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Tufts University Walks Back Top Prof’s Threat To Blackball Seth Moulton Over Trans Athlete Remarks

‘I have two little girls. I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male,’ Dem rep told New York Times

Seth Moulton (cropped, Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Tufts University walked back a threat from its political science chairman to stop sending interns to Rep. Seth Moulton’s office after the Massachusetts Democrat said he doesn’t want his daughters “getting run over” by transgender athletes.

Last week, Moulton told the New York Times that he has “two little girls” and doesn’t “want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a Democrat, I’m supposed to be afraid to say that.” In response, Tufts political science department chairman David Art called Moulton’s office to say he “won’t facilitate internship opportunities for students” with the congressman, according to a summary of the call reported Tuesday by the…

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