> I don't know, but I don't see how we're going to find out if we don't let trans girls compete as girls. My first thought is that they could be allowed to par

> I don't know, but I don't see how we're going to find out if we don't let trans girls compete as girls. My first thought is that they could be allowed to participate in programs right up to (but not yet including) actual major competitions where things like eligibility for college scholarships are determined. You shouldn't be allowed to "win State" - and receive all the potentially career altering benefits of that - when more than half the observers suspect the possibility of an unfair advantage and there's no clear scientific way to counter their suspicion. We can collect plenty of data without messing with the entire life trajectories of kids before the results are in. I feel bad for any trans people who miss opportunities over this, but when you're pushing new frontiers you sometimes have to wait for an area to mapped before you can fully explore it.