World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women's events

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World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women's events
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The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials.

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Playing a board game isn't problematic, but being crass and abusive about it like this is.

What is abusive about saying that women are strong and should play with men without issues?

Morphing the actual event and using softer language to describe the behavior is certainly one way to abuse people by gaslighting them. He didn't say women are strong he accused the ones participating in this of being weak. Take your doublespeak elsewhere.