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Originally Posted by Didace
As a general rule, elementary schools don't have sports teams. So it's kind of a moo point, yes? Of course there are tons of sports teams not affiliated with schools in those age groups, but Title IX doesn't apply to them.
Well, I gotta say I'm pretty surprised if this is true in a sports-mad country like the US, and I'm feeling a little silly if that's so. I just assumed that with it being so common here, that it would be the case south of the border as well.
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Originally Posted by Metod Tinuviel
If the teams are not competitive why segregate them by gender in the first place? Why not have everyone play together?
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Originally Posted by Didace
then I get back to the question that no one has answered - Why do we have different classifications in sports?
No one's answered because we all know the answer and we know that you know this. Can we simply skip this part and get down to the point?
Yes, there's a possible contradiction here. We separate kids by gender because boys tend to be bigger and stronger than girls. And yes, if you have someone that is transitioning/has transitioned, it's possible that we open up situations where a trans girl enjoys some of those advantages. That's why we see rules for certain world championship level sports, professional sports, collegiate sports, etc. In principle, I take no issue with that. What I take issue with is states deciding to use a sweeping ban to remove any possibility of a school deciding that they're fine letting transgender girls play on their grade 9 team, or the same at an elementary school that does happen to offer team sports, or intramural sports.
I've yet to see a good reason presented as to why Biden's policy proposal is a bad idea.