WSCA Releases Position on Transgender Swimming

[zanahoria]

“For the sport of swimming, the inclusion of transgender people on the grounds of fairness cannot co-exist in the current competitive model. Swimming should choose to offer competition in which the female category is protected for reasons of competitive fairness"

^www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/wsca-releases-position-on-transgender-swimming-inclusion-fairness-cannot-coexist-in-current-model/^

Good for them. They are right.

Is that the sound of some adults entering the room?

Wow, that's clear and unambiguous.

Fantastic!

It's a start. But will the Lia Thomas's of this world accept a trans league where they have to compete with other biological males?

www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/wsca-releases-position-on-transgender-swimming-inclusion-fairness-cannot-coexist-in-current-model/

At last, but do they have any power to follow this through?

I was continually waiting for the BUT bit and very surprised to find it not there.

Finally! Common sense is back in fashion.

But they talk of tw as 'trans females'. Trans females are trans men, that is f2m. Whatever else, we must not allow them to take the word female from us.

Thomas obviously did a grand job for the cause

"Competitive fairness cannot be reconciled with self-identification into the female category"

Say it again!

I don’t think so, it’s FINA that ultimately set the rules, but it’s a good start and FINA will have to look at what its members want.

Thomas obviously did a grand job for the cause

It'll be the same in many sports- the first top flight bloke to switch over (even if not top 100) will dominate the women's events.

4.Sex categories within the sport of swimming exist to provide fairness and opportunity in competition;

The article seems positive. The language they use is very confusing though. I've seen trans female a few times now and it is really does not help communication. I think they should have more clarity on their language and stop using trans female and trans male.