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Trans and sport - so what would be fair?

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SleepWhatSleep1 · 26/04/2017 20:58

So if trans women have an unfair advantage in sport against women, but so do trans men - what's the fair solution?

Would it be fair to say that an unfortunate "side affect" of transition is that you can never compete in a sport that is normally sex(gender) segregated? Can practice it, but not compete above say amateur club level?

Or would you say that all trans people have to compete in the "men's" - which would obviously be very outing, and wouldput the trans athletes at a disadvantage and so potentially discriminating.

What would be the fair solution? Confused

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SleepWhatSleep1 · 26/04/2017 21:49

More categories or open would work? But would the menz go for that?

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ToffeePenny · 26/04/2017 21:44

Good question.
Change the men's to 'Open' (I.e. Anyone including women) which would make it similar to sports that don't need to have have separation (e.g. Showjumping). Add more physical categories to contact sports e.g weights/heights in boxing to mitigate for the increase in competitors.
Women's becomes xx chromosome and no testosterone.

M0stlyBowlingHedgehog · 26/04/2017 21:27

Even in amateur sport there are some sports where issues of safety come into it - e.g. rugby, wrestling, boxing. There's no way someone with male physiology should be competing against women in this sort of sport.

Micah · 26/04/2017 21:07

I agree that if you change gender you accept that elite level sport is no longer an option. Much the same as wheelchair athletes can't compete in the able bodied marathon, i don't think there's any way to make things "fair".

Age group, masters level, fine. Bring about whatever rules to level the field. But international, representing your country level, no.

My 7 year old dd is competing against a boy who identifies as female. There is only a slight advantage currently, but at that level nothing worth getting worked up about.

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