Fairness in sports

This piece by Jonathan V. Last is the best argument against the simplistic "fairness" argument related to trans girls playing girls sports. Sports are inherently unfair--athletes at all levels possess different levels of ability that creates an imbalanced playing field. Male puberty (tempered by hormone therapy) could offer some further benefits and imbalances in some situations, but it is not uniform or even predominant. In any event, none of it matters until something real is on the line (money, college scholarships, etc.). Last comes at it as a former high-school and college athlete, youth-sports coach, and parent of a D-I-quality athlete, who has competed for much of his life at a level above his peers (he did not surrender a hit in three years of little league).