In recent days I have received a number of phone calls and emails from pastors and fellow Christians with questions about transgender athletes and sport participation. In part these were sparked by two cases that have received some national attention: a trans girl competing in junior high track in the Chicago suburbs and another trans girl jumping in the high school state track qualifying meet in California. Despite what some say, this is a complicated issue that deserves a thorough and thoughtful response.
With that in mind, I plan to put out a three-part blog series addressing the issue:
Blog Post #1: What are the facts?
Blog Post #2: What values are affecting the issue?
Blog Post #3: How are we as Christians to respond?
I hope these posts add some clarity and give you something to think about. If you are in the “boys should not be competing in girls sports- period” camp, please give me a chance and give these posts a read. On the other hand, if you are looking for someone to say “every trans kid should be able to participate wherever and however they want” you won’t find that here either. We probably won’t agree on everything. But I invite you to join me on this journey to try and make some sense on a complicated issue! Stay tuned for blog post #1, coming soon…
I look forward to hearing some studied thoughts on this topic instead of the usual reactionary ideas that are so prevalent. Thank you for addressing this topic.