A) Titles earned should never been rescinded. All other 'yes'. It doesn't seem too complex. Practical issues aside, if they could made simple, it would be fairer as a system, yes?
B) Agreed. It has to have affected their freedom to play chess and/or they have to have faced toxicity within the chess community of their nation. I suspect this would apply to openly lgbtq+ players in many countries. Do you think so too?
True. So maybe it could just be that there's easier titles for 5 or so large groups who face difficulties in chess.
Why would you need multiple ones for different races, as opposed to just one for non-majority?
And why wouldn't one for lgbtq+ work?
Good point. Its not the same title, it's a different title. Though they could have made the names of the titles a bit less similiar to avoid confusion.
Every ethnicity that meets the criteria of being x% fewer in number than the largest ethnic group, and which also faves toxicity or restrictions in playing chess either currently or within recent history.
That's fine. If someone wants to lie about being gay in order to be titled as 'gay grandmaster' I don't see a problem.
Probably all bar the majority one in any given nation.
The title wouldn't be devalued. And Magnus can do that if he wishes. I don't see an issue.
Do women titles only permit cis women? And do they ask for some.sort of verification to check gender?
No. Just one for non-majority race. And if someone switches citizenship just to get the title, that's fine.
idk man
My only remaining points of query and confusion, are:
a) why they still require lesser criteria in the West? Couldn't players from nations where mixed sex play is acceptable be required to meet the same requirements as men, whilst also having access to these female only titles? And wouldn't this better avoid potential backlash and fair claims to a bigotry of low expectations and thus better combat sexism within chess culture?
b) why are there not similar group-specific titles for other marginalised groups for similar reasons (say, based on ethnicity, ability, wealth, and sexuality)?
a) It would probably be too confusing to try to implement this. Would a WGM from Iran lose her title if she defected to Germany? Would a a strong female player from England suddenly become a WGM if she took a job in Saudi Arabia? Would women from the USA be ineligible to compete for the Women's World Championship but become eligible if they moved to Pakistan? Would they be stripped of their title if they returned home?
b) This would only apply if these groups had suffered exclusion/discrimination in the chess community rather than in society at large.