Who is saying that? What isn’t shortsighted is the unfair advantage that exists for them at the expense of female athletes… a group that has still been fighting for equality even since Title IX was passed 50 years ago.The responses to the original post have morphed, sadly, from the issue of transgender athletes to transgender-ism in general.
As a former veteran high school teacher who witnessed a few of these transformations, the emotional, psychological, and physical decision-making kids and families go through is huge. To think a big reason for such a life-altering change is to hold [for a year or two] the county high jump record is truly shortsighted.