I lived here and left and spent the entire time I was gone figuring out a way to get back and it took 12 years. Even though everyone is working hard it still feels like a slower pace and less anxiety than literally anywhere in NYS that I have lived. I like that people are helpful but not overly friendly and generally keep to themselves while still somehow managing to create community. I like the proximity to things outside of VT.

I do think people idealize VT and have a sense that it is a state focused on making you happy while you're here and that's because when people visit as tourists it's a different level of interaction in communities they likely wouldn't live in if they move here. Even so I think it's very much an it is what you make it kind of place, as long as you can find a way to be financially stable.

I appreciate your willingness to engage in a good faith dialogue, sincerely.

What I said was that sperm is not needed in order to reproduce, but that you needed a fertilized egg and a uterus to grow it in. And it isn't currently needed in a ton of species and is very close to becoming a reality for humans. The research in the UK was primarily focused on creation of non-viable embryos which could be culled for stem cells which would allow for regeneration of specified cells for healing damaged tissues, regrowing tissues, treatment of ALS, Parkinson's, cancer, etc.

The focus of a 10 year Israeli study veers towards reproduction without both sperm and an egg to address all of the goals of the UK study as well as to eventually assist with the declining human population. They literally grow tiny artificial testicles in microchips which then produce sperm. They've been working on growing embryos in petri dishes and the mouse embryos have hearts and tails, they are mice. They are working on growing the synthetic embryos outside of a uterus in and artificial womb. It sounds scary, but so does one Professors recent propositions to start using brain dead women as incubators labeled whole body gestational donation. I would personally prefer matrix babies to my corpse being used as a greenhouse for humans, but I think it's also worthwhile looking into why fewer women want kids.

Your article on trans women in sports (btw there is a corrected version which outlines additional background to clarify potential conflicts of interest) outlines what the authors believe performance should look like based on testosterone suppression during transition. The article I linked was the results of actual outcomes of women's sports competitions including trans competitors and the actual outcomes demonstrate that the predicted outcomes and assumptions (word used by the authors) were not accurate to real world results.

So while hormones indicate that trans women should have an advantage, they don't perform as anticipated. Assuming someone is going to be good at a physical activity based on their physical appearance is a misnomer that also impacts cisgender athletes. Im old as shit, but Muggsy Bogues would be an armrest for me and he was an amazing ball handler. There are other factors than hormones and physique. So good news, your concerns about women getting obliterated by trans women in sports on the whole are unfounded. The original article I linked outlined several instances where trans women underperformed in comparison to women even in sports which are considered to be male dominated like weightlifting.

I think you truly believe that you are doing women a service by defending women only spaces, but I also think you are underestimating what women as a whole are capable of, and what spaces need defending. We do need men who are willing to step in and be a voice in defense of women (all women) especially in conversation with other men, but we don't need to be defended in sports from trans women. What we really need is more people in general to start raising their boys to be and do better when it comes to their treatment and perception of women. The greatest harm to women, including trans women, are the boxes we are continually expected to squeeze into by others.

I urge you to do some more research on the negative impacts of trans exclusion on both trans and cisgender kids and adults. I am happy to provide some insights based on research, but also maybe consider learning about the lived experiences of trans people in your community.

It is very apparent you don't work in a scientific field, that your opinions (which is what you keep insisting are facts) are not based in any reality where research exists and that you are singularly fixated on continuing to repeat absolute garbage in the hopes that you're gonna stumble on a gotcha. You're right, I'm not listening because you're not talking you're writing. See how words are important. Again, if you weren't informed someone was trans in a lot of instances you would never know. It's not about sex it's about the gender you perceive someone to be and there are plenty of cis women that are in sports that you would likely label as trans using your dated assessment of what a woman should present as. Here's 75% of the work done for you, in case you don't read them one article states that trans women do not in fact dominate women's sports when they participate, in fact they lose quite often. I hope you read at least some of it and with that I'm all set on entertaining your drivel.

What do we mean by sex and gender

The idea of 2 sexes is overly simplistic

Scientists create human embryo without sperm

Language and trans health

Transgender people over four times more likely than cisgender people to be victims of violent crime

Trans Girls Belong on Girls’ Sports Teams

You spoke of using testosterone being unallowable in sports, which is false. Try reading the article I linked and you will see examples of Olympians who have transitioned hormonally and have competed after transition.

You talk about biological sex as if there are only two which is scientifically (not socially) false as is the idea of a gender binary (again scientifically and in this case socially as well).

You refer to trans people based on your perception of their biological sex which is terfy. In order to reproduce you need a person with a uterus who is capable of carrying a fetus to term, and a fertilized egg, good old science has shown you don't require sperm so your male and female requirement is inaccurate.

Referring to genetic conditions as birth defects is also incorrect.

It's not a ridiculous tactic to site the death of a marginalized community member who lived in the geographical vicinity of the same marginalized group you are reducing to genitalia. There is no push to allow men in female spaces, you're not welcome and we don't want you there. But I will welcome any trans woman who is interested with open arms.

We are discussing gender, not sex. And I have not once said that simply discussing it leads to murders, but I did say that we don't live in a vacuum in VT and our community isn't immune to the type of violence that is perpetrated against this community around the world just because VT is "progressive". Words matter, they guide action and bothering and excluding individuals absolutely leads to violence. Whether it is external or self inflicted. But enjoy your runs, cause honestly that's the top priority here right?

I don't know what article you read, but the premise of the discussion had nothing to do with opening women's leagues to anyone. It has to do with a cop advising via a public newspaper that a 14 year old should be charged with voyeurism under the guise of keeping children safe for utilizing a locker room that they were legally permitted to use under state law.

To address your other concerns, testosterone testing in sports is not an accurate measure for cis or trans people as is evidenced by the Olympics continued disqualification of African women from track and field because their natural testosterone levels were testing "too high" for females. There is no standard for what a person's testosterone should be if they are male or female as it is largely dependent on the individual and the time of testing. Women's testosterone levels fluctuate throughout the day and throughout their cycles. Additionally trans men are and have been competitive in men's sports and the same goes for trans women, both before and after transition. Here's a great link to some examples: 25 Transgender Athletes You Should Know

I'm not sure if it's intentional, but when you say that a trans woman could take a spot from a female athlete you are implying that trans women aren't women. I would encourage you instead of making assumptions about how these women might feel, maybe have discussions with them first. I could not imagine being so entangled with a recreational sport that I would feel the need to ostracize and individual or group simply trying to participate in societal norms. If you are an athlete who's in it to compete against other people and win rather than to compete against yourself and improve I would imagine you're not gonna have a good time most of the time and you're probably not super fun to be around.

The idea of a gender binary is not only biologically inaccurate, but also culturally was only introduced through colonization. Trans men and women are revered in a large number of indigenous groups, including Native Americans. While it's fine to have talk about sports, the origins of the discussion were an article where a person in a position of power was openly supporting criminalizing a teenager who is already at a high risk of being a target of violence. It also serves to ignite a conversation about an issue that doesn't exist, implying that trans women and girls are dangerous and predatory. VT is not a state in a vacuum, Fern Feather was killed less than a year ago.

Women's leagues do exist, we don't need you to advocate for them. They're already here. You keep mentioning sports teams with trans women specifically and implying that they are unsafe but don't seem to be concerned about trans men competing. I've watched female rugby players absolutely demolish fully padded football players so let's not pretend like it's not possible for genders to fairly compete. Considering most female athletes are not paid equitably, treated with the same respect, or provided with the same resources I don't think that most of them would be worried about trans athletes impeding their ability to make a career in sports. Maybe your energy would be better spent in pushing equity regardless of gender if you'd like to further parity in women's sports.

If you really truly do care, then start advocating for folks to focus on better protections for people from things that are actually dangerous, which to this point in this thread you have actually yet to do. It's not about the safety of your daughters or your wives, if it was making sure they aren't interacting with trans women wouldn't be high or on your list of priorities at all. Half the time people (myself included) can't even clock if a person is trans or not, because honestly really what does it matter to you. And for the love of whatever god you may believe in, stop speaking FOR us or OVER us. We can communicate our concerns just fine on our own.

I think most girls and women have a legitimate concern about keeping themselves safe and no one seems to be too concerned with our opinions about how either. We aren't worried about sharing bathrooms with trans women or playing on coed sports teams, we're worried about being killed by our male partners and raped by male strangers and even family members. Nothing you are advocating for actually protects women or girls from the things that are most dangerous based on facts.

There are places advocating for lowering the age of legal marriage, permitting perpetrators of domestic violence to continue to own firearms and giving convicted rapists less jail time than someone with unpaid parking tickets and you choose to focus on who's shitting in the stall next to me. Absurd.

I thought so too, I've seen the video on Reddit from a few years back, but I guess it happened in Texas during their ice storm this year too. I'm taking it with a grain of salt, but everything I'm reading says it does happen when there are rapid drops to extreme cold temps since the freezing point of sap is really low. It looks like it could just result in large cracks in the trees vs like a Michael Bay explosion but it's supposedly sounds like gunshots and the Sioux and Cree have names for it.

I'm theost skeptical of skeptics normally but this one I'm not ruling out.

Apparently, a meteorologist mentioned it was happening, but no video of it. I googled it and it's a thing. I guess it happens to untapped trees because of the larger amount of sap.

Apparently there have been maple trees exploding because the sap expanded when it froze.

If you're indoors there is the obligatory "It's really coming down out there" which works for rain and snow.

This is VT Tinder during ski season. Just 400 different dudes that all look like this.

Someone else mentioned a petsafe door and said that the flaps froze up when it got super cold, have you had it through the winter yet? It looks like the weather there is kind of similar but with less snow so I don't know if that would make a difference here.

I am discussing the weather within the state of Vermont and how that weather may impact the temperature of my home in VT if I modify my home in VT with an item used by dogs who also love in VT and would like input solely from people in the state of Vermont on their experiences in VT with VT weather and how that weather has impacted the temperature of their homes in VT when they modified that home with an item used by their dogs who also live in VT. If I plan to coat the door with maple syrup or build a creamee dispenser in the top would that make it VT enough for me to seek the input of Vermonters or should I just create a subreddit for Vermonters with doggie doors instead?

Dude, I literally scrolled for 30 seconds in your comments and you have commented on dog related posts in both Boston and new Hampshire subreddits and in none of those responses were you lecturing people about all dog posts needing to be in r/dogs. If this is the hill you're willing to die on whatever.

There is no such thing as VT only snow tires or VT only winter boots, or VT only woodstoves, or VT only heat pumps, but all of those things get posted here because people are specifically asking about their applications and functionality in relation to VT which is exactly what I am doing here. I'm not asking about cold weather dog doors. I am asking people who live where I live to tell me their first hand experiences with them.

I searched for r/dogs, the first three posts were about how everyone is unhelpful, judgmental, and mean in the sub. I don't really understand the need to reply, if you don't have a doggie door in VT then this post isn't for you. If you do, I'd love to hear about any experiences you have had a long with the handful of other people who have experience with having a dog door in VT.

Yeah I've done a bunch of research on how well the regular doors would hold up and I'm nervous about some of the claims they make about cold weather functionality. It's good to know I can rule out the petsafe doors, they are definitely the most readily available. Thank you!

I am literally asking people who live in VT who have a doggie door what they as Vermonters would recommend in their home in VT. Not trying to be difficult, but this kind of is appropriate. I don't know if you've spent any time in r/dogs, but they are surprisingly less friendly than the folks in this sub.

Sure but since the dog related content is a question I am specifically asking of Vermonters for a dog door that will also be residing in VT it seemed like maybe the VT subreddit was probably appropriate. I guess I could ask in the dog reddit open to the whole world and then tell people to only reply if they have a doggie door in VT, but that seems kind of silly.

Yes, preferably if there are coyotes running around because I only want the strongest dogs in my house. I also leave the gate open because if they don't really love me they should leave. Plus I bury their food out there before I go to bed because nothing is for free in this house. Get a grip dude.

Backyard is fully fenced with 6ft solid picket and I'm in town so the wildlife is less concerning, but my dogs are also Velcro dogs and hate the cold so especially during the winter they'd be right back in. I am home most of the time so it is really mostly for at night. They are small so they can't really hold it all night. I used a strip of live sod in a tray inside when I lived in an apartment that I'd toss when it started to smell, but now that I have a yard it's just annoying.

Sorry about your pets, also sorry you can't get more. I have two crazy little yippers you can borrow. You may not want more dogs after a weekend with my ankle biters though. Thanks for your insight!

I saw that one and it's on my short list. Thought it was a little weird the flaps were solid color not clear, but maybe that helps keep pests from happening in?

Any brands you know of? All the microchip ones I've looked at don't have the same weather assurances as the manual ones. I'm also paranoid that they'd get locked out in the snow while I'm not at the house.

Awesome, you can come to my house and open and shut it for them at 3 in the morning then too. You know you've really peaked in life when you spend your days trolling innocuous reddit posts.