The battle over whether to let female transgender athletes compete in women’s elite sports has reached an angry pitch, a collision of competing principles: The hard-fought-for right of women to compete in high school, college and pro sports versus a swelling movement to allow transgender athletes to compete in their chosen gender identities.Īlthough the number of transgender athletes on top teams is small - a precise count is elusive as no major athletic association collects such data - disagreements are profound.
