The W in PWHL stands for women. Why the fuck should trans men play in the league? Itās a league for women. If trans women are women and should play in the womenās league, then transmen are men and donāt belong in the womenās league. Transmen donāt belong in womenās spaces, end of story. At the end of the day it seems like most of yāall actually think that transmen and nonbinary are just āwoman-liteā.
I agree with you, I don't think trans men belong in womens sports because they ARE men. But, thats not what USA hockey thinks. Right now, the policy stands as trans men not being able to play with men at all and not able to play with the women if they've been on testosterone.
This means trans men are near-efficiently barred from most hockey all throughout the US, even beer leagues (if they're gendered). It also means trans men can't really ever go pro or play at any higher level than low leagues. Trans men also deserve to be able to play at a higher level. I don't think the NHL's in any place right now to flip flop their own highkey twisted views to let trans men in, so as a temporary measure, I think that the pwhl should open its doors for gender diverse people, including trans men. This does not mean I believe that trans men are women or extensions of that.
I fully believe trans men are men and deserve a spot in the mens league. I don't think trans men and/or nonbinary people are "woman-lite", I am a trans man myself.
I hope for a world where trans men can play with the men and trans women with the women without fuss, but right now that's not reality and I think the PWHL letting trans men play is a step in the right direction for accepting trans people in sports.