# Do trans girl athletes have an advantage? \[Moderated title for clarity\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [July 1, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-trans-girl-athletes-have-an-advantage-moderated-title-for-clarity/945447 "2021-07-01T17:36:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 543
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-trans-girl-athletes-have-an-advantage-moderated-title-for-clarity/945447/543 "2021-10-06T15:46:02Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > demonstrable problem _with transgirls dominating sports_ I must have misunderstood that part. I am also of the opinion that trans girls dominating school sports is a non-issue, despite the assumption that it is possible for such a girl to have an advantage. There were a couple (2) of track students in Connecticut, but I’m not aware of any other publicized cases of a trans girl dominating school girls’ sports. > **[Connecticut high school transgender athletes ‘no longer want to remain...](https://www.courant.com/2019/06/20/connecticut-high-school-transgender-athletes-no-longer-want-to-remain-silent-following-title-ix-complaint/)** > > Two transgender high school track and field athletes responded Wednesday to a Title IX complaint alleging that the runners prevented other female runners from top finishes and potentially from coll… ~Max --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-trans-girl-athletes-have-an-advantage-moderated-title-for-clarity/945447)._