It's the latest development in a conversation that has been blown way out of proportion by opportunistic conservative politicians, many of whom pushed for bans on transgender athletes even though the politicians couldn't point to any real-world problems as a result of trans participation in sports.
Play is more than just fun. It's key in our development as young children and anchors our mental and physical well-being as adults. Sports let us continue to grow through play in later childhood and in adulthood.
To study play, Brown had to define it. Here's one rule of thumb: "If its purpose is more important than the act of doing it, it's probably not play." Sounds simple enough. It should apply to sports.
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