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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a quick reality-check is probably in order here. Despite the current moral panic over trans* kids, the number of kids who 1) identify as trans; and 2) have begun any sort of medicalized gender affirming treatment; and 3) Are AMAB transitioning to female, is miniscule.

OP may be a real person or may be a troll, but if they are a real person, then their child is in an incredibly small minority assuming they've undergone a medical transition of any sort.

We're having a whole culture war freakout about the "end of women's sports" about an issue that impacts at most a handful of kids per state. [/quote]
I think everyone understands that right now this is a small number of people, but that is not a reason for the ramifications of it to not be addressed. A trans woman became an NCAA champion, and that alone requires the conversation to be had. At the rec level there are any number of ways to address the issue. I think it’s legitimate to want trans girls to still be able to participate in their sport, but participation in the sport and competing at the highest level against biological women are different things. Honestly, in the rec swimming setting I would be all for allowing a trans girl to swim in girls heats but get scored with the boys. In the case of an A meet if a trans girl qualified for the boys events in an A meet, mix the heats boys and girls so the numbers are still even. I don’t think trans girls should be able to reach levels of competition against girls that they couldn’t have achieved as boys, however; like Lia Thomas going from mediocre male swimmer to a women’s national champion. That’s just crazy. [/quote]

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