10-year-old-trans-boy

[stephaniec]

10-year-old trans boy disqualified from swimming gala

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/11/20/10-year-old-trans-boy-disqualified-from-swimming-gala/

Pink News/By Joseph Patrick McCormick    11/20/2015

"A 10-year-old has been disqualified from a swimming gala after coming second in a race, because his mum says he was "outed" as trans to the judges. "

[schwarzwalderkirschtort]

as someone who works with autistic people (and lives with one!) this is just infuriating. At ten years old, it's not like there's going to be a major difference in strength etc. so segregation based on gender is pointless. I get the skin thing, but if the kid is autistic, they really should review their standards...