Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:
But how do they know that it isn't fair? This kid started transitioning in the 3rd grade. She probably never played on boys' teams. She probably had puberty blocker and cross hormone at early ages. She was probably told that the blocker and hormone had erased her genetic advantage. She met all the eligibility requirements for USA Volleyball. She is eligible under the current NCAA rule (and will be eligible for the foreseeable future).
I am not saying she doesn't have any unfair advantage. But how does she it's unfair? To use your doping analogy, there were athletes who were blood doping when it was not illegal. Did they know it was unfair? If someone used blood doping before it became illegal, are they considered drug cheats?
I think the burden of proof that it is "fair" is on the Trans athlete, not the female born athletes for whom the division was originally created. You say that this person has had their testosterone levels blocked since before puberty, where's the proof that that's true? Otherwise, to me, it is just like a female born athelete doping with testosterone. It's wrong, and it's cheating, and the fact that they actively tried to hide it from people, rather than being up front and saying "yes I am trans but here is documentation that my T-levels have been at this level since before I went into puberty", makes this all the more shady to me.
