An Oberlin College Lacrosse coach has spoken up against "trans" men in women's sports, and not surprisingly, has reaped the whirlwind. The thing that is most shocking here is that lacrosse is not like swimming, track and field, cross country, or other sports where contact between athletes is rare and inconsequential, but is rather one of those sports, like basketball, soccer,and hockey, where contact between a larger and stronger male athlete and a biologically female athlete is common and can be quite injurious. When your competitors are coming at you 10% faster than you're used to, when they weigh 20% more and are 10% taller, and when the ball is coming at you 25% faster, bad things happen.
It's really the same reason we don't let Little League teams play major league baseball. It's about fairness first, yes, but equally importantly, it's about safety.
h/t a heroine of mine, Riley Gaines.
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