Iowa’s New Transgender Law
Thursday, March 3, 2022, marks a new and important date. This is the day that Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill prohibiting transgender girls and females from participating in women's sports. This includes high school and college sports. Gov. Kim Reynolds states “This is a victory for girls sports in Iowa.” Iowa becomes the 11th state to apply transgender rules on sports. All of which 11 have been passed within the past two years. Many people are pleased with this bill, but on the other hand, many people are “disgusted” with the new law.
Those who are for the new law say that this creates fairness for women. Due to testosterone levels, men are naturally stronger and more muscular. They are also more prone to building muscles compared to women. Another advantage for men is they on average have larger organs such as the heart and lungs and less body fat. Many times, men contain higher hemoglobin levels, which is the protein in your blood that carries out oxygen. Overall, people find it unfair due to the many advantages transgender women have. Individuals feel that natural-born women are shorted and are slighted when it comes to the sports that women work and train hard for. I agree with these people.
On the other hand, others disagree and think that it is only unfair to exclude transgender women. Some think that no matter what gender you identify as you should be able to participate in the sports you enjoy. Daily Nebraskas counter claim even states, “Sorry to say this folks, but if you’re getting beat by another woman in a competition, maybe you should be more worried about getting better instead of attacking another woman because she is transgender.” Meaning that we should be less worried about the gender of the women who are racing and more about getting better at the sport/activity.
After all of the research I did, I still strongly believe that it is unfair for transgender women to compete in these sports. I think that the advantages are real, and create an unfair playing field. I think that the bill that was passed in Iowa is a good thing, and I support it. I hope to see other states begin to follow suit and begin to do the same.
Do you think that transgender women have an advantage?
Should they be able to compete?
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I 100% think that transgender women have advantages in sports. It is a fact that men are able to build muscle quicker. Their testostreone is also completely different than a wormens testosterone levels. I think it was a good decision that Iowa made. I do not think transgender women should be able to compete with women.
I agree with you that transgender women are definitely at an advantage because they are typically built strong and bigger.
I think whether their testosterone levels are lowered or not, transgender women will always have an advantage against biological women even if it's very small advantage. I think it is completely unfair to let them compete against biological women who work so hard to get the outcomes they do.
I agree with you that it is completely unfair for transgender women to compete against biological women.
I feel that transgender women do have an advantage when it comes to sports. I think that allowing transgender women to play creates an unfair playing field. I agree with the new law that doesn't allow them to compete. I think that it allows biological women to earn what they deserve.
I agree with you that it makes it unfair for women and it could help them succeed.
I feel that they would have some advantages in some sports. They may be stronger than their competition. I do feel that they should be able to compete in the sports they want. However I feel that they should have to face someone who is around the same strength as them so then it is sort of a fair playing field. I also think that the girls that have been training for years might get upset when someone comes in and is stronger than them so then they don't win the competition.
I personally think trans women have a massive advantage in womens sports, men are physically superior to women when it comes to physical activities and sports not in any sexist way men just are naturally stronger and faster on average. There are definitly women who are a lot stronger and faster than me and other men but the best man in a sport will most of the time be better than the best woman in a sport such as Basketball. I don't think anyone would be surprised if LeBron beat Sue Bird in a 1v1. same with otherr sports greatests and if a person who has that genetic advantage goes into womens sports they would dominate.
I think that transgedner women have an advantage compared to biological women. I think it is great that transgender women want to compete in the sport they like in the gender group they feel they belong to. I also think so that they should be able to compete until a certain league. When it starts to become more competitive like colleges or higher, then I think sports should be seperated biologically.
I think that transgenders have a advantage due to testosterone and overall boys are just more physical than most girls and just because you are a transgender I don't think you would lose that. Every world record for girls are beaten by boys by usually quite a bit.
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