"Ariel" is a male-to-female trans, who wants to play an upcoming Ladies event in Florida:
https://twitter.com/eastcoastariel/status/1623675029685690369
I am not sure about these circuit stops, but I know the WSOP in Nevada only considers the gender on your ID. It does not matter how you look, what you claim, or the gender you were born as. I think that's the correct approach. It is very simple, and provides no room for bullshit. If you have gone as far to change your gender on your ID, then you can play. If you're Shaun Deeb in a dress, then you can't (or in the case of the WSOP, you have to pay 10x as much to buy in).
I was wondering how long it would be until we had a controversy about trans women -- that is, men who transitioned to become women -- in Ladies events. This is because many identifying as trans either don't want to switch to ID to say female, or haven't gotten around to doing it, or in some cases aren't allowed to by law.
Ariel and some woke SJWs are currently arguing that transwomen should be allowed in Ladies events, even if their ID says male. Ariel argues that she is in a state which only allows you to get a female ID if you can prove you had the surgery to cut your dick off, and she hasn't. Her argument is that she lives full time as a woman, has tits, and her ID shows a picture of her living as a woman.
I stated that they simply cannot allow self-identifying "trans women" to play, or otherwise this will end up getting exploited. Remember Shaun Deeb?
There is simply no way to do this without inviting abuse, other than making a female ID the requirement.
The problem is that there's no way to verify anyone's trans status without ID stating female gender. What would stop some mostly unknown male pro from showing up in a dress and makeup, and claiming he has been transitioning for awhile, and is now female? You can't leave these subjective decisions up to the tournament cashier, who is there simply to verify ID and take registration money.
I actually don't have a problem with trans women in Ladies events, provided that these are full time trans who went as far to get an ID change.
However, in cases like Ariel's where she can't get such an ID due to the lack of so-called "bottom surgery", tough luck. Ariel isn't losing out on anything. She is eligible for the same number of events as she was when she identified as male. Ariel simply can't GAIN additional eligibility to Ladies events, and that's because she lives in a state where female ID requirements are tougher. It's a case of the needs of many outweighing the wants of a few.
Opinions?