FINA's decision on transgender male to female swimmers

So I woke up this morning to the news that the swimming governing body has voted against allowing male to female transgender swimmers from participating in female events IF they have gone through male puberty. They will be creating an open category for those athletes to compete in.

First and foremost - let's keep this conversation respectful. I know their are a lot of feelings about this topic. I don't feel like this sub gets ugly, but still. Let's just try to remember that at the end of the day we are human.

I think that [this Guardian article](https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/20/transgender-swimming-ban-cate-campbell-backs-fina-restrictions-in-elite-womens-competition) has a good overview and some good quotes.

Then [this Yahoo article](https://news.yahoo.com/fair-fair-caitlyn-jenner-backs-095916709.html) shows support for the decision by the most famous Olymic champion who has transition (at least here in the US).

Here is a [Sky News article](https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/finas-landmark-decision-to-ban-transgender-athletes-from-female-events-slammed-by-aussie-olympian-and-activists/news-story/a887971dcc88cfb81719fb3f37adff01?amp) that gives a voice to those who disagree with the decision.

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My personal thoughts:

It did not matter which decision they made, one side would deeply hurt. It doesn't matter what you say, those who feel excluded will always feel discriminated against.

The reality is that life is not fair. Someone will always have to lose for someone else to win. Sometimes that really really sucks and it doesn't even feel like there is a winner. I think in this situation the best possible outcome happened.