The article reports that research commissioned by Concerned Women for America estimates transgender athletes have displaced women from 2,293 championship places since the mid-1980s. It argues that this challenges claims that such cases are rare and raises questions about fairness in women’s sport; these are the article’s arguments, rather than a neutral account of the wider debate.

The estimate draws on HeCheated.org, a volunteer-run database of reported cases, which the article says covers more than 14,000 events from school to professional sport. It cites examples including state track titles and college conference recognition, and gives estimates of transgender identification among young people, while noting that NCAA athletes must compete on teams matching their sex assigned at birth. The article also points to uncertainty over eligibility rules in some leagues, including the WNBA, and cites a study estimating that as many as 122,000 transgender young people may participate in high-school sport.