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regarding the sports issue, i can understand the argument that this situation could be abused for an unfair advantage. and eventually it most likely would be by someone. however i don't have any good solutions that aren't shitty. even an absolutely sincere trans person could still have an unfair advantage but i would never advocate discrimination by banning them from competing. either option is unfair to someone. it's a tough issue and one that has no easy answers.
Err, this has already happened quite a few times.
Agreed - I think relabeling divisions as open and women (XX) divisions is the best solution. Other solutions I have heard include only regulating things at high levels of play, e.g., championships and other events that have prestigious awards. Joanna Harper has advocated the latter.
hmm - i like the idea of removing gender from divisions and instead using another criteria that better defines an individual's ability. that way when a trans woman goes to compete they aren't specifically put into a category for men but rather a group of people who have relatively comparable abilities. sortof like weight classes. i mean - it's still kinda shitty because now someone has to decide based on difficult criteria who belongs where, but i think that's a step in the right direction. i'm would hope that for trans folks, the idea that they are put into a gendered category is what is the most discriminatory rather than a skill/ability category. however, the end result would likely be the same just with different labels. maybe that's what matters most? i don't know. no easy answers.