Rachel9 wrote:
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Uh... I think you've got that wrong. The first openly transgender athlete was Keelin Gosey. He is a biological female, but gender male. He competed in the Women's hammer throw, not the mens. One of the issues he's facing is that when he undergoes re-assignment surgery, he will no longer be able to compete as a woman. So yes, they let transgenders compete, but only in events tied to their biological sex. At least openly. There have been transgendered people who have competed in the past, and concealed their sex. Which, much like doing so in the restroom may go by unnoticed, but is not considered "ok" by most people.
Yeah. You're still wrong. They're allowed to compete as their current sex. Not based on gender. So a biological male who has a female gender cannot compete as a woman unless he undergoes gender reassignment surgery. Same deal in reverse. Once again, the differentiation is based on sex, not gender. Which is the exact opposite of what you claimed.
Sure, the kid who believes in the Easter bunny, Santa Claus and has no idea how the human reproduction system works completely understands sex and gender in social and biological settings.
