The governing body for cricket announced new regulations Tuesday that will prevent transgender women from competing in international matches, joining other sports like swimming and rugby with similar restrictions.
Transgender women can play in any mens match they can qualifuy for. On the fairly reasonable grounds that, physically, they’re men.
In the interests of fairness, I also feel that transgender men should be banned from competing in any mens competition. On the grounds that they’re just a bloody nuisance.
If transgender men want to take on, say, Jude Bellingham, or Declan Rice, I wish them the best of luck.
I have never seen a “transgender woman” in my entire life.
Since “transgender” is complete bollocks they just made up in the 90’s.
Since “transgender” is complete bollocks …
More likely incomplete bollocks, Steve.
TMB – castration is nuts!
Is there any adult sport or game which only has open competition? Kudos to them. Training racehorses perhaps, and scrabble.
@Bongo
Clay pigeon shooting is equal competition between and women I think
@CD
But surely, the clay pigeons are harder, being so much smaller?
“Is there any adult sport or game which only has open competition? ”
Jockeying is open to all. As is all equestrian stuff, like 3 day eventing, dressage, show jumping etc.
I doubt there’s an actual rule that says a woman can’t drive an F1 car, just that none have ever been good enough, or cared enough to get good enough. I’m sure NASCAR had a female driver for a while.
Lella Lombardi scored a few points in F1 in the mid-70s. A handful of other women have competed, but none in the last 30 years.