People who identify as Transexual should not have the ability to compete in what we like to call “Straight Sports”. What we mean by this is that Transexuals should not have the ability to compete in sports with the sex they transitioned into. The reason for this is because they do not and will not have the genetic ability to properly compete on an equal level with everyone else on average in the sport that they are seeking to play.
It's not a question of sex or gender - but an issue that centers around genetics. Genetically a man will always be superior in muscle mass and other physical attributes when compared to that of a woman. And a woman will have specific genetic dispositions that will always separate her from a man. For many around the world this is common sense, but for those that subscribe to being Transexual in the United States - this is simply beyond their comprehension.
Even more than that, when Transsexuals are allowed to compete in sports in which they are not genetically preset to participate in, it results in an unlevel playing field for the athletes that are in the proper sports classification for the sport in which they’re playing in. Hence, the intentional watering down of the sport(s) to appease people who otherwise wouldn’t genetically qualify to play makes it impossible for the athletes that do possess the proper genetics to fairly play the sport to their full capabilities and enjoy that sport correctly null and void. When that happens, the “fun factor” and the morale of the sport(s) will significantly decline. This is something that high schools and people who compete in adult sports are currently having to deal with.
But all is not lost. If Transgenders wish to compete in sports, they should have their own athletic games and their own leagues. That way the playing field can be leveled in a way that allows them to compete withing their own confines and other athletes don't have to worry about competing with those that may have an unfair genetic competitive edge.
Another issue that sports of all kinds are facing right now on the collegiate level is Title IX (Title 9). If you don’t know what title XI is a 1972 Civil Rights Law that was created on the federal level that prohibits discrimination on a student's sex at schools that receive federal funding amongst other things. Academic institutions on all levels are making the argument that students should only be allowed to compete in sports based upon what's on their birth certificates. Which is an argument based on sound logic.
However, the detractors of this argument feel as if that should not be the defining factor in whether a student should be able to play any particular sport; for if a student decided to change their sex, then they should be able to play a sport based upon the sex that they are choosing to be. In addition, the Pro-Transexual side of the argument feels that by schools limiting a student's ability to compete in sports solely based upon their natural sex at birth is a violation of Title XI and thus a violation of their Civil Rights and therefore a form of discrimination.
No matter how you feel about this topic, there is one thing that everyone can agree on and that’s both sides what “equality” and “fairness”. How you and each contrasting side define “equality” and “fairness” is up for a never-ending debate.
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