Many people have certain beliefs on whether someone should be able to compete in a sport if they are the other gender. However, there have been many people who have transferred from a man to a woman and participated in women sports. Most notably was Kye Alllums who was a man who played women's basketball for Geroge Washington University. Some people might think this adversity is good for athletics, some people think otherwise
People think the increase diversity with including men in women sports makes it better and more entertaining. They believe that the better competition of bringing men into women sports could be good for the revenue of women sports. Many people also believe that if they identify as a certain gender, then they should be able to play as that gender in a sport. People also believe that involving men in women sports helps represent transgenders more.
However a lot of people are heavily against transgenders in sports. For example, many people believe that involving men in women sports would make sports very unfair and they would have a physical advantage. This would help mostly in sports that rely on strength and endurance. This could also propose a saftey risk, because if a more physically strong transgender male would compete in sports with women, then this could lead to potential injuries on those that aren't as strong and could be damaging.
Obviously there are many people for and against transgender men in women sports, but this could promote entertainment, and better comptetion for these sports. However there are many downsides with injury and unfairness being the major factors.
Do you think transgender men should be able to participate in women sports?
What are some risks that could be caused by this?
Does the risk of injury and unfairness outweigh the increased entertainment and competition?
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I agree with you. I think this could become unsafe because like you said men outmatch women physically. No matter what biology cannot just change and they will still have the hormones and testosterone that men do.
I agree, I think that the risk of non transgender women getting hurt is not worth risking it just for entertainment. I think that it's fine if transgender men play in men's sports but women's sports might be a little too far.
Transgender women competing in women's sports doesn't make sense. Biological women don't have the same muscle mass or just physical advantages men are born with. This is why you don't see women asking to join men's leagues. However, you see transgender women asking to join women's leagues because they know have the advantage. Sports are split by gender for a reason: to be fair and safe. Putting someone who is naturally smaller against guys who clearly have the physical edge is unfair and extremely unsafe. It's asking for injuries. Overall I don't think this should even be a debate, it's common sense transgender women should not play in women's sports.
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