Transgender people in sport: FA requires trans men to say they are 'biologically female' to play football

"I am not a biological female, I am a man," the player, who asked not be named, told BBC Sport.

This is so tiresome.

It's the argument that they won't like the wording, so won't sign it, so really it's a ban, that shows how far they are from normal human expectations and reactions.

Every insurance and disclaimer is going to spell things out - sometimes an uncomfortable truth if it relates to your medical history or previous car accident, for example.

I know someone who transitioned 25-30 years ago and all treatment made sure they knew it was only cosmetic and they weren't really becoming a women. It wasn't considered informed consent otherwise, if the patient is deluded. Unrealistic expectations and lies set people up to fail, it's not doing anyone any favours to pretend. All other areas of medicine have to be upfront about outcomes and treatments, I can't see how this group are treated so differently

And i thought all trans people recognise that sex and gender are not the same thing.

As Jellysaurus says, this drives a coach & horses through the trans fantasy world.

You’ve changed your name, cut your hair, trimmed your testosterone enabled beard, then reality comes crashing in as you’re required to acknowledge that the actual men, with bodies that have been through male puberty, can crush you into the ground.

Have the disclaimer/blanket statement that people participate at their own risk, including trans men, and the acceptable testosterone limits and be done with it.

It may be that making trans identified females acknowledge and agree that they face greater risk than male players is necessary to cover the FA in terms of insurance and litigation.

The most frightening things for trans-identified people are words, specifically factual words. Not the risk of physical harm to them (or to others) but the risk of having their fantasy worldview challenged.