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Trans teen’s chess win in Germany prompts backlash (www.advocate.com)
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Chess "is diverse and inclusive," the German Chess Federation said in rejecting calls for a ban on trans competitors.

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[-] grue@lemmy.world 79 points 1 year ago

Because back in the day when blatant sexism was the norm, women were excluded. Women-only tournaments were an attempt to correct that.

In a perfect world, everybody would play in the same tournaments and all genders would feel equally welcome to them, but that's not the world we live in.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 40 points 1 year ago

back in the day

I have some bad news about the present day

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