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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]1) Co-ed practices and teams, and Co-ed competition when it doesn't unfairly disadvantage girls

2) When competition is sex segregated, trans girls should compete in the boys division

I think this will help accomplish the goal of inclusivity while also normalizing the idea that in direct, head-to-head competition, trans girls/women need to be in the boys category for fairness (not as punishment or to ostracize anyone).[/quote]

So let me ask you this then - if the difference you are concerned about is biology and strength/size, I assume you still think that my son, who is about to turn 17 and is 5'7" and 115 lbs, should compete with males, right?  If so, why?[/quote]

Because as a society we decided that we would segregate sports by sex so that more girls and women could participate and compete at higher levels.

Sure, your son was not born with the physique if a great athlete. Me too! That's life. There are plenty of girls who are short, underweight, struggle to build muscle mass, etc., and it locks them out if making varsity or playing in college, or competing at elite levels. But thanks to sex segregation, there *is* a place for gifted female athletes to compete.

If we didn't segregate sports by sex, your son would still not be an elite athlete. But neither would the vast majority of women. Katie Ledecki wouldn't have single Olympic medal, would likely not have gone. Every member if the WNBA and USA Women's Soccer team would have to go find something else to do. Because they simply cannot compete against the men.

Basically, even elite women athletes would be treated as no different from your son, who is not an elite athlete. I don't want that.

So yes, I'm fine with your son playing with the boys even if it means he won't make varsity. I'm a woman and a mediocre athlete so I didn't make varsity either. But I want women to have a chance at being great, don't you?[/quote]

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