An official with the NCAA has taken a stand for female student athletes.
William Bock III resigned from his position on their infractions committee to say it's not fair to make females compete against male bodies.
The NCAA allows it if the transgender athlete meets certain requirements, like a lower current level of testosterone. But Bock made the right point in his resignation letter when he pointed to something we all know:
“There’s a lot of biological development that starts at birth that allows you to maximize testosterone, and those changes that you get through development — they don’t go away . . . you’re never going to bridge the gap between men and women."
Common sense at last. Apparently it took a little courage as well, judging from another of his comments:
“I’ve gotten no response from anybody,” he said. “Which I think probably says a lot about the fear that’s driving silence at academic institutions on this issue.”
from Washington Examiner
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