Those strictly non-binary persons - against whom should they compete in sports?

[Rumpel]

Those strictly non-binary persons - against whom should they compete in sports?

 

[Rumpel]

Has nobody ever thought of this question?

 

[Nomad4Ever]

Has nobody ever thought of this question?

There have been a few threads on it.

Gender fluid athletes in sports

Some people identify as gender fluid - which means that their gender identity changes over time. They can be man one day, both the next, woman another day, agender another day, pangender another day, intergender (between genders), etc. etc. So, ought a gender fluid athlete be competing in men's...

debatepolitics.com

 

[Nomad4Ever]

This article is worth reading if you are interested in the topic.

How the Olympics can embrace non-binary athletes for the future

Non-binary athletes are coming to the Olympics someday soon.

mashable.com

 

[HIP56948]

I'd let the sport teams decide. Not sure about the percentage when a team votes to decide the fate of a player.
I mean, they're the ones that have to play/work with the person.

 

[Lord Tammerlain]

Add sections for competition

Modified and super modified

Super modified would be where performance enhancements are allowed. Drugs, genetic modifications, prosthetics ( ie artificial legs and arms)

 

[Callen]

It's a complex issue but my honest opinion is that there should be category for transgendered persons. I am supportive of identity and gender choice but recognize that a trans woman will still have lung capacity, muscle mass advantage and other physical traits that are a biological advantage over non trans women. That's not fair in seriously competitive sports.

 

[AJG]

It's a complex issue but my honest opinion is that there should be category for transgendered persons. I am supportive of identity and gender choice but recognize that a trans woman will still have lung capacity, muscle mass advantage and other physical traits that are a biological advantage over non trans women. That's not fair in seriously competitive sports.

Since the real issue is physical ability I feel like the fairest solution would be to actually separate people based on physical ability rather than a person's sex/gender (although obviously there's a very strong correlation there), like how there are weight classes in boxing but bring the same concept to other sports too. Not sure how feasible that would be however.

 

[Ren]

Those strictly non-binary persons - against whom should they compete in sports?

Themselves.

 

[Rumpel]

Themselves.

So I thought.