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Lesbian congresswoman says it's 'appalling' to bar trans women from sports teams
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this post was submitted on 29 Oct 2024
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Gender segregated sports are not the answer long term. Women's teams are already treated like second class citizens even in sports where there is little biological advantage between the bimodal sex expressions of male and female.
The best solution I have seen is treating sports like weight classes in boxing, based on whatever advantage criteria there is for that sport. This may still act as a gender segregator in practice, but it allows anyone to compete at the level they are able without questioning their gender identity or sex characteristics.
Oh, I'm not really interested in arguing the minutia of implementation here, just presenting an alternative approach. You can find out more in this video from Mia Mulder if you'd like!