This is not comparable to race by a long stretch.
The entire point of this thread is to discuss whether trans people have an advantage because they are different from biological women in demonstrable ways, which is mitigated to some degree or 100% (this is what's up for debate) by transitioning. That's why they're singled out. They are not biologically female, which has historically been the criteria. New criteria need to be made. Something fairly new is happening, and that fairly new thing is trans people competing in sports. Women have always been there. Therefore, trans women are being singled out as the new kids on the block. Once there is enough scientific evidence, and enough competition has shown they women and trans women are comparable in sporting events, there will be a solution that may not single out trans women. We don't know yet because we're not there yet. I wish them the best of luck, and I hope some really great researchers get on this without being stifled by the PC crowd, so the question can be put to rest.
The entire point of this thread is to discuss whether trans people have an advantage because they are different from biological women in demonstrable ways, which is mitigated to some degree or 100% (this is what's up for debate) by transitioning. That's why they're singled out. They are not biologically female, which has historically been the criteria. New criteria need to be made. Something fairly new is happening, and that fairly new thing is trans people competing in sports. Women have always been there. Therefore, trans women are being singled out as the new kids on the block. Once there is enough scientific evidence, and enough competition has shown they women and trans women are comparable in sporting events, there will be a solution that may not single out trans women. We don't know yet because we're not there yet. I wish them the best of luck, and I hope some really great researchers get on this without being stifled by the PC crowd, so the question can be put to rest.
