So, I'm left of center on most issues, voted democrat most of my life, go obomacare etc etc.
There are rules we should stick tight to and rules that, well, you can let slide on occasion.
Who gets to compete as what sex at the state track meet is a rule getting worked up about.
If you have testes, if you were declared a male at birth, then you run as a male, unless you do hormone therapy to a reasonable threshold to eliminate any advantage.
If I were a girl that finished fourth in that race, I'd be pissed. And I'd wonder why I chose a sport that allows dubious (in ethical terms) identity politics to trump common sense and fair play.
Basically, it's cheating, but the powers that be, it seems, are to afraid to call a spade a spade.