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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TIL: Chess had separate things for genders.
Weird...
The sexist assholes were driving away women, so the separate league was to allow women to compete without (or with less) hostility.
I just don't understand this shit but it seems to happen with all sorts of games: Why the fuck do people care what gender players have? Like, why!? Just play the game and stop worrying about other people. Damn.
It isn't a game specific issue. It is a general social problem that is easier to observe in sports because of the historical exclusion of women from most high profile sports.
Yeah, that's a pretty good observation.
There open and women so it's not exactly separate
I'm not sure I understand your sentence, could you explain a little more?
Woman are allowed to participate in the open league, but there is also a seperate woman-only league
They don't want the chess geeks to jizz their pants. /s
Isn't this sexist ?