A trans-identified male seized the top honor at a women’s golf tournament in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, this past weekend. Veronica Ivy, 43, dominated the competition despite only having taken up competitive golfing in February of this year. Ivy announced his victory through an Instagram post on August 25, posting a photo of himself holding […]
why does he need to steal opportunities from women?
WDYM? She is a woman, this is her entire lifestyle. Were you under the impression that she lives like a man and only puts on a skirt for the day of the competition?
It doesn’t matter how he lives. If he produces sperm, he is a man. He can compete in men’s divisions
You’re asking them to change who they are to fit your preferences. There is no trans division and few if any co-ed divisions. The article even points that out: the bicycling competition changed the Male division to Male/Other when forcing her out of the Women’s category which is to say labeling her as “Other”.
There is also very little evidence to support that trans women have any advantages, due to limited data as trans athletes are so very incredibly rare.
He can compete without changing who he is: a man. He’s not Other, he can complete in the Men’s division because he’s a man.
Men have an undeniable biological advantage over women in sports. Taking wrong-sex hormones will not eliminate that advantage.
Well now you’re in disagreement with not only her but also, ironically, the organization which banned her from a competition lmao.