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submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

The International Cricket Council has become the latest sports body to ban transgender players from the elite women’s game if they have gone through male puberty.

The ICC said it had taken the decision, following an extensive scientific review and nine-month consultation, to “protect the integrity of the international women’s game and the safety of players”.

It joins rugby union, swimming, cycling, athletics and rugby league, who have all gone down a similar path in recent years after citing concerns over fairness or safety.

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[-] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

This is just a complete non solution to the problem and effectively just ends up with trans people being banned from sports altogether.

"Trans" sports teams/leagues (whatever that means) can't really exist at the amateur local level anywhere but the biggest citiess due to there being not a lot of trans people, and even less trans people who want to play sports.

The struggle to even get enough trans guys or trans girls to form a team for football or whatever would be a challenge in and of itself, and then this team would pretty much have to fly across the country (or possibly to a different country altogether) to even play a match.

This is not a reasonable solution for anyone but the people who want to ban trans people from sports.

The second issue is that this is just fear mongering and not an actual issue to be solved but that's being argued all over this thread already.

[-] greenmarty@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

What is your suggestion than?

[-] interceder270@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Does he have to have a better suggestion in order to point out how yours isn't viable?

[-] greenmarty@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago

It's preferable, as that's what constructive productive discussion is about as opposite to just negating and pointing out all is wrong all the time while never accepting any ideas.

[-] interceder270@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It can be very constructive to point out why something is a bad idea without having an alternative in mind.

Doing something just to do something is how a lot of mistakes and accidents happen.

all the time while never accepting any ideas.

That hyperbole. What about good ideas?

[-] greenmarty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I disagree because it doesn't lead anywhere , thus it doesn't consruct anything.

[-] interceder270@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

It can stop you from making things worse, but I'm tired of arguing this with you.

Believe what you want.

[-] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Trans people should be allowed in the sports of their gender provided they've been on HRT consistently for some time

The length can be argued but 2-3 years seem to be enough.

[-] greenmarty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

However those sport associations claim they had researches done and conclusions were that it is not fair due to difference in physical abilities and it brings health risk for female athletes.

[-] Pasta4u@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago

2-3 years doesn't change lung size or bone density. There is a lot of stuff that doesn't change once it's developed.

Just make a separate league

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