Women’s sport categories exist to allow women to shine and excel on a level playing field built for their sex class. These categories recognise that women are physically different to men. Women’s bodies, strong and fit though they may be, do not have the same capabilities as men’s bodies. An elite woman’s peak strength and fitness, while impressive for her sex class, would likely not be enough to beat an amateur teenage boy, as has been proven in the past.
When elite women athletes line up for a swimming race, they’re not there because they feel like women. They’re there because they ARE women, who have worked and trained bloody hard to be the best in their sex class. They deserve their moment in the sun.
A transwoman can try to reduce testosterone levels and make themselves physically weaker, thinking it’s then fair and just for them to compete with women. I say a big fat no to that. Women are not weakened males. Women are women, whether they feel like women, or have no gender identity, or feel non-binary or even masculine. They’re women, their biology is different, they need their own sports categories.
Transwomen competing with women are destroying the integrity of women’s sport and taking away opportunities from women and girls. Doesn’t matter how nice these TW are or how valid their reasons are for transitioning. If Lia respected women, Lia would stay in Lia’s own lane.