the direction of the hand. "Oh hey Erushī." you greeted your aid. "Did you happen to see who I bumped into?"

"Oh yeah, the angry blonde boy. Thats Bakugo Katsuki from class 1-A." Erushī explains. You think back to the some of the "horror stories" you have heard of the explosive teen.

"I see." You laugh at the irony of your statement. "What color is his hair?" Eru links her arm through yours.

"Blonde. Why?"

"Just forming a mental image." You shrug as the two of you enter the classroom.

(Timeskip to lunch)

Erushī walks you to the lunchroom and you sit with your usual table group. You think back to your encounter this morning and use your quirk to scan the lunchroom for Bakugo. You see his figure sitting at a table with some other students you assume are from his class.

"Earth to y/n!" Kendo says as she taps your shoulder. "You okay there?"

"Oh yeah. I'm fine." You flash a small smile to your friends, and close your eyes losing yourself in your mental images. They continue their conversation as you eat.

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"Hey Bakubro!" Kirishima greets him, and scoots over for his friend to sit down. "You've been quiet today."

"What the fuck is that supposed to mean!"

"Ah, theres the Bakugo we know." the redhead jokes.

Bakugo rolls his eyes and lifts his head to see you enter the cafeteria and sit at a table with you classmates. Mina notices him staring and follows his gaze.

"Her name is F/n L/n/." Pretty right! She is in class 1-B."

"Shut up Pinky. I didnt fucking ask." The blonde grumbles and focuses on his food. Mina shrugs.

"I saw you looking, and thought you might wanna know."

"Well you thought wrong." He snaps. A smile creeps onto The pink girl's face and she winks at Kirishima, then guestures to Baku with a nod of her head.

Kiri gets the hint and his eye widen. Sero and Kaminari look between the three of them in confusion. Sero shrugs giving Kami a confused look. And the yellow head returns the look.

"Anyways, so aparently we are training with class 1-B after lunch." Sero says, breaking the silence that befell upon the group.

"Really! Cool!" Mina pipes up.

Katsuki steals a quick glance at you before getting sucked into the conversation by his friends.

(Time skip to sparring)

"Students will be paired up with someone not from their class to train with. Is that understtod?" Eraserhead explains the rest of the rules for training and Mic announces the partners. You were up against a girl named Hagakure. Her quirk was invisibility. You smiled at the perfection of the situation. Someone who is invisible to most, is not to you. You raise your hand.

"Yes y/n?" Aizawa calls on you.

"Could I perhaps have another partner. Hagakure's quirk is invisibility, but I can see her clear as day." you explain. A few heads turn as not many of the A students know of your quirk, but the hero agrees and pairs you up with Bakugo, and giving his partner to the invisible girl.

You all go get changed into your costumes and meet on the training grounds and get ready to spar. Your costume is quite simple. A pair of black leggings with thigh holsters for a few blades to fit. Your (color) top is cropped, sleveless and skin-tight. The lack of sleves allows for straps on your biceps to hold throwing stars. The outfit is pulled together with combat boots and a black blindfold over your eyes for dramtic effect.

"Whats with the blindfold extra? DO YOU UNDERESTAMATE MY POWER THAT MUCH?" Sparks fly from katsuki's palms as he accuses you.

"No, sorry. Its part of my costume. I dont doubt your abilities, Actually I admire how strong you are." You beam at the blonde. A blush tints his cheeks and he is thankful for the bindfld covering your eyes. "Shall we start?" you ask.

He grumbles a response and the two of you fly into action. You immediately activate your quirk and see his figure and take in his costume. Gauntlets. Avoid his hands at all costs. Katsuki moves to launch a blast your way and you move to the side, dodging it effectively. You use this advantage to get closer and land a punch to his shoulder. He spins on you and his elbow makes contact with your stomach. You cough as the wind is knocked out of you and quickly regain your composure. The thing with Bakugo is that he is a loud fighter. So you really wouldn't need your quirk much to fight him anyways. You see, or rather hear, his attacks before they happen.

"Why do you keep dodging? STOP HOLDING BACK DAMNIT!" You laugh quietly and take your blindfold off, wrapping it around your hand.

You decide to humor him and give in to his request. Katsuki is able to land a few hits on you, but for the most part he just tries to avoid your blades. Baku jumps and a blast comes your way and you duck down and slip under and between his legs. You unwravel the blindfold and wrap it around one of his ankles slamming him down onto the ground. You tie it around his other leg, imobilising him on his stomach.

Bakugo puts his palms on either side of him but you grab them and pin them behind his back with one hand, the other holding a blade to his wrists.

"Congratulations y/n." Present Mic says to you. You nod and get off your partner untieing him.

"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT? YOU DIDN'T EVEN USE YOUR QUIRK! I TOLD YOU NOT TO HOLD BACK!" Katsuki explodes and his hand grabs your throat. His palms are warm and you can feel the slight sting of a burn.

"Y/N!" Erushī yells as she rushes up to you. Bakugo lets you go.

"Who the fuck are you?" he snarls.

"I am her AID." Eru says firmly. "L/n is blind." You cough and rub your throat and the two of them look at you.

"Im fine Erushī. And yes Bakugo, i did use my quirk. I may be blind, in a literal sense, but I can still see." He looks at you blankly, then to the girl beside you.

"My quirk is echo-location. I use sounds to see, and you my friend are very loud." You laugh and link arms with your aid. "Good fight." You bow and walk back to the changerooms.

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'She is blind. That explains why she bowed in the wrong direction this morning, and the blindfold.' Katsuki thinks to himself. 'So she doesn't know what I look like. She probably doesn't even know what she looks like. She can't see facial expressions.'

Part of Bakugo was saddened by that. You were quite a good looking girl. But you would never know it. His thoughts drift to all the things you can and can't do. No wonder the other girl was always with you.

Kirishima clapped Bakugo on the back, pulling him from his thoughts. "Hey bro. How was it?"

Bakugo rolls his eyes and lets out an annoyed "tch," remembering that you pinned him. He shrugs Kiri away and heads to change.

"You should ask her out." the readhead says nonchelantly.

"That's none of your buisness Shitty Hair."

(Time skip)

You sat at home listening to music, when your phone buzzed.

"You have a text from and unknown number: Oi its Bakugo, I got your number from your friend." The automated voice on your phone read the text out loud.

"Text back: Hello there. Smiley face." you say to your phone. "Please name the contact Bakugo."

"Incoming call from: Bakugo." You press on the screen to answer the call and hold it to your ear.

"Hello."

"Hi, meet me at the park near the school." Wow he is forward.

"Uhh.. sure i guess."

"10 minutes."

The line goes dead before you can respond and you turn your phone off. That might have been the shortest call ever. You go downstairs and ask your parent to drop you off. 10 minutes later you are sitting on a swing waiting for Bakugo.

"Can you see me?" Bakugo's voice startles you slightly.

"Sort of. I can see the outline of your figure. You have spikey hair." You say. He hums in agreement. You see/hear him move closer and he takes your hand in his, they are surpizingly soft.

"Can you see yourself?" he asks somewhat quieter.

"No, only from what i can feel.." You face him and your empty eyes stare at him.

"Your eyes are (e/c)." he says. "And your hair is (h/c). Your cheeks are pink."

"I know all that. Ive been told." You laugh dryly. "Can we sit on the grass?" Bakugo hums, and brings you out of the sand. He sits down and you sit next to him, bodies touching.

"Why do you keep your eyes open if you cant see?" he asks.

"I guess just to seem a little more normal. Does it bother you?" you explain.

"No. I like your eyes." You smile to yourself. The boy beside you is completly different from the one you were sparring with at school, and yet its the same person.

"I like this soft side of you Bakugo." you say.

'Its only for you.' he thinks. You feel his hand drop yours and move to your cheek. He turns your head to face him.

"Can you see me?" he asks again. You nod your head. His facial features are more visible to you but still fuzzy.

"What color are your eyes?" you ask.

"Red."

"May I touch you?" He doesnt answer, so you clarify. "Your face i mean."

"Yes."

Your hands come up to his cheeks and you take in all his facial features with your hands. Touching people allows you to have a better sense of what the person looks like and you add this to your mental image of the boy.

Katsuki grabs your wrists stilling your movements and brings your hands back down to your lap.

"Now i can see you." you say.

He stares at you for a brief moment and closes your eyes gently. His hand rests back on your cheek.

"Good." is all he says before his lips are on yours.

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piabu · 3 years

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BAKUGO KATSUKI (x reader w tourettes)

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-At first Bakugo thinks you are weird and are weak because you can't control your tics.

-Kirishima has to alk to him about his manners towards you and informs him about tourettes syndrome.

-When you have a tic attack during class he gets worried and stares down anyone who helps you, jealous that he isn't the one by your side.

-He isolates himself in his room, and claims to be doing extra studying, but he is actually doing research on tourettes, and finding out more information on ways to help you.

-Katsuki just so happens to have figit toys to help calm your tics and gives it to you but he seems annoyed about it.

-During training you go into another tic attack and he moves you out of danger, claiming that everyone else was being reckless in not doing anything to help you, and that you are being dense for wanting to continue training.

-You develop a tic where you mimmick his explosions, and he secretly finds it cute, while you get embarassed.

-Bakugo becomes very protective of you and tries to partner with you every time your class spars.

-When your tic attacks get bad it scares him that you might hurt yourself, and he tries to be withing arms reach just in case anything happens.

-He gets concerned when he sees bruises on your body, not knowing if it from your tics or if you actually got ingured,.

-One night when he comes to check up on you, he hears a lot of banging and cryng coming from your dorm room, so he sits on your bed with you and tries to help you calm down.

-When you do, he lets you hug him and cry into his chest. He gives you a kiss in top of your head and it suprises you. You ask him why he kissed you and he tells you to shut up.

-He asks you out after a day of training, in a very Bakugo manner. He tells you to call him Katuski,and you ask why. He says its because you are now his girlfriend, then takes you out for boba.

-Tsu thinks its cute but is suprised that he would have a soft spot for someone, but she is glad that it's you.

-You develop more tics of things that Bakugo says like 'oi' and 'shut up extras.' The class finds it funny, but it makes him kind of sad and so he trys to be less tempermental.

-He isn't big on pda, but will hold your hand when you grab his and loves your hugs/cuddles, but would nevr admit it. His love language is acts of service, so he makes sure to help you whenever you need it.

-Katsuki lets you do whatever you want, and isn't controlling, but he still keeps an eye in you to makes sure you are safe. He likes when you keep your locations on and when you text him every hour or so, just to keep him updated.

-He is proud of you for beinhg a hero, even with a disabillity.

~sexy times~

-Bakugo is very passionate and likes to go rough, but is careful to never hurt you.

-When you tic during sex, he laughs it off with you or talks dirty and tells you how much he likes it.

-He is very self concious as to never make you feel uncomfortable.

-One time you almost bit his dick during head so you get scared to even try it again. He was mad for a minute but got over it and reassured you that its okay.

-All in all, he loves you very much, and would do anything in his power to keep you safe and happy.

#bakugo katsuki x reader #bakugou katsuki #katsuki bakugo #bakugo x reader #bnha #kacchan #x reader #mha fluff #mha bakugou #bnha smut

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