i think there’s ample evidence to conclude that trans people are in fact trans people and are not just mentally ill.  If this evidence can be upheld using scientific methodology, then the need to protect trans people is as important as the need to protect other people. I have to believe that the petitioners believe this too. This petition simply does not meet that threshold of protection and thus should not be implemented.  There will always be people competing in sports who have more or less male or female hormones.  Put in place a common sense rule that deals with the amount of time that a person can be taking these athletic/affecting hormones so that the playing field can be leveled to address these issues and still be as inclusive as possible.   But until we stop lobbing these mean spirited arguments, we’re never going to make it work.  Too bad biology isn’t simple, but as we learn more, we realize that it’s more complicated than some would suggest.  And thankfully that’s true in medical research as well.