Transgender athletes and youth sports: Inside the debate

Inside the debate over whether transgender athletes should be allowed to compete as their preferred gender in youth sports.

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[benjaminfranklin]

Sports should be segregated by sex, not gender.

[targgthewise]

No men in women’s sports. Stop this insanity. It’s like talking to flat earthers.

[Blueriversky]

This shouldn’t be up for debate. I can’t imagine if a trans athlete would play in girls water polo game. Our girls would have serious injuries. Ask Payton McNabb the volleyball player who got a concussion from a trans athlete.

[armaan]

Bodies compete in sports not identities

[benjaminfranklin]

Go, women's rights advocates, go!

[dra]

When both sides are fairly presented it becomes clear why trans activists are so violently censorious.

[ryanthomas]

People are naturally rejecting this ideology… yet they cannot comprehend

[JohnnyJoe]

I myself am trans-slender, I am big and heavy but identify as thin. Therefore, I demand to be boxed in the weight class for flyweights instead of heavyweight. The other flyweight boxers have to show some spormanship when I punch them so I don't get offended.

[lesliedaubert]

There is " Women's Sports " biological female; " Men's Sports " biological male. Not " Trans Sports ".

[mjkpp]

Can't wait to see how this is going to work with the Olympics...

[iamcomanche]

Every young person should have the resources to get the help they require . Not playing in the wrong sport with the wrong opponents

[keith]

The girls should get together and agree how to protest on the track. As soon as the starting pistol goes run slowly. I suggest about half an hour per lap. In this way you are occupying the track legitimately and should not be interfered with by the track officials. They could set a world record for the 400 metres like two hours and the greatest number of being lapped in each event. I do not think there is a limit on how slow athletes run especially if it is the majority of the field. Eventually all the girls will win.

[valeriewilliams]

I wonder if other countries are encountering this debate. What would happen at The Olympics?

[jhacksb]

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire has signed a bill that would ban transgender athletes in grades 5-12 from teams that align with their gender identity, adding the state to nearly half in the nation that adopted similar measures.

The bill passed by the Republican-led Legislature would require schools to designate all teams as either girls, boys or coed, with eligibility determined based on students’ birth certificates “or other evidence.” Supporters of the legislation said they wanted to protect girls from being injured by larger and stronger transgender athletes.

Sununu signed the bill Friday, saying in a statement it “ensures fairness and safety in women’s sports by maintaining integrity and competitive balance in athletic competitions.” It takes effect in 30 days.

Megan Tuttle, president of NEA-New Hampshire, a union representing public school employees, criticized Sununu.

“Public schools should be safe, welcoming environments for all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, ” she said in a statement. “Shame on Governor Sununu for signing into law this legislation that excludes students from athletics, which can help foster a sense of belonging that is so critical for young people to thrive.”

Sununu also signed a bill Friday that would ban gender-affirming surgeries for transgender minors. That takes effect on Jan. 1, 2025. The care has been available in the United States for more than a decade and is endorsed by major medical associations.

“This bill focuses on protecting the health and safety of New Hampshire’s children and has earned bipartisan support, ” Sununu wrote.

Sununu vetoed another measure that would have allowed public and private entities to differentiate on the basis of “biological sex” in multiperson bathrooms and locker rooms, athletic events and detention facilities. Sununu noted a law enacted in 2018, that banned discrimination in employment, public accommodations and housing based on gender identity. He said the challenge with the current bill “is that in some cases it seeks to solve problems that have not presented themselves in New Hampshire, and in doing so, invites unnecessary discord.”

[earlrichards]

THEY say it all depends upon whether the man has been through puberty right? Well children at elementary school haven't normally gone through puberty but you wouldn't hear of a boys team playing a girls team would you? How often have you heard of a boy-girl punch up. How often have you seen running competitions with boys and girls competing? The advantage is there long before puberty and being castrated is what makes eunichs who have often been regarded as stronger men, like steers, and the pelvis does not change. Breat implants don't weaken a man. Estrogen treatments don't remove a man's abilities it merely reduces them.

The running mile record is 3:34 for a man and 4:13 for a woman. Nearly 2, 000 men have run under 4 minutes and over 10, 000 men have run faster than the fastest woman. Emasculating a man will not reduce his running time by 30 seconds. Women's sport will be gone.

[ckdd]

The NFL needs to support trans athletes. We have the right to play in the NFL.

[joelwillems]

Shania Twain's hit song, "Man! I Feel Like a Woman" was not a how-to guide.

[deanvm]

See when these trans talk? It's always emotions. Using super kind words like
"We're just any other athletes. Just want to play with friends. Love. Respect. No discrimination" etc etc etc
They do not talk about facts and biology. They have us on our throat because they have a powerful weapon - emotion.

[nomalilumsden]

This is only going to hurt the transgender cause, if not handled sensibly. Can't they see that?

[shnnn]

One can fake slower, not faster🗣️ savewomenssports!