Nationals Kudos

It seems that there is not a lot of awareness of how big this type of situation has become worldwide. Sadly it appears that the majority of female athletes at all levels in all sports are either A) supportive of trans males in their sports B) unwilling, unable or uninterested in speaking up or C) out of the loop and not aware it’s happening.

Major sports have tried to accommodate, no interest by the trans community in the 3rd category option:

https://nypost.com/2025/04/20/opinion/boston-marathons-trans-runner-tramples-women-athletes/

Meanwhile the group I feel the worst about are high school girls missing out on making teams, getting recruited to colleges, getting injured, having to be in locker rooms with biological males.

finally, mental illness is a major problem in society and we need to support efforts to treat gender dysmorphia as it has an incredibly high suicide rate. Not being honest with people and setting boundaries for those who suffer this affliction IMHO is not helping them 

It seems that there is not a lot of awareness of how big this type of situation has become worldwide. Sadly it appears that the majority of female athletes at all levels in all sports are either A) supportive of trans males in their sports B) unwilling, unable or uninterested in speaking up or C) out of the loop and not aware it’s happening.

Major sports have tried to accommodate, no interest by the trans community in the 3rd category option:

https://nypost.com/2025/04/20/opinion/boston-marathons-trans-runner-tramples-women-athletes/

Meanwhile the group I feel the worst about are high school girls missing out on making teams, getting recruited to colleges, getting injured, having to be in locker rooms with biological males.

finally, mental illness is a major problem in society and we need to support efforts to treat gender dysmorphia as it has an incredibly high suicide rate. Not being honest with people and setting boundaries for those who suffer this affliction IMHO is not helping them 

Paul, I have missed your comments since the format changed and life shifted. Very glad to be reading you again. I do have a question about your last sentence. I hope you meant that it is important to be honest with folks and that boundaries need to be set for folks (as in any mental illness.) Thanks.

I hope you continue to swim.