World Athletics bans transgender female athletes from competing in female world ranking events

[Emjay]

Even other trans woman are against this.

The problem with a separate category is that 1 there isn’t enough athletes and 2 they will not want to compete against each other.


Stop silencing woman.
There are woman and trans woman.

If they wanted to compete so badly they would compete against the same trans identity.
They don’t want to because then they will not win.

I am a woman. you ( trans woman) are a paper plane, I’m a 747 don’t think we are the same because you can fly a little. Mind your business and stay in your lane.

Sports categories should be based on sex, not gender identity.

 

[Enby Panda]

Sports categories should be based on sex, not gender identity.

This is the only fair option. Even if it is problematic.

 

[porchrat]

This is the only fair option. Even if it is problematic.

Both possible outcomes are problematic unfortunately.

On one end you exclude transgender folks. Nobody except the most heartless amongst us does this happily. I think we can all understand their desire to compete and be recognised in all spheres of life.

On the other end you trample any chance of fair competition for athletes without all that delicious testosterone during their formative years. Which should also leave a bitter taste in our collective mouths.

 

[Enby Panda]

Both possible outcomes are problematic unfortunately.

On one end you exclude transgender folks. Nobody except the most heartless amongst us does this happily. I think we can all understand their desire to compete and be recognised in all spheres of life.

On the other end you trample any chance of fair competition for athletes without all that delicious testosterone during their formative years. Which should also leave a bitter taste in our collective mouths.

Definitely and that is unfortunate.

 

[rietrot]

Sports categories should be based on sex, not gender identity.

As should most other things. Like what pronoun you use for a person.

 

[LCBXX]

This is the only fair option. Even if it is problematic.

It's not problematic. Fringe arseholes abused the diversity/tolerance/inclusion narrative and used the same DTI to reflect any levied rational argument as bigorty.

Off course the respective governing bodies, desperate to appear woke, played their part in pandering to this nonsense, making the matter way worse than it should've been.

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

The day we see ex woman standing in line to compete against men as transgenders, then this debate will be over.

A real woman like Amelia Earhart said she wanted to compete against the best and show men she can be just as good. But no, now we have men wanting to compete and show they are better than women that is build smaller than them.

 

[noxibox]

Tennis and Golf.

There's cricket too. Although baseball manages to be even less exciting. So many options when one is looking for something less stressful than watching paint dry.

 

[dualmeister]

Fixed title.

World Athletics bans male athletes from competing in female world ranking events

 

[rietrot]

Even other trans woman are against this.

The problem with a separate category is that 1 there isn’t enough athletes and 2 they will not want to compete against each other.


Stop silencing woman.
There are woman and trans woman.

If they wanted to compete so badly they would compete against the same trans identity.
They don’t want to because then they will not win.

I am a woman. you ( trans woman) are a paper plane, I’m a 747 don’t think we are the same because you can fly a little. Mind your business and stay in your lane.

The solution is quite simple.

1. An open category for anyone, men, women, trans whatever. If you are good enough and qualify then this is for you. Naturally the best men will win but if a woman wins it is fine she is the best.
2. A biological female category.
3. If there is enough participants or whatever you can have any kind special category. Like age in school sports, weight in boxing. Whatever.

 

[Speedster]

The solution is quite simple.

1. An open category for anyone, men, women, trans whatever. If you are good enough and qualify then this is for you. Naturally the best men will win but if a woman wins it is fine she is the best.
2. A biological female category.
3. If there is enough participants or whatever you can have any kind special category. Like age in school sports, weight in boxing. Whatever.

That's pretty much what exists at present, excepting for 3 which isn't a thing yet

 

[Lucas Buck]

The problem with a separate category is that 1 there isn’t enough athletes and 2 they will not want to compete against each other.

Prize money and sponsership would be the main reasons why trans athletes would prefer to compete in female sports. A third division for trans athletes would not generate the kind of interest or income to keep it financially sustainable in the long run.

The solution is quite simple.

1. An open category for anyone, men, women, trans whatever. If you are good enough and qualify then this is for you. Naturally the best men will win but if a woman wins it is fine she is the best.

This already exists. Anyone good enough can compete in the men's division

 

[Lucas Buck]

There's cricket too. Although baseball manages to be even less exciting. So many options when one is looking for something less stressful than watching paint dry.

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned bowls and snooker. Watching paint dry is the exciting option out of the three.

 

[G'Wobblez]

Prize money and sponsership would be the main reasons why trans athletes would prefer to compete in female sports. A third division for trans athletes would not generate the kind of interest or income to keep it financially sustainable in the long run.



This already exists. Anyone good enough can compete in the men's division

i agree, on the other hand Disney and all the companies falling over themselves to be woke should line up and put their money where their mouths are.

 

[wbot]

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

The sooner transgenderism is treated as a socially contagious mental illness like anorexia, the sooner things like this won’t happen. You don’t give liposuction to a person with anorexia.

First course of treatment for anyone with gender dysphoria should be to block them from the internet and social media.

perhaps the world is changing for the better at last

not that long ago I got ban hammered, had posts deleted and received an infraction right here on MyBB for implying transgenderism is a mental illness

seems it's finally acceptable to say the truth out loud

 

[Bismuth]

This sums up the whole trangenders in sport debate as accurately as you can get, even if it is the BabylonBee.

 

[Gone Fishing]

perhaps the world is changing for the better at last

not that long ago I got ban hammered, had posts deleted and received an infraction right here on MyBB for implying transgenderism is a mental illness

seems it's finally acceptable to say the truth out loud

Was getting banned so nice that you want it for everyone with a differing opinion?

 

[Vorastra]

perhaps the world is changing for the better at last

not that long ago I got ban hammered, had posts deleted and received an infraction right here on MyBB for implying transgenderism is a mental illness

seems it's finally acceptable to say the truth out loud

Don't say anything against Ukraine in the war thread or the local Ukroids will report you, a mod will delete your comments, and then the Ukroids post similar things I posted but against Russia.

Gay report-patrol over there.

 

[Gone Fishing]

Don't say anything against Ukraine in the war thread or the local Ukroids will report you, a mod will delete your comments, and then the Ukroids post similar things I posted but against Russia.

Gay report-patrol over there.