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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Chess is generally a coed sport, [b]but there are categories for men and for women for a reason.  Right?[/b]  Since there are those categories, then they should be upheld and supported.

[b]The majority of chess tournaments are open to all participants regardless of gender. Very few, if any, international tournaments are restricted to men, but a few are restricted to women, most prominently the Women's World Chess Championship and the Women's Chess Olympiad.[/b]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_chess#[/quote]

I don't think there's any very good reason for the categories. Just tradition and inertia. Certainly not a rationale that provides any compelling reason for going out of the way to exclude trans-women. The cost/benefit here is almost entirely on the cost side of the ledger. [/quote]
The reason that womens-only spaces like this exist are due to historic discrimination and unwelcoming environment. That still exists in areas like chess. But excluding transwomen doesn't make any sense, because they also belong to a marginalized group.[/quote]

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