NAIA ruling on Transgender athletes

sluggers said:

@Cannonball and @Top_Notch: Please limit the discussion to sports.

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tim_s said:

you've never worked with a 12 year old struggling with gender issues, have you?

i get it.....we struggle with what we don't understand; took me a long time to even begin to wrap my head around it....i'm thankful it is something that has not hit too close to home

but no one is "deciding" to go through this, no one is "deciding" there's a benefit

no one asks to join one of the single most marginalized groups in the world, with statistically one of the highest suicide rates, on a whim

if they can benefit from participation in sport with their peers along the way, i have a hard time telling them 'no'........for the absolute few who's participation may result in unfair benefit, there already exist rules to deal with that (the case by case basis that exists within the NCAA & many high school governing bodies)

i have a hard time telling the trans male 8th grader that is throwing with the boys track team here right now that, along with all of their other daily struggles, that they can't go out and compete in an arena where they feel comfortable......and are accepted by their peers, both as teammates and by competitors, because it is hard for me to wrap my head around

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tim_s said:

and i know with 100% certainty that my daughters, in HS, travel, & college......have played against transgender athletes; several times unknowingly (and 100% of the time without caring)

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Cannonball said:

Then they played against genetic male players who took positions away from genetic female players.

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EC22 said:

I can't understand why I'm wrong for not wanting my daughter to play against grown men.

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Rolling Hard said:

I can't understand why I'm wrong for not wanting my daughter to share locker rooms and showers with grown men.

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tim_s said:

They played against human beings who are enjoying the experiences athletics provide whilst competing with their peers

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Rolling Hard said:

I can't understand why I'm wrong for not wanting my daughter to share locker rooms and showers with grown men.

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