M3lon I think it will put women off sport. It’s not just about what is happening at the top level.
In many team sports, even at beginners level, the team size for even a friendly match is limited. So, if you have 15 places on a women’s team and even one of those places is taken by a male born person, one woman has lost her chance to participate. There are often fewer women’s teams than men’s, too. The male born person could join a men’s team. So how is that fair to women?
A male bodied person being on the team may pose a physical safety risk, and not just in contact sports. Many women and parents of girls may choose not to participate.
And there are women of particular faiths, some cared for girls and traumatised women, who cannot share changing rooms or have physical contact (which occurs in many sports) with male born people. These are often from marginalised groups, for whom sport offers a way to integrate into society. They will stop participating.
I’m glad you and your daughters will carry on despite these things, but many others won’t have that option.