est their speed, skill, and strength in a fair competition, while also not forcing them to submit to a designation they may find inaccurate or demeaning.
That's quite clever in a way, because it would undermine the claim from trans women that, as self-defined women, they shouldn't be expected to compete in the men's category. But it'll never take off, for the simple unspoken reason that so many trans women enjoy competing in women's sports because they do so well. Combine the thrill of actually coming first after years of competing unsuccessfully against other men with the buzz from these "grandiloquent progressives" on the sidelines telling them how brave they are, and it's – well, a winning formula. Provided of course that they don't mind trampling on the whole idea of women's sports, and the actual women they beat as they power their way to victory. But, for most, that doesn't seem to be a problem.
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