Good and sane move

 

I'm a liberal, an LGBTQ rights supporter, appalled at the attack on "wokeness" from the right (a smokescreen for the culture wars they've been engaged in for decades to rile up their dwindling, aging base), and a dedicated critic of the right-wing mudslingers that unfortunately inhabit our halls of government these days.

But I'm also for fairness in sport.  And I know it's not fair when a transgender woman, which is a person that is biologically male but identifying female, competes in an elite, adult sporting competition.  (There are some rare exceptions in the world of sport where both genders are essentially equal, perhaps archery, riflery, and chess.  But in nearly every sport where there is a physical aspect, biological males that have gone through puberty as a male will have an advantage.)

So, I am in favor of this move.

World Athletics votes to ban transgender athletes from women’s events