Transgender Women should not participate in women's sports

1. Yesterday in class you chose a position on the thesis that Transgender women should be allowed to compete in women's sports. Then we read an article about reasons why transgenders should be allowed to compete. Did anything we read affect the position you chose yesterday? Why or why not? 2. Look at the title of this article and the picture on the front page. What do you think the central argument of this article will be? 3. The central idea of this article is Transgender women should be allowed to participate in women's sports because to exclude them is unfair. Transgender women should be accepted and respected but should not be able to compete in women's sports because their bodies retain an unfair male advantage despite their transition that makes competing with ciswomen unfair. Transgender women should not be permitted to compete in women's sports because President Biden has forbidden it and the government has medical facts to back up his opinion. Transgender women should be permitted to compete in women's sports because it it the only reasonable way for equity to be achieved. 4. The most compelling evidence this author provides to support her position against transgender women competing in women's sports is that transgender women have higher estrogen levels transgender women are taller and stronger than ciswomen transgender women have higher testosterone levels transgender women always win the races they compete in 5. According to the article, transgender women have higher levels of testosterone which results in which of the following physical advantages over ciswomen? (choose all that apply) more body fat larger hearts increased lung capacity larger hips longer arms and legs decreased hemoglobin levels 6. According to this author, men have more testosterone than women basically from birth onward. true false 7. Biden's executive order allows transgender women to compete in women's sports without taking any kind of medication to reduce their testosterone levels. true false 8. This article provides an opposite view to the article we read yesterday. If you had to choose a corner of the room to stand in today after reading this article, would you go to the same corner? Why or why not?