The article compares the seemingly chaotic world of roller derby with the contentious political arena concerning trans athletes. It highlights that in Bay Area Derby (BAD), trans women are recognized as women and included, differing starkly from ongoing debates in Congress. Governor Gavin Newsom's views on trans inclusion in women’s sports have stirred significant controversy, sparking fierce opinions. Longtime BAD player Umm Kaboom asserts the importance of inclusion and the right of trans women to participate in all sports, emphasizing that their rights in sports equate to their presence in public life.
As for trans women who play in women's sports, trans women are women. They belong in sports. To exclude us from sports is to exclude us from public life.
Since 2004, Bay Area Derby has presented full-contact, flat-track women's roller derby as it's meant to be exhibited: fast skating, big hits, and lots of camp.
On the federal and state congressional floors, it's become as hot of a topic as deportations, the economy and federal worker firings.
Governor Gavin Newsom has only fueled the fire by calling the inclusion of trans women in women's sports 'deeply unfair.'
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