Hello everyone,

I’m interested in gathering thoughts and perspectives, particularly from the trans community, regarding trans women’s participation in women’s sports. This is a topic that often sparks debate, and I want to understand the various viewpoints better.

My question is: What are your opinions on biologically male trans individuals competing in women’s sports? Do you think there should be separate categories for trans athletes, or should they compete in accordance with their gender identity? I am looking for thoughtful, respectful discussions, as my intention is not to discriminate but to understand the complexities of this issue better.

Thank you for sharing your insights!

    • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
      111·
      9 months ago

      An equal but separate division?

      Sounds good on paper, but you’ve essentially just banned them from all sports. Most schools won’t have enough trans students to form a whole team, and that’s even if they all enjoy the same sport! If by some chance you do get them all to team up, can you do that with all of the neighboring schools? They will need teams to play against.

      This is a horrible, prejudiced idea.

          • morphballganon@lemmy.world
            13·
            9 months ago

            You are talking about what is visible on the surface right now.

            When the idea of girls’ sports teams was first considered, men didn’t think of girls as wanting to play sports either; sports were for men/boys. There were people making the same argument as you “there aren’t enough girls interested in sports to form a team” etc.

            Just because you only know a very small number of trans people doesn’t mean there aren’t more, and doesn’t mean there won’t be even more in the future.