Arguing that transgender Blaire Fleming isn't “that good” at volleyball is misguided

San Jose State transgender volleyball player Blaire Fleming is back in the spotlight after a fifth school planned to cancel a game rather than play against the biological male.

As OutKick exclusively reported earlier Monday, players on the Nevada Wolfpack women's volleyball team voted to forfeit their Oct. 26 game against San Jose State.

However, the school released a statement saying it “intends to continue play as scheduled” and “the players' decision does not reflect the university's position.”

Should Nevada ultimately not play, it would become the fourth Mountain West school to forfeit, joining Boise State, Wyoming and Utah State.

Southern Utah was the first school to cancel against SJSU, but that was a non-conference game that was not counted as a win for San Jose State or a loss for SUU.

San Jose State transgender volleyball player Blaire Fleming.

(San Jose State Athletics)

Most people applaud the women at these schools for standing up for their right to compete fairly against their fellow female athletes and refusing to compete against a person born male.

However, there are still people who attack these girls and women and argue that Fleming has every right to compete in women's volleyball even though she was born with XY chromosomes.

One of the most common arguments for Fleming is that Fleming isn't “that good” at volleyball, so who cares?

After all, San Jose State has lost its last three games (at least the ones that weren't lost) after starting the season 9-0. Its best player, Nayeli Ti'a, missed all three games due to injury.

For example, here is a paragraph from an editorial in the Nevada Current:

“That means that most of the teams that San Jose State has beaten have also been beaten by a number of other teams. And the two teams they defeated that had a winning record on Monday were 9-4 and 10-5. Solid numbers, but they don't make it.” “That doesn't necessarily suggest that they would have won if there hadn't been a transgender player on the opposing team.”

I have received many posts on social media reflecting similar views.

So the argument is clear: “Blaire Fleming isn’t even that good, so why do you care?”

This completely misses the point.

First, I hope that all the people who argued this were against Lia Thomas swimming in the 2022 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.

At least Thomas won a national championship. That makes Thomas “pretty good” at swimming, right? So if a transgender athlete is “pretty good,” they shouldn’t be allowed to compete. Isn't that the logic here?

In this discussion, are we trying to decide whether a biological male is “too good” for women’s sports or just “good enough, but not that good” for him to play?

See how silly that sounds if you follow logic to its natural end point?

Whether a transgender athlete dominates in women's athletics is irrelevant. This player is still taking away a woman's spot on the team and potentially a college scholarship. That's wrong.

Lia Thomas, a biological male and transgender swimmer, won an NCAA National Championship in women's swimming.

(Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

This is why the teams are losing to Blalire Fleming and San Jose State instead of playing against them.

It has nothing to do with how good Fleming is at volleyball. This has to do with the fact that these women have no other way to fight back against a rule that promotes injustice in women's athletics.

There's a reason San Jose State tried to hide the fact that Fleming was born male from other schools. The school knew what the outcome would be.

Some people have also argued that the teams played Fleming last year and the year before and there were no losses. Well, back then they didn't know that Fleming was a natural man.

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Advocates have used this as evidence that Fleming should be allowed to play women's volleyball.

“You didn’t even know Fleming was transgender because she looks, acts and acts like a woman!”

I ask again: Are these the criteria according to which we want to regulate this issue? Should we decide who can play women's sports based on their appearance, speech and behavior?

I shouldn't have to explain why this is a slippery slope that no one wants to go down.

The University of Nevada women's volleyball team became the fifth school to refuse to play against San Jose State due to the presence of transgender player Blaire Fleming.

(University of Nevada Athletics and San Jose State University Athletics)

To be clear: Blaire Fleming did nothing wrong. The rules say Fleming can play NCAA volleyball, so Fleming plays.

It is the rules that need to change and targeting Fleming is wrong. I've seen people call Fleming a “fraud.”

Well, that's not correct. I know some people will get angry when I say this, but it's true.

Fleming has followed the applicable rules and is therefore allowed to play.

I've spoken to women who have stood up against Fleming, and their message is almost universal: They're not mad at Blaire Fleming and they're not protesting Fleming.

They are protesting against the rules that allow biological men to participate in women's sports.

In fact, almost every athlete I've spoken to on this topic has expressed sympathy for Fleming and other transgender athletes. It's not their fault the leadership failed.

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Because that's the one who deserves the blame here. It's not Fleming and it's not even San Jose State.

It's the NCAA and the Mountain West Conference that refuse to say biological men don't belong in women's sports.

Why? Because they are afraid of the LGBTQ mafia. They are afraid of the political implications. They are afraid of possible negative reactions on social media.

True leaders are not afraid of such things. They fight for justice regardless of whether it is popular.

It doesn't matter how good Blaire Fleming is at volleyball.

What matters is that it is unfair for Fleming to play in women's sports.

That's the point, and it's the only point that matters.