In the past month, the WTA made headlines over a new regulation requiring female tennis players to undergo genetic testing before playing.
This sparked debate both inside and outside the association, and Aryna Sabalenka, world number one, did not dodge the question, sharing her opinion on the matter.
The tennis player said that men have an undeniable physical advantage over women, and that allowing trans women to compete in women’s categories would be unfair to the rest of the athletes.
Her words landed like a bombshell. One group applauds her for “defending women’s sport” with biological arguments. Another accuses her of denying trans women’s identity and repeating rhetoric that excludes and dehumanizes them.
Is she right to speak of physical fairness, or is she crossing a line over who can call themselves a woman? 👀