Arguments Against Transgender Athletes

to transgender equality. Nevertheless, there is certainly more work to do to further progress transgender equality in sports and arguably it is the moral obligation of the sports world to pursue such equality. Ultimately, transgender people should have the right to pursue competitive careers that match their gender identity. Before addressing the issue of transgender equality in sports one must first understand what

went through surgery which included hormone treatment. Zack Ford, a writer for Thinkprogress.org published a piece on August 8, 2016, entitled, No, Allowing Transgender Athletes to Compete Won’t Destroy Women’s Sports. Ford makes some very compelling arguments and points out that many different organizations already allow transgender athletes to compete and they have not had any problems. Ford points out that women sports already have women with a physiques that seem to be a huge advantage, like

like you didn’t belong there? Maybe you have felt that way at a party, at the beach, at school, or maybe even just being on your own sports team? Transgenders have that feeling everyday, they often feel completely out of place in everything they do. They feel as if they’re in the wrong body, and that they are not who they are supposed to be. Being transgender is about the gender someone identifies with, such as being born a boy but feeling like they should be a girl and actually identifying themselves

Transgender people for decades have been experiencing issues related within sports. The main problem has revolved around which gender specific sport an athlete can compete in and if they have an advantage in doing so, if they are transgender. This issue has caused a debate between the transgender community and the non-transgender community. The main issue is whether a transgender athlete should compete within their birth certificate gender and if it is fair for them to compete in sports. This topic

of ways to be human. The separation of men’s and women’s sport leads to a large population of athletes getting stuck in the middle. There is a growing social acceptance of transgender and intersex individuals in society, however, when it comes to sport these individuals are often left isolated on an island of controversy. The majority of this controversy surrounds the debate of whether or not transgender and intersex females should be allowed to compete in women’s sports. Society does not have a

two-year reign as state champion to a transgender female (male-to-female) athlete in a high school track competition. Transgender women should not be allowed to compete with biological females. Every time a trans female makes the team a biological female is stripped of their chance to be on the team and every time a transgender female athlete places in an event another female loses the opportunity to achieve their goal of success. Recently, many transgender athletes have been competing alongside the

Intersex and transgender females deserve a place of belonging in the world of sport. Society’s need to categorize humans makes it difficult for minorities to find a sense of belonging. Humans are easily given labels by society - as gay, straight, black, asian, female, male etc. This system works for the majority of people, and those who fit in do not see a necessity to change these constructs. As Judith Butler argues in her essay Undoing Gender we must remake the definition of human by deconstructing

inspired by equality, (related to not identifying with the sex you were at birth) athletes are joining competative teams with their preferred male/female status. This means a biological male can compete against a biological female on a women’s sports team. There are many components to our sexual makeup, for example, our biological sex, gender, sexual orientation, and social roles and behaviors. Whether transgender people should be able to compete in a sport according to what gender they identify

controversy arose. The debate on the right to become transgender is still discussed from two years ago when Bruce became Caitlyn. The reason behind why Caitlin's story turned into a big discussion is because when Caitlyn was a male, he was a famous athlete married to Kris Jenner. The transition was so unexpected and inspirational to a lot of people followed after her. The supporting argument

TRANSGENDER IN SPORTS The existence of those human beings who do not confirm to their gender has been documented throught human history .The term transgender is deeply rooted in Indian history, it has been an umbrella term. The problems that transgender are facing are more of a psychological rather than a social problem. They are still not accepted and recognized in the society. Transgender is a term for those people who do not fall either under male category or under female category. Transgender