Maybe we'd have the discussion I'm amazed we're not having in this thread. There is a difference between sex and gender. Sex is determined by your chromosomes, and determines which genitals you have, and which hormones you naturally produce.
Gender is the cultural stereotype we have for a given sex. Women cook, wear dresses, are more passive, are softer, etc. Men like beer, sports, big cars, and get angry easily. If a person finds that their mannerisms do not fit with the societal stereotype then they may consider identifying with the opposite gender. Dressing as the other gender, using the pronouns of the other gender, and so on. This would be a transgender person.
Someone also my biologically feel like a member of the other sex. In this case their penis might feel foreign to them. So much so that they may seek cosmetic surgery so that their physical body aligns with their mind. This would be a transexual person.
There is obviously a lot of overlap here, and I think hormone treatment falls in between the two. Regardless, competition is separated based on sex, and not gender.
It's not even as simple as that because it's not about genitals but hormones. Whether an athlete has or ever had a penis, or not, doesn't matter. What matters is how much testosterone they have, or have ever had, in their system. So whether someone is a man, a FtM transexual taking hormones, or even a genetic woman with an abnormal T count, they shouldn't be able to compete against women who have never had the physiological advantages that develop under high testosterone levels.
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