It isn't about their self-esteem. It is about allowing our daughters to compete on a level playing field.
A 16 year old kid can't self identify as a 10 year old so he can play and dominate Little League Baseball to raise his self-esteem at the expense of the younger kids. This is no different.
You would think Cox might have something better to do than this or soliciting Afghan refugees to settle in his state when home prices are so ridiculously high that young families have little home of buying even a starter home.
You know, I never was all that good at sportsball, so I joined they marching band, concert band, and symphonic band. I became a first chair in all of them. I also graduated valedictorian.
Of course they probably don't have "first chairs" or "valedictorians" anymore.