RE: Trans people & sports
April 12, 2017 at 2:51 pm
(This post was last modified: April 12, 2017 at 2:55 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
As a track and cross country runner in high school, and always coming after the guys on my team, it would bother me a lot to be beat by someone (and watch my girlfriends who work so hard be beat by someone) with a male advantage in an all girl's race when we are finally separated from the men and have a chance to come in first.
I agree it's not nearly as big of a deal as professional sports where people actually make money and a career out of it, and it's good that running isn't a contact sport where people can actually hurt each other. But to a high school girl who puts a lot into her sports and works really hard, it is important.
I still think it isn't fair to the other girls and I certainly would be upset.
I agree it's not nearly as big of a deal as professional sports where people actually make money and a career out of it, and it's good that running isn't a contact sport where people can actually hurt each other. But to a high school girl who puts a lot into her sports and works really hard, it is important.
I still think it isn't fair to the other girls and I certainly would be upset.
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