As has been demonstrated, trans-identified athletes can compete against their own sex just fine.
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University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas reacts after the prelims of the 500-yard freestyle at the Women’s Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., February 17, 2022.
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Many people have come to look upon the policy disputes attendant to the transgender movement as a “clash of rights.” And yet, nobody has a right to be a competitive athlete at all. In fact, competitive sport is not supposed to be inclusive. It is, by definition, exclusive.
In seeking to compete, there is no opportunity that ordinary citizens enjoy that transgender-identifying citizens don’t also enjoy.
About the Author
Madeleine Kearns is a former staff writer at National Review.
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Many people have come to look upon the policy disputes attendant to the transgender movement as a “clash of rights.” And yet, nobody has a right to be a competitive athlete at all. In fact, competitive sport is not supposed to be inclusive. It is, by definition, exclusive.
In seeking to compete, there is no opportunity that ordinary citizens enjoy that transgender-identifying citizens don’t also enjoy.
About the Author
Madeleine Kearns is a former staff writer at National Review.
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