Underwritten by
their proposed 'overarching principle' that ‘Every New Zealander has
the right to participate in Sport and to be treated with respect, empathy and
positive regard. Transgender people can take part in sports in the gender
they identify with.’
I have no real issue with the first line, other than every participant also has the obligation to treat sport with respect, empathy and positive regard. By trying to ‘muscling in’ on categories to which they don’t and can’t belong too, trans women (men pretending to be women) treat every other participant, coach, volunteer and sport itself disrespectfully, with no empathy and with negative regard.
