Olympic Committee Announces a Broad Ban of Transgender Athletes in Womens Events

Re:Olympic Committee Announces a Broad Ban of Transgender At... by boringg on Thursday March 26, 2026 @03:31PM (#47534638)

I see your argument and has some merit but isn't persuasive enough. I would posit that its a bit too loose and that it breaks down on biological people have many more complicated systems that aren't simply re-categorized similar to your car and boat comparison.

For better or worse nor is our medical science sophisticated enough to swap out the systems to be true comparables (and I don't mean to offend anyone).

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Olympic Committee Announces a Broad Ban of Transgender At... by crote on Friday March 27, 2026 @03:07AM (#47539795)

> For better or worse nor is our medical science sophisticated enough to swap out the systems to be true comparables

The problem is that it isn't a hard binary. All the relevant metrics are going to fall on a spectrum, and there is a significant overlap between the male and female spectra.

The real question is: do you consider it fair if a top 1% male spectrum transitions to a top 1% female spectrum, or it only fair if that top 1% male spectrum ends up at the 50% percentile on the female spectrum?

[ Parent | on HN ]