So far? Only at amateur / university level AFAIK. 72 are playing. I believe Blair Hamilton was/is GK for English universities team. Others will surely follow. That's one woman displaced from the team and one too many.
So where would the trans players go?
Into the men’s leagues as according to the gender they were assigned at birth.
Personally I think it might be quite difficult to integrate people who to all intents and purposes present as women to slot straight into a men’s team, use the men’s changing rooms etc
No, as I said, there are no easy solutions to this - though apparently you think otherwise.
The same was, and in some places still is, said about gay men in football. Someone born and raised biologically male clearly has a huge physical advantage over those born biologically female.
What are people saying about gay men in football? Wasn’t aware there was a dispute.
There are very likely many more gay players than are publicly ‘out’. The reasons why aren’t hard to figure out.
Right, but what has that got to do with the biological physical advantage stuff you were mentioning?
No such thing. You can modify your body. You cannot change sex. It's impossible.
I can see the merits in excluding those with a biological advantage from the highest competitive levels of a sport - even if I think the cases are going to be extremely rare, it makes sense to preserve competitive integrity. But at the grassroots level?
I honestly don’t mind if you insist on frothing away at every one of my posts on every forum, but at least have the courtesy not to misquote me, you’re getting sloppy.
Of course you are - my question is, is that contingent on trans people being barred from playing alongside you?
Equality Act 2010 allows single sex exemptions for sport. It seems the FA doesn't care enough to apply it correctly.
I want to hear her perspective which is why I’m asking her the questions, if you’d just settle down for a second.
Yes. Males put me at a disadvantage if they wish to play in women's sport. You know they are bigger, stronger, faster etc on average. I also don't want any males in the changing room - including my husband, son, brother, nephews etc
Which is all fair enough. Do you have any sympathy for trans women (or whatever terminology you’d use), or do you think there are ever any exceptions? The numbers of people involved seem tiny, so curious if you think there could be any way to compromise without shutting them out entirely.
Why must I have sympathy for anyone who wishes to force their way into a category they are not entitled to?