The participation of transgender women in biologically female athletes has sparked intense debate about fairness and protecting the integrity of women’s sport.
University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Leah Thomas’ participation in the NCAA women’s swim for the 2021-22 season has sparked a growing debate over the fairness of transgender women competing against biological women. rolled up.
Transgender golfer Breana Gill’s victory at this week’s Australian Women’s Classic added more fuel to the debate.
Gill, a biological male who has been playing in professional women’s tournaments for eight years, was eager to celebrate her first victory in the Classic when the threats of death began to come in.
After her win, Gil reportedly received numerous hate messages on her social media accounts. Twitter and Instagram profiles.
“This is the biggest win of her life and it’s really sad that she won’t be able to celebrate it,” said WPGA Tour of Australasia chief Karen Lang. Sydney Morning Herald.
Lan also told the Sydney Morning Herald that hateful tweets from the WPGA Tour of Australasia account have been deleted for Gil’s well-being.
Also, the WPGA Tour of Australia currently has Tweet protection.
Some online criticism of Gill’s win called the win “psychotic” and accused her of “dispossessing women” in her championship win.
One Twitter user pointed to numerous instances of transgender athletes participating in women’s sports, Women’s sports are coming.
Some Twitter users blamed the death threats Gil received.
However, some did not seem to approve of biological men competing in women’s sports.
Lunn explained that Gill met all policy requirements regarding the participation of transgender athletes, and her participation had never caused problems for the other 300 members of the organization.
Requirements for participation include sex reassignment surgery, at least one year of hormone therapy, and legal documentation acknowledging the sex reassignment.
“Everyone is worried about her safety,” Ran told the Herald. “It’s obviously a very tough time.”
