It's not that simple though...
This is a different situation from someone transitioning later in life.
If you want to fight that Caitlyn Jenner shouldn't be allowed to compete against Masters women in track and field competitions I'll jump in the trench with you. I suspect Jenner would be right there with us.
But if you're born with female anatomy and lived your life as a female you would have competed against women all your life in sporting competitions...maybe not knowing that there is part of your genetic make-up that is not exclusively female.
This is not a case of a woman transitioning to a man, or a man transitioning to a woman.
Genetic testing isn't done on a Saturday afternoon before the event in junior competitions.
It's something you have to deal with when you a reach a level of world and Olympic Championships.
This is not a simple XX and XY debate.
It is super complicated and I reckon there would be many women running around in those Saturday afternoon competitions...some with extra muscle definition, or perhap other aspects of their physical appearance that is just a little bit different from their team-mates, who have no idea of their exact genetic make-up but who regard themselves and are regarded as totally female. In some case it gives them a physical advantage.
Do we want to test all these women before we decide whether they're in the Mens, Womens or Everyone else.
I suspect that 'Everyone else' group is much larger than folks realise.
This is a different situation from someone transitioning later in life.
If you want to fight that Caitlyn Jenner shouldn't be allowed to compete against Masters women in track and field competitions I'll jump in the trench with you. I suspect Jenner would be right there with us.
But if you're born with female anatomy and lived your life as a female you would have competed against women all your life in sporting competitions...maybe not knowing that there is part of your genetic make-up that is not exclusively female.
This is not a case of a woman transitioning to a man, or a man transitioning to a woman.
Genetic testing isn't done on a Saturday afternoon before the event in junior competitions.
It's something you have to deal with when you a reach a level of world and Olympic Championships.
This is not a simple XX and XY debate.
It is super complicated and I reckon there would be many women running around in those Saturday afternoon competitions...some with extra muscle definition, or perhap other aspects of their physical appearance that is just a little bit different from their team-mates, who have no idea of their exact genetic make-up but who regard themselves and are regarded as totally female. In some case it gives them a physical advantage.
Do we want to test all these women before we decide whether they're in the Mens, Womens or Everyone else.
I suspect that 'Everyone else' group is much larger than folks realise.