The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials.

The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials.

  • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Only counter argument I can give you is have a bit of empathy.

    Trans people are people too. If women need protection, trans people need it even more. They’re an even smaller minority that are mistreated even more often. I could write the same made up sad story as you but about a trans person.

    If exclusive tournaments are a way to fix historic disparities, women should be kicked out of the league before trans people. I don’t totally disagree with the sentiment, but we can’t have a league for literally every small group we think of. Maybe there should be the main league and the “historically disparaged” league or something, but trans people should not be being removed from this league.

    • shapis@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Entirely agree with everything you said. I never implied otherwise.

      My entire comment was replying to this:

      but there shouldn’t be divisions based on sex or gender.

      There absolutely should. Reasoning: in my previous comment above.