The anti-trans rhetoric is actually a conservative campaign.
Modern liberalism is characterized by tensions between conflicting rights and prerogatives. A perfect example of this is the recent decision by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to ban transgender women from women's competition starting Aug. 1.On one hand, anti-transgender activists argue that restricting transgender athletes is a matter of keeping biological women safe.
In the end, it is just the American right and left wings fighting in a different arena. This fight is not a profound debate on human rights, or about how to create better societies.The literature surrounding alleged physical advantages transgender women may retain over cisgender women is unsettled. Although it is usually believed that sport is inherently physical, it is only related to every other sport. Then we need to look into a more sociological approach.
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