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Important distinction, college sports require hormone therapy for transgender women to compete, while it seems HS sports in Connecticut do not.

I don't have a problem with that. I think HS sports should encourage participation and inclusion. And I'm pretty skeptical that their competitors are losing out on college scholarships. I suspect if they put up fast times no matter if they are a place or two lower, they would get scholarships. I would feel a little sore in their situation perhaps, but it's high school track and field, you should be doing it for the fun of it. There is always going to be someone faster.

My unpopular opinion is based on the perhaps shaky idea that trans women have physical advantage over other women.

Because we all know equity is not the same as equality, I would like to see colleges and the NCAA make it a requirement to add one womens scholarship for ever trans woman receiving a scholarship. I believe that we are likely to see more trans women competing at high levels of sport as the high school trans population increases. I think it is appropriate to act now, so I don't like the argument that this issue is completely irrelevent to NCAA sports given the small numbers currently of top athletes who are trans women and trans men.

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Important distinction, college sports require hormone therapy for transgender women to compete, while it seems HS sports in Connecticut do not.

I don't have a problem with that. I think HS sports should encourage participation and inclusion. And I'm pretty skeptical that their competitors are losing out on college scholarships. I suspect if they put up fast times no matter if they are a place or two lower, they would get scholarships. I would feel a little sore in their situation perhaps, but it's high school track and field, you should be doing it for the fun of it. There is always going to be someone faster.

My unpopular opinion is based on the perhaps shaky idea that trans women have physical advantage over other women.

Because we all know equity is not the same as equality, I would like to see colleges and the NCAA make it a requirement to add one womens scholarship for ever trans woman receiving a scholarship. I believe that we are likely to see more trans women competing at high levels of sport as the high school trans population increases. I think it is appropriate to act now, so I don't like the argument that this issue is completely irrelevent to NCAA sports given the small numbers currently of top athletes who are trans women and trans men.