[this is cross-posted with Title IX Blog where I will also post something about the announcement that NIL is not subject to Title IX]
The NCAA's new policy banning transwomen from competing in women's sports arrived (seemingly) minutes after the administration issued its executive order banning transwomen and girls from participating in school-sponsored sports teams.
The NCAA did include verbiage though which is worth looking at.
This is the synopsis at the top of the press release: Men's category open to all eligible student-athletes, women's category restricted to student-athletes assigned female at birth, schools directed to foster welcoming environments on all campuses.
But it is not accurate.
The women's category--for competition purposes--is open to people students assigned female at birth who are not taking testosterone. What we see here is a different standard. Testosterone levels matter only for some people. Taking it knocks you out of the women's category but lowering natural testosterone is not enough to qualify someone for participation. So does testosterone matter or not, NCAA?? It is admitting there is no coherent logic or philosophy for participation--and certainly no science.
Also of note is this statement: The policy permits student-athletes assigned male at birth to practice with women's teams and receive benefits such as medical care while practicing.
This statement is not for the benefit of transwomen--this just means that basketball teams can keep using men as practice players. It is weird how some people who have gone through "male puberty" are allowed to compete with women without an outcry about them being hurt or dire warnings about how dangerous it is.
Finally, someone assigned female at birth who is taking testosterone may practice.
So is testosterone only dangerous in a competition setting? Does it get turned off during practice?
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