Teen athletes have traditionally been classified as
"boys" or "girls"
so that girls
can participate in sports without having to compete against
boys who are usually stronger
and faster than girls.
This system worked as long as everyone agreed on which athletes were
girls
and which athletes were boys. Today some
disagree about who qualifies as girls
and who qualifies as boys.
One thing hasn't changed. There are
two different genetic types of athletes. One type
has two "X" chromosomes. The other has an "XY" combination
of chromosomes.
Athletes
who have an "XY"
combination of chromosomes
are usually stronger
and faster than athletes who
have
two "X" chromosomes.
To
insure everyone an
equal
opportunity to participate in
sports
athletes who
have an "XY" combination of
chromosomes should
not
compete against
athletes who
have
two "X" chromosomes.
The
"XY" combination provides an
athlete
a
benefit
equivalent
to
using a
performance
enhancing drug.
Allowing
those
with the
"XY" combination
to
compete
against
athletes who
have
two "X" chromosomes
is
the
equivalent
of
a
rule
that
would
arbitrarily allow
one
group
of
athletes to
use
a
performance
enhancing drug
while
prohibiting
other
athletes from
using
the
drug.
Boxing
has
long
used
a
weight
classification
system
to provide
lighter
weight
boxers with
an
opportunity
to participate
without
having
to face
unfair
competition
from significantly
heavier
boxers.
"XX"
chromosome
athletes
deserve
comparable
protection
so
they
don't
have
to face
unfair
competition
from stronger
and faster
"XY"
chromosome
athletes.
The
"Y" chromosome
can be
detected
using a
microscope
because it
is shorter
than
the
"X"
chromosome.
Thus
it
would
be easy
to divide athletes into "X"
and
"Y" groups.
Athletes
might
want
to
give
the
groups
names
like
"Xenas"
for Xena:
Warrior Princess
and "Yodas"
for
the
.Star
Wars Jedi
Knight
Teen athletes have traditionally been classified as
"boys" or "girls"
so that girls
can participate in sports without having to compete against
boys who are usually stronger
and faster than girls.
This system worked as long as everyone agreed on which athletes were
girls
and which athletes were boys. Today some
disagree about who qualifies as girls
and who qualifies as boys.
One thing hasn't changed. There are
two different genetic types of athletes. One type
has two "X" chromosomes. The other has an "XY" combination
of chromosomes.
Athletes
who have an "XY"
combination of chromosomes
are usually stronger
and faster than athletes who
have
two "X" chromosomes.
To
insure everyone an
equal
opportunity to participate in
sports
athletes who
have an "XY" combination of
chromosomes should
not
compete against
athletes who
have
two "X" chromosomes.
The
"XY" combination provides an
athlete
a
benefit
equivalent
to
using a
performance
enhancing drug.
Allowing
those
with the
"XY" combination
to
compete
against
athletes who
have
two "X" chromosomes
is
the
equivalent
of
a
rule
that
would
arbitrarily allow
one
group
of
athletes to
use
a
performance
enhancing drug
while
prohibiting
other
athletes from
using
the
drug.
Boxing
has
long
used
a
weight
classification
system
to provide
lighter
weight
boxers with
an
opportunity
to participate
without
having
to face
unfair
competition
from significantly
heavier
boxers.
"XX"
chromosome
athletes
deserve
comparable
protection
so
they
don't
have
to face
unfair
competition
from stronger
and faster
"XY"
chromosome
athletes.
The
"Y" chromosome
can be
detected
using a
microscope
because it
is shorter
than
the
"X"
chromosome.
Thus
it
would
be easy
to divide athletes into "X"
and
"Y" groups.
Athletes
might
want
to
give
the
groups
names
like
"Xenas"
for Xena:
Warrior Princess
and "Yodas"
for
the
.Star
Wars Jedi
Knight
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Female Athletes Face Unfair Competition
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