On the justification for World Rugby’s ban on trans women: assessing key arguments in the debate
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This paper examines the philosophical justification for World Rugby’s ban of trans women athletes from the ‘Women’s’ category at elite level. It is argued that Pike’s lexical priority argument in support of this ban is flawed; that Burke’s partially concessive response to Pike leads Burke to endorse an incoherent position; and that by rejecting Pike’s lexical priority argument, Burke’s view can both be made consistent and can be defended against the two criticisms levelled to it by Imbrišević. A stronger justification for WR’s ban is identified and discussed, and a diagnosis for the debate’s intractability is proposed.
Author: Federico Luzzi
Institution: University of Aberdeen
Language: English
Topic: Sports, Gender, and Society
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4402732571