What about an additional category of competition for trans athletes?
Can we at least agree that Lia Thomas has significant, fundamental biological advantages over her competitors that cannot be remedied by hormone therapy?
The status quo is ill-equipped to render a fair, competitive field because the status quo doesn't want to have these discussions...and these discussions need to happen more quickly. If the argument to allow things to stand is that Thomas has followed the rules and should not be "punished," I think that either Thomas is either woefully oblivious to the ramifications of her decision or she's leaning hard into a win-at-all-costs mentality, which...should motivate a movement toward better rules for fairness.
Signed, a day-one advocate for women's sports, anti-biological essentialism, arbiter of fairness and safety in sport
Can we at least agree that Lia Thomas has significant, fundamental biological advantages over her competitors that cannot be remedied by hormone therapy?
The status quo is ill-equipped to render a fair, competitive field because the status quo doesn't want to have these discussions...and these discussions need to happen more quickly. If the argument to allow things to stand is that Thomas has followed the rules and should not be "punished," I think that either Thomas is either woefully oblivious to the ramifications of her decision or she's leaning hard into a win-at-all-costs mentality, which...should motivate a movement toward better rules for fairness.
Signed, a day-one advocate for women's sports, anti-biological essentialism, arbiter of fairness and safety in sport