> We could have a serious discussion about why women's sports exist at all, rather than just the open class. And that would bring up questions of just what make

> We could have a serious discussion about why women's sports exist at all, rather than just the open class. And that would bring up questions of just what makes women women -- it goes far beyond what's between their legs and even in their endocrine systems. Right, for pro-level sports, you could have all sorts of metrics to qualify people into different competitive categories, regardless of sex. Formula 1 vehicles all have to meet extremely tight regulations, and motorsports in general could be an analogy of how to draw boundaries on metrics to elevate fairness. And I agree that overall, this "issue" catching publicity (because of how it is presented, and the sorts of reactions it can provoke in people) seems designed to draw negative attention to trans folk. I want to say "aren't there way more important topics to be worried about?" but that's not for me to decide. Trans athletes aren't going to sit around and accept being marginalized when they want to compete like other athletes.