Transgender people in sports: Difference between revisions

The participation of [[transgender]] or [[transsexual]] individuals in competitive sports is a controversial issue. Opposition to transgender or transsexual individuals competing in sporting events against other athletes as their preferred generally focuses on aethical fairness and whether hormonal factors, such as higher testosterone levels among [[Trans woman|transwomen]]; the socialisation of young men and women and physiological factors such as height and weight, the biological differences in height and weight distribution, differences in muscle and skeletal development gives these athletes an unfair advantage. ExclusionInsisting of trans athletes compete against other athletes of the same biological sex, [[Sex verification in sports|sex verification testing]], and access regulations have been used with the aim of ensuring fair competition.