I think sports is one of the few clear examples where there is a conflict between different societal groups. Trans people should have the right to participate in sports and simultaneously women should have the right to compete on an even playing field in sports.
I’m not sure that there is a solution to this that everyone will feel is fair. Certain sports like Darts or Snooker shouldn’t have any sex segregation whatsoever. Other sports like rugby need to enforce some kind of barrier to entry so that women who participate don’t get injured when competing with women who have gone through male puberty.
I can see why Starmer weighing in would be controversial. However, devolving responsibility to the decision to the individual sports bodies is the most practical way to resolve this since the governing body in question.
I think sports is one of the few clear examples where there is a conflict between different societal groups. Trans people should have the right to participate in sports and simultaneously women should have the right to compete on an even playing field in sports.
I’m not sure that there is a solution to this that everyone will feel is fair. Certain sports like Darts or Snooker shouldn’t have any sex segregation whatsoever. Other sports like rugby need to enforce some kind of barrier to entry so that women who participate don’t get injured when competing with women who have gone through male puberty.
I can see why Starmer weighing in would be controversial. However, devolving responsibility to the decision to the individual sports bodies is the most practical way to resolve this since the governing body in question.