User:Syyye/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Transgender people in sports

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have selected this article since there has been a lot of news about the rights of transgender people in the United States being barred from competing in sports. I wanted to see how this article has been updated recently, how the tone remained fair and balanced, and what sources the author(s) found important.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section - I think the first sentence offers a good summary of the issue. It tries to cover the issue from both sides of perspectives, from those who see the act as discrimination versus those who are trying to maintain fair competition.

Content - The article is lacking in mentioning the newer developments on trans youth in the united states being barred from sports. The information is correct in the article, but the source is from 2017 and not a source from 2021. In addition, there is a high focus solely on the united states and is lacking of more of the information on the global and historical accomplishments of trans athletes. In addition, there should be more information about what the transphobia that comes from barring transgender athletes and the effects that can have on the individual and society.

Tone & Balance - The article gives good, neutral scientific studies that talk about the effects of hormone replacement therapy and the effects of the body. However, the article does use the term "biological sex" which is a terminology that is somewhat redundant and exclusive to intersex and transgender individuals. Instead, they should focus on using terms such as "sex assigned at birth". They should also talk about some of the trauma that comes along with the effects of transphobic practices such as genital inspections.

Sources - The article needs more updates sources on the 2021 political situation happening with the attack on transgender student athletes.

Images - I think the article should include more media and images, perhaps those of some prominent transgender athletes.

Talk Page - The talk page includes good conversations in terms of what terminology could be considered problematic and some back and forth in terms of the arguments for and against transgender people competing in gendered sports teams.

Overall - This is a strong article in it's scientific and neutral tone. It is lacking in the more historical and the very recent current events.