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"But all this new passion has made me wonder, what if all these people claiming to be fighting for the future of women's sports would really fight for the future of women's sports? What if they suddenly said, 'We demand women's sports get equal resources, equal media coverage, and equal pay'? What if these new activists embraced women's sports and invested in female athletes, instead of using us as their excuse for transphobia?

"This controversy hurts, because female athletes of all backgrounds have been spending decades fighting for equal treatment - and we are still far from winning. The conversation is disingenuous, patronizing and often racist. Using our struggle to score political points is a distraction.

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"The dialogue around trans women's participation in sports implies that they are invading women's sports for a competitive advantage. Competing for what? Crumbs."

-- Lindsay Crouse (lindsaycrouse), "So You Want to 'Save Women's Sports'?", The New York Times, 2021-03-24