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There are only a handful of trans women competing at the high levels. They never win.

And when trans women win they are told it's 100% and only because they are trans and now the rules have to be changed to make sure it never happens again.

I don't know how we make this fair on everyone, it's a nuanced situation that is balancing multiple people's rights (much like dueling accessibility issues in disability rights).

But a lot of the people advocating against trans inclusion are doing so in a very transphobic way. At the same time, again, I agree pure self identification goes too far in certain sports.

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Jennifer R. Povey
Jennifer R. Povey

Written by Jennifer R. Povey

I write about fantasy, science fiction and horror, LGBT issues, travel, and social issues.

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