It’s a major issue in the chess world, sadly. Just look at the reactions any time the concept of mixed-gender high level competition is brought up. They will absolutely seethe at the very idea of having to compete against a woman. Even worse if the person who wants to be included is trans.
I don’t play or follow chess literally at all. I knew there was a huge misogyny problem with men claiming that women are just fundamentally worse at chess, I didn’t know this was controversial, though. I thought the competition categories were already “open” and “women” and I’ve definitely heard the usual whining by transphobes about letting trans women compete in women’s events. There are even chuds who object to the open category? Bizarre.
chess especially notable because they banned trans men from competing against their gender too lmaoooooo went the extra step and fucked with trans men too
It’s a major issue in the chess world, sadly. Just look at the reactions any time the concept of mixed-gender high level competition is brought up. They will absolutely seethe at the very idea of having to compete against a woman. Even worse if the person who wants to be included is trans.
I don’t play or follow chess literally at all. I knew there was a huge misogyny problem with men claiming that women are just fundamentally worse at chess, I didn’t know this was controversial, though. I thought the competition categories were already “open” and “women” and I’ve definitely heard the usual whining by transphobes about letting trans women compete in women’s events. There are even chuds who object to the open category? Bizarre.
they
banned trans men from open lolstripped pre-transition titles earned in women’s divisions from trans men toochess especially notable because they
banned trans men from competing against their gender too lmaoooooowent the extra step and fucked with trans men tooWTF is wrong with chess heads