well actually wrote:
Lenny Leonard wrote:
This is not any different than the current system. The transgender athlete would still be a female, so she would get the top female award.
Stop trying to over-complicate it. Let the girl run with the girls.
They are not a real girl, get over it.
Crudely said but otherwise correct. I believe there is research (too lazy to look it up but based on an NPR thing I heard) that strongly suggests that hormone treatment isn't enough. The muscle mass and bone density as well as various other post-puberty physical developments of a male (and let's say this is a true XY male with no intersex or other such conditions) will always provide a significant potential athletic advantage that a woman could not conceivably achieve.
In my opinion, the ultimate issue is on whether or not competition in sport is human right. Another fascinating aspect of this is women who transition to men an take testosterone because it raises a lot of questions regarding "safe" doping and TUE usage.