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California misses the memo on transgender athletes

California has clearly missed the memo on transgender athletes.

No one begrudges transgender men and women the opportunity to play competitive sports. But they should not do so at the expense of other athletes who deserve a level playing field.

There are one or two sports in which biological females have an advantage over biological males. Women often dominate in long-distance open-water swimming, for example.

But for most sports, male bodies have a considerable advantage. And when biological males compete against females, they tend to dominate. That is why we have separate male and female categories in the first place.

We have had a decade or so to digest the new phenomenon of males who identify as females competing in women’s or girls’ sports. Some may do so because they genuinely believe they are female. Others may do so simply because it allows them to win, when they otherwise could not. At the high school level, winning can be lucrative, as it can lead to college........

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