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Trans teen’s chess win in Germany prompts backlash (www.advocate.com)

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Chess "is diverse and inclusive," the German Chess Federation said in rejecting calls for a ban on trans competitors.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 73 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because back in the day when blatant sexism was the norm, women were excluded. Women-only tournaments were an attempt to correct that.

In a perfect world, everybody would play in the same tournaments and all genders would feel equally welcome to them, but that's not the world we live in.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 35 points 21 hours ago

back in the day

I have some bad news about the present day