Fair points, but the reason why I’m in this discussion to begin with, is that I’m trying to be a better ally and the right thing to do is not obvious to me, sorry.
I guess my trouble stems from whether sports should focus on gender equity or equality, not about whether trans people should be able to participate or not (I firmly believe they should).
I accept trans folks and they belong in society and sports just like any other person. However, simply ignoring a wedge issue pushed by TERFs without ideas on making things not just equal but equitable to all genders, doesn’t seem tenable to me either.
No need to apologize, you’re trying to learn and that’s already miles better than a lot of folks.
I think the core issue of fairness is actually sort of irrelevant since the answer is both obvious and politically intractable. The actual issue is access to professional sports and whether pro sports teams/venues believe that having trans people on the field will affect their profits, because they are the ones with the power to shift or preserve the status quo.
Fair points, but the reason why I’m in this discussion to begin with, is that I’m trying to be a better ally and the right thing to do is not obvious to me, sorry.
I guess my trouble stems from whether sports should focus on gender equity or equality, not about whether trans people should be able to participate or not (I firmly believe they should).
I accept trans folks and they belong in society and sports just like any other person. However, simply ignoring a wedge issue pushed by TERFs without ideas on making things not just equal but equitable to all genders, doesn’t seem tenable to me either.
No need to apologize, you’re trying to learn and that’s already miles better than a lot of folks.
I think the core issue of fairness is actually sort of irrelevant since the answer is both obvious and politically intractable. The actual issue is access to professional sports and whether pro sports teams/venues believe that having trans people on the field will affect their profits, because they are the ones with the power to shift or preserve the status quo.