[martyup]

The perspective of Russian state sponsored television?

I don't know who sponsored.  Are the facts in dispute?  Educate us if there are falsehoods being disseminated.  I have no agenda, other than wanting to be fair to biological female athletes.

The example in the screen shot, Mack Beggs is a trans man who is prevented by state law from competing against other males. The NCAA policy would have allowed Mack to compete against other males and be more "fair to biological female athletes".

I used the term "fair" in the context of competition.  I contend that in certain sports, not all, it is unfair for biological men to compete against biological women.  This is not coming from an anti trans-gender perspective.  It comes from a pro biological woman perspective.  For those who disagree with my view, consider another area of separation of competitors to achieve fairness of competition -- age.  Would you allow 18 year olds to compete against 8 years olds in basketball or football.  Of course not, because it would not be fair to the younger athletes.  The 18 year olds are bigger and stronger than the 8 years olds.  So, we protect the 8 year olds, even if the 18 year old "identifies" as an 8 year old perhaps because of mental disabilities.

Goose, you say that:

You can imagine rules that eliminate players based on ability/performance, but many people would say those rules would be "arbitrary". I say a rule based on gender, however defined, is no less arbitrary.

If a rule preventing a biological male from competing against a biological female in a certain sport is "arbitrary," then why would not a rule preventing an 18 year old from competing against an 8 year old also be arbitrary?

[martyup]

The perspective of Russian state sponsored television?

I don't know who sponsored.  Are the facts in dispute?  Educate us if there are falsehoods being disseminated.  I have no agenda, other than wanting to be fair to biological female athletes.

The example in the screen shot, Mack Beggs is a trans man who is prevented by state law from competing against other males. The NCAA policy would have allowed Mack to compete against other males and be more "fair to biological female athletes".

I used the term "fair" in the context of competition.  I contend that in certain sports, not all, it is unfair for biological men to compete against biological women.  This is not coming from an anti trans-gender perspective.  It comes from a pro biological woman perspective.  For those who disagree with my view, consider another area of separation of competitors to achieve fairness of competition -- age.  Would you allow 18 year olds to compete against 8 years olds in basketball or football.  Of course not, because it would not be fair to the younger athletes.  The 18 year olds are bigger and stronger than the 8 years olds.  So, we protect the 8 year olds, even if the 18 year old "identifies" as an 8 year old perhaps because of mental disabilities.

Goose, you say that:

You can imagine rules that eliminate players based on ability/performance, but many people would say those rules would be "arbitrary". I say a rule based on gender, however defined, is no less arbitrary.

If a rule preventing a biological male from competing against a biological female in a certain sport is "arbitrary," then why would not a rule preventing an 18 year old from competing against an 8 year old also be arbitrary?