Location
Cultural & Social Challenges
Level of Education
Undergraduate
Secondary Session
Evaluating the Culture Wars
Keywords
Transgender, Women, Sports, Olympics, Title IX
Presenter Names and Speeches.
Taylor Nilson
Abstract
Creating a new sports division: The importance of protecting women’s sports while encouraging sportsmanlike competition
The foundation of sports is to encourage respectful and fair competition between two or more individuals. For those who choose to participate, they are pursuing the happiness they find in competition, others have found their livelihood in sports, and most find liberty in their carefree activities.
Given the recent rise in the popularity of the transgender community, it is natural for members that want to compete in sports, specifically women’s sports. However, with that there are also those who would abuse this popularity to support their own gain in sports dishonestly. This is witnessed through the distrust between sis and transgender individuals when it comes to cross participation, specifically transgender women in women’s sports. The only solution to appease both sides, defenders of women’s sports and transgender women’s competition, is creating a new division specifically for transgender women. In doing so, this protects and encourages the completion of both women and transgender women.
In my proposal presentation I will discuss the need for a separate division for transgender athletes in both collegiate and high school levels. I will be going over the different criteria between the rules the Olympic Committee has established for transgender athletes and the rules college level athletes have to follow. Then highlight athletes like Lia Thomas and how they have taken advantage of the lack of protection behind women’s sports. Then finally turning back to Title IX to back up the support for women’s sports written into law and how the trans community would also benefit just as millions of women have benefited.
Power Point for Presentation
Included in
Public Policy Commons, Sexuality and the Law Commons, Social Justice Commons, Social Policy Commons
Creating A New Sports Division The Importance of Protecting Women’s Sports While Encouraging Sportsmanlike Competition
Cultural & Social Challenges
Creating a new sports division: The importance of protecting women’s sports while encouraging sportsmanlike competition
The foundation of sports is to encourage respectful and fair competition between two or more individuals. For those who choose to participate, they are pursuing the happiness they find in competition, others have found their livelihood in sports, and most find liberty in their carefree activities.
Given the recent rise in the popularity of the transgender community, it is natural for members that want to compete in sports, specifically women’s sports. However, with that there are also those who would abuse this popularity to support their own gain in sports dishonestly. This is witnessed through the distrust between sis and transgender individuals when it comes to cross participation, specifically transgender women in women’s sports. The only solution to appease both sides, defenders of women’s sports and transgender women’s competition, is creating a new division specifically for transgender women. In doing so, this protects and encourages the completion of both women and transgender women.
In my proposal presentation I will discuss the need for a separate division for transgender athletes in both collegiate and high school levels. I will be going over the different criteria between the rules the Olympic Committee has established for transgender athletes and the rules college level athletes have to follow. Then highlight athletes like Lia Thomas and how they have taken advantage of the lack of protection behind women’s sports. Then finally turning back to Title IX to back up the support for women’s sports written into law and how the trans community would also benefit just as millions of women have benefited.
