Author Sharon E. Cathcart ✅ on Nostr: Quote from article: Beyond being transphobic, it is deeply sexist to claim that any ...
Quote from article: Beyond being transphobic, it is deeply sexist to claim that any person assigned male at birth has a natural aptitude in chess over any player assigned female at birth. The overwhelming majority of chess players understand that chess ability isn’t based on biology, which is why this strikes us as bonkers.
Here’s the kicker, and this is something you’re not going to see in any new reports about this: no trans woman has ever won a FIDE-sanctioned women’s tournament.
It has never happened. This is a “problem” that not only lacks merit but whose premise has never existed.
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/banning-trans-women-from-chess-tournaments?r=1ekuyr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Here’s the kicker, and this is something you’re not going to see in any new reports about this: no trans woman has ever won a FIDE-sanctioned women’s tournament.
It has never happened. This is a “problem” that not only lacks merit but whose premise has never existed.
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/banning-trans-women-from-chess-tournaments?r=1ekuyr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web