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Trans women should be allowed in sports, but with strict limitations (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This seems to be a black and white issue for many, always Yes or always No.

As with most thigns I feel the truth is somewhere in the middle.

It's a spectrum

IMO

A biological man who never underwent puberty and never got the benefits of higher testosterone etc. should be allowed in women's sports.

But, someone like Usain Bolt, who because of undergoing male puberty has bigger bones than he would have had if he didn't, should never be allowed to compete in women's sports.

Where we draw the line, I don't know, but I don't think it's black or white.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"you need to draw lines who is and who isn't allowed in a division" No you don't. You really really don't. "competitive fairness" is not a justification for discrimination of minority demographics. You CAN, in fact, just let anyone compete. It's not that big of a deal, and the inclusion is a lot more important than transphobic fearmongering.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What is the point of devisions if anyone is allowed to compete in them?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

devisions

Divisions.