Boston Marathon officials have finally “publicly acknowledged” their new policies regarding gender: Men who identify as women can compete against biological women, regardless of whether or not they have taken any steps to officially “transition.”
“We take people at their word,” said Boston Athletic Association President Tom Grilk. “We register people as they specify themselves to be.” Those registering do not have to provide any sort of proof that they are in fact in any sort of “transition” state medically, as required by the Olympics and many professional sports. “Members of the LGBT community have had a lot to deal with over the years, and we’d rather not add to that burden,” said Grilk.
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