Trans Athletes and Sports

Although I didn’t have the language to come out as trans at 4 years old, I knew exactly who I was. I told my parents my name is Rose and I’m a girl. My parents signed me up for baseball and basketball, but I never enjoyed either. I would rather sit in the field and pick flowers, or sit on the sidelines and listen to music. I’ve never been a sporty person, but sometimes I wonder if I were allowed to play on the girl’s teams, would I have wanted to play sports? I think so.

Trans people, especially kids deserve to play sports. Trans minors deserve to participate in friendly competition, camaraderie, teamwork, and sportsmanship. Trans people, even Olympic athletes, are not dominating sports. The few successful trans athletes with major wins deserve them though because they’ve trained hard. Sports aren’t fair, that’s the point.

@rosemontoya On Sunday the international swimming federation (FINA) voted to restrict transgender athletes from competing in elite women’s aquatics competitions unless they have physically transitioned before the age of 12. This is during a time where dozens of states in the USA are banning trans related healthcare to anyone under 19. Trans people, especially kids deserve to play sports. Trans minors deserve to participate in friendly competition, camaraderie, teamwork, and sportsmanship. Trans people ,even Olympic athletes, are not dominating sports. The few successful trans athletes with major wins deserve them though because they’ve trained hard. Sports aren’t fair, that’s the point. Please like, save, comment, and share this video and watch all my Trans 101 Videos to learn more! 🏳️‍⚧️#fina #transathlete #transsport #transgender #trans101 #foryourpride ♬ original sound - Rose Montoya

Do Trans Women Athletes Have Advantages?

July 15, 2021 -- The participation of transgender women in female sports will garner even more attention when the New Zealand weightlifter, Laurel Hubbard, becomes the first openly trans athlete to participate in the Olympic games. WebMD/Medscape interviewed sports physicist Joanna Harper, who has advised the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other sporting bodies on gender and sports. She pivoted from working in cancer research to becoming a PhD student at Loughborough University in London, one of the world’s top institutes for sports research, after publishing on race times of nonelite athletes -- including herself -- before and after transition.

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