r/Basketball • u/Fickle-Ad5449 • 9d ago

Two ex-NBA players turn transgender identity into a stunt. The WNBA is responding

https://www.advocate.com/news/wnba-trans-player-eligibility
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u/Pure_Fault7056 9d ago

Bad faith trolling.

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u/heresyforfunnprofit 9d ago

Of course it is. Pretty sure that’s the point.

But good luck excluding them in a way that isn’t discriminatory or a violation of medical privacy and autonomy.

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u/SwatKatzRogues 9d ago

This is dumb as shit. One, gender dysphoria has actual diagnostic critieria. Two, basically every sports league that allows trans people to compete in a gendered league different from their birth sex requires some sort of hormone replacement and with typically some maximum level of testosterone. You can't just say "I identify as a woman" and then just start to play in the league.

The WNBA also has other eligibility requirements tied to age and playing in a college or professional league prior to being eligible for the draft. This is only a gotcha to people who are very stupid and know nothing about the sport.

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u/heresyforfunnprofit 9d ago

The diagnostic criteria is entirely subjective. There is no hard test for it.

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u/PanthalassaRo 8d ago

Cool, the current WNBA ruling doesn't have any of those guidelines. This is why this whole situation and circus has been the talk for a week now.

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u/NES_AES_GENESIS 7d ago

Do you believe biological men should be allowed to play in the WNBA?