Juliane Bell's Reviews > Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debates

This is an excellent read, a non-fiction book that informs, entertains, and enrages.

I think Katie Barnes does a great job of outlining the history of women’s sports, the current political climate, and key issues around transgender inclusion. They approach this in a nuanced, evidence based, and compassionate way.

To overgeneralize, one end of the political spectrum is blinded by hate and bigotry. But the other end of the spectrum is seemingly closed off to dialogue regarding valid concerns about transgender participation in certain elite level sports. Regardless, Katie highlights that the dignity of transgender athletes is often lost in these conversations.

Katie shares a balanced account throughout the book and hopes you will leave having formed your own opinions, and ends the book with some suggestions for policy.

I wish there was a book just like this on every social issue.