What do you think of trans women in sports? Is it fair to the biological women?
I'm all about trans men and women being accepted and recognized as the gender with witch they identify. My view of it is, i have no idea what it's like to feel like i'm in the wrong body so who am i to judge.
No issues with bathrooms or changerooms etc. But when it comes to sports and competition, i can't help but feel like there's a problem. Is it fair for a trans woman to be competing against biological women? After all, they'll have the strength of a man and there's a reason that we separate men and women in sporting events.
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Fairness, is a relative issue. For instance, where are all the 5'-6" NBA players? Or the 5'6", 130 Lbs Hockey players? How about the 6'-8" Jockeys?
Boxing (and I really hate that "sport"), seems to handle it better, through "weight" classes. Perhaps the same should apply to certain sports, where transgenders can compete? This is uncharted territory.
[quote] For instance, where are all the 5'-6" NBA players?[/quote]
Exactly. There aren't any because they can't compete at that level. And most female athletes (depending on the sport) could not compete with a trans woman. The end result would be few or no biological women being able to compete which seems a bit unfair.
I agree that the weight class thing is a good way to keep some sports more balanced and it might be the only way to keep it balanced in this case too.
@Pikachu [quote]I agree that the weight class thing is a good way to keep some sports more balanced and it might be the only way to keep it balanced in this case too.[/quote]
The problem with this scenario though, is that for the Olympics, for instance, you'd have to add so many events, it becomes impossible to manage. Would you send 6 volleyball teams to the Olympics, sorted by height/weight?
