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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
Except it is mathematically the case that it does. You are talking about accommodating ~0.33% of the population (per StatsCan for both trans and non-binary -- trans alone is ~0.19%) at the expense of effectively the rest of said population. And in reality, it's likely even less than that, as there's a reason no one really raises the issue about FtM trans competitors in male sports being unfair to CIS men.
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But it’s not at the expense of the rest of the population because it does not affect the rest of the population. For every trans female athlete there are going to be cis female athletes below and above them in terms of ability. It has no impact on those above them, and you can’t automatically assume because of the fact that they medically transitioned that they have advantages on even the ones below them, beyond the typical range of physical ability in cis women.
If you take the position that trans athletes should be able to compete in categories that match their post-transition bodies, you aren’t accommodating anyone. Girls with girls, boys with boys, exactly as it is now. Arguing that they should be separated out is attempting to accommodate people.