Do you believe those two things are compatible? Is a transgender kid who wants to play sports but is banned living a good and happy life?
Sure they can do sports, but i don't think they should compete on top level against those born as girls.
Trans people can live a much better and safer life today than 20 or more years ago, it is easier to get the operations they need to transition (sorry i don't know the correct terms), so they have a good chance to live a better life.
They are more accepted in large parts of the world.
I think these are all steps in the right direction for them, and they should be happy.
Participating in female divisions in sports shouldn't be that important for their happiness.
I play and watch a lot of disc golf, there's a big discussion going around in that sport right now because of this.
It's pretty easy to pick side in disc golf atleast, cause the trans person this is mostly about, is also a douche.
She said something along the lines of "If they think it's unfair that i throw farther than them, they should just practice more and get better".
Also in disc golf there are 2 divisions, one called FPO (female pro open) and MPO (mixed pro open) - to me it seems quite obvious which she should play in.
Her defence is "then i'm not going to win money and lose income" - the same as so called cis women could say when she comes in and take their tournament winnings.