Trans people & sports

[Catholic_Lady]

When someone competes as a tran athlete their gender should be the one they have transitioned to not the one they were born with. So male to female trans should compete
as females against other females. Female to male trans should compete as males against other males. If male to female trans retain higher than average levels of testosterone
which gives them an advantage [ although not an unfair one ] over cis females so be it. It should actually provide cis females with inspiration to train and compete even harder

There is no point in transgenders actually undergoing transition if society is going to treat them according to their gender of birth. They should in all circumstances be treated according
to their gender of choice after transition. Society should not be allowed to deny them this. Cis people are routinely treated according to their gender of choice so there is no reason why
trans should not be accorded the same  I am not a white knight or a social justice warrior and I do not speak for any trans. I am an egalitarian who thinks that while human beings are
fundamentally different to each other in some respects and less so in others they should as far as possible be treated as equal. Denying trans their legitimacy is not how to achieve this

Women are already inferior to men when it comes to physical competition and will more than likely always be beat by a man in this type of field. Seperating the men from the women in these competitions is usually the only chance a woman has. It wouldn't be fair that they (we) should also have to worry about being beat by someone with a male advantage even in a woman's only competition. It's not fair that we as women should always come second in that regard.

I'm a bit passionate about this because I was in sports in high school. I was in cross country and track. In both those sports, the men and women's team train together and had all the practices together. Though we were separated for the actual competitions. Anyway, practicing with the guys allowed me to see how much better men are at running than women, and showed me how much stronger men's bodies are. The slowest guy in our varsity team was still entire minutes faster than our fastest girl. And it wasn't just about muscle mass and testosterone. The very shape of their bodies (narrower pelvis/hips, and wider rib cage/bigger lungs) and longer legs allowed them to be far superior runners from us.

I feel bad for transgender folks, I really do. It must be very hard feeling left out. You are all still people and you are loved. But consideration has to be given to all the other women as well, and they deserve a fair competition. In a world where men are stronger and faster, women's only competitions allow us a place where we don't have to always be second best.