Opinion: NCAA lacks reason, spine in ban of transgender women athletes
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/opinion-ncaa-lacks-reason-spine-in-ban-of-transgender-women-athletes/ar-AA1yyBiY?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=2dec631f754f4369a82491685b7b6335&ei=126
Opinion by Nancy Armour (13 Feb 2025)
The NCAA has lost its common sense, along with its spine.
While banning transgender women from competition, the NCAA's edict late Thursday said they could still practice with women's teams. Male practice players are still allowed, too. Which is funny, because the physical safety of cisgender women is one of the "reasons" the transphobes have used to justify their efforts to ban transgender women.
So, which is it? If transgender women pose a physical threat during games, wouldn't they also during practice? And for sure wouldn't male practice players? If transgender women are really just crafty men looking to groom and assault women, wouldn't they still be able to do that? Couldn't the male practice players do that, as well?
"Schools (are) directed to foster welcoming environments on all campuses," the NCAA's headline said.
... The NCAA is offering transgender athletes the equivalent of thoughts and prayers after throwing them under the bus and encouraging the transphobes to double-down on their efforts to eradicate them completely from society.
Because that's what this really is. The Trump administration is trying to ensure there is no safe space for transgender people outside their homes. Not in the military, not at work, not at their doctor's offices and now, not on the playing fields.
Part of the power of sports is that they teach us life lessons. Sadly, the NCAA has made it so intolerance and ignorance are now among them.
It isn't transgender people, Jess. It's trans women. That's what all of this is about. We are the biggest target of the orange messiah's ire. Because we are far more visible and in the public eye.
This whole faux chivalry attitude makes me a little bit sick.