The conversation revolves around the topic of biological males competing in women's sports. The speaker, who identifies as a biological male, argues that biological males should not compete against biological females in women's sports. He brings up the topic of intersex individuals, stating that they make up about 0.018% of the population. He also mentions the debate around the prevalence of intersex individuals, citing a PubMed article that states the true prevalence of intersex is about 0.018%, almost 100 times lower than the Fausto-Sterling estimate of 1.7%.
The speaker also discusses the issue of transgender individuals, stating that they make up about 0.08% of the population. He mentions that transgender individuals often dominate in sports, particularly in track and strength sports like power lifting and Olympic lifting. He questions what the point of sports is if they are about winning, suggesting that the point of sports is about having fun and making relationships with people.
The speaker then suggests that sports should not be so politicized, and that there should be structures for competing that are not so politicized. He suggests that women should not take sports so seriously. The conversation ends with the speaker offering to give up his seat for a woman to speak.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The conversation is about whether biological males should compete in women's sports.
2. The speaker mentions a medical journal article from PubMed that states the prevalence of intersex individuals is around 0.018%.
3. The speaker's opponent, Steven Monticelli, cites a different statistic of 1.7% from Amnesty.org and Wikipedia.
4. The speaker accuses Monticelli of misrepresenting the numbers and not being familiar with the PubMed article.
5. Monticelli is a contributing writer at Rolling Stone and The Daily Beast, and has appeared on CNN's New Day.
6. The speaker mentions that Monticelli has been accused of making inappropriate sexual remarks to women and is facing a defamation lawsuit.
7. The conversation is part of a "Change My Mind" series, where the speaker engages in discussions on controversial topics.
8. The speaker mentions that they have spoken to female athletes who do not want biological males to compete in women's sports.
9. The speaker mentions that Monticelli took to Twitter to declare victory and attempt to dox the speaker's car.
10. The speaker mentions that they have a Zoom in enhance of Monticelli's phone, which they will share later.
11. The speaker mentions that the next installment of the series will feature conversations with people who were happy to take part and have honest discussions.
12. The speaker mentions that the video is part of a daily show that airs at 10 a.m. Eastern.