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Posted on 23rd February 2021 |
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Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has co-signed a bill to prevent transgender people born male from competing against people born female, as reported here, by WLOX. The Mississippi senate has already approved a state bill to the same effect, although it is not yet approved by the Mississippi House of Representatives. I already stated my opinion on this matter (here). My reasoning is based on the science; whilst I support the rights of transgender people in general, in sports, females who were born male can have an unfair physical advantage. I suspect the new bill will not become US Federal law. President Biden signed an executive order mandating that transgender women should be able to compete on female teams in school, so the Biden Administration seems to support transgender athletes. I suspect that this debate will go on for years, and may become a party-political football. | |