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The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials.

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[-] Deestan@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

It doesn't in principle, and it's not really either.

There is the main league, which is open for everyone, and an extra league for women only to offset the male dominance of the main league.

Why they feel the need to exclude trans women from that I have no idea. Even many of the physical sports allow trans women under certain conditions and only to prevent any unfair advantage due to increased muscle growth during puberty.

this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2023
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