Sports Equality

For John, BLUF:  Men transitioning to women have3 an unfair advantage when competing in women's sports.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Boise State professor drops hard data on the trans sports controversy

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In a June 22 tweet, Boise State professor Scott Yenor compared the women's track and field world records to the championship times of D3 men and high school boys in 2015.

'There are many, many men who are interested in and better at sports than the best women,' Yenor said in a statement.

From Campus Reform, by Associate Editor John Rigolizzo, 27 June 2023, 4:38 pm ET.

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Boise State political science professor Scott Yenor recently added some hard facts to the debate over biological men competing in women’s sports.

In a June 22 tweet, Yenor compared the women's track and field world records in several events to the championship times of Division III college athletes and state high school championships for men and boys in Louisiana and California. The data showed that college and even some high school athletes are superior to women in track and field.

“How do men and women compare in apples to apples sports comparisons?” Yenor wrote. “Compare women's world record holders to the winners of NCAA Div 3 or high school boys champs in a random year. Answer: men competing in women's sports will crowd out the girls.”

Yenor’s tweet included a table from his book The Recovery of Family Life, comparing the women’s world records in track and field with the NCAA men’s Division III and Louisiana and California boys high school state championships in 2015.

In the 100-meter sprint, the women’s world record was 10.49 seconds; the NCAA men’s Division III championship time was just 10.24 seconds, and the California high school championship time was 10.34 seconds. The Louisiana state championship time was a step behind at 10.91.

I accept thaat there are thoze who wish to change how they present to the world. gender wise.  I have accepted it since Ms Christine Jorgensen travelled to Europe to change from a man to a woman.  On the other hand, I am not impressed by those who go part way in their surgery and hormone treatment.

I believe this should be a non-issue in high school, since I believe that transitioning is a decision for a lifetiem and should not be entered into before one has sufficiently matured.  I put it in the same category as voting, drinking and purchasing a firearm.  Transitioning is a non-reversable decision.  It should not be entered into before one is ready to make a mature decision.

That said, if people transition they should be allowed to compete among themselves in various sports events.  However. they should not disrupt the fair competition among females. an issue that has been an issue for decades, including with Title IX provisions of the Education Amendments of 1972.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff