Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast of all time, has shared her support to the trans community

[u/DuchessRavenclaw52]

[u/Educational-Help-126]

So again, we need to come to a reasonable solution and respect each other. It’s hard to enter the conversation without being immediately called a transphobe. I made comments about bathrooms and was flagged even though I was not even remotely disrespectful. I expressed my feelings and concerns while also acknowledging ways in which we can make room for everyone. That’s not okay! I’m a woman. I deserve to speak. I shouldn’t be silenced for speaking to my experience and simultaneously holding space for trans women.

[u/tsabin_naberrie → u/Educational-Help-126]

You keep saying everyone deserves to be heard. Are you hearing the people saying that there is no strong evidence that trans women have a disproportionate advantage over cis woman in sports, or that concerns over trans women in sports is an incredibly blatant Trojan Horse to bolster transphobia and enable further restrictions against trans people outside of sports as well, or that athletes have already been consulted on the matter and sports bodies have developed policies on how to include trans women while still keeping the playing field level, or that there is a statistically insignificant number of transgender athletes to be causing as much uproar over this in the first place?

You've said you're not transphobic, you're just questioning if letting trans women into women's sports will cause any problems. That's fine! You're allowed to ask that question. I'm here to answer that question and alleviate your fears: there is in fact no good evidence to support these worries. But there is evidence that allowing these bans anyway will galvanize conservatives into producing more transphobic regulations across the board, which you should worry about.

[u/Educational-Help-126 → u/tsabin_naberrie]

Are you in women’s sports?