re: Transgender female dominates at Masters Track Cycling World Championships

Why would anyone take the podium with that?

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I think he/she should only be allowed to race women if his testosterone levels are brought down to the normal range for a woman. Otherwise, the women should be allowed to use steroids.

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First, he's a male playing dress up to beat real women.

Second, his testosterone levels are only the beginning of his advantages. Men's bone density, muscle mass, and reaction time are also a huge advantage in sports.

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I think he/she should only be allowed to race women if his testosterone levels are brought down to the normal range for a woman. Otherwise, the women should be allowed to use steroids.

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I can’t speak for this person, but I’m on 200mg/day of Spironactalone, which is an anti-androgyn and suppresses T. My testosterone levels are actually below that of a genetic woman my age. In the last 18 months, I’ve lost an insane amount of muscle. But I’m also no longer an athlete either and retired from the Army. Just my .02 of anecdotal experience.

I’m transgender, that’s why, and can speak to some of these things

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As a transgender, how do you feel about some of these people competing in sex-specific sports? Seems like it's the only issue left that people get upset about.

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Torn. Probably the best way to describe it. I don’t fall in line lockstep with my peers. I go back and forth often. I can only speak from experience in that I experienced a massive decrease in strength and stamina when I started hormone replacement therapy.

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Torn. Probably the best way to describe it. I don’t fall in line lockstep with my peers.

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Seems like a tricky spot, and even the few transgenders I've spoken to about it don't seem to agree 100%. Some of them resent these athletes for giving ammo to those who oppose trans rights. And some feel like they should have the same opportunities as everyone else. I'm not sure what the answer is, but it's probably not this.

It very much is and like you said, I don’t want that opportunity taken away from my peers.

Appreciate the thoughtful response.

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Seems like it's the only issue left that people get upset about.

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Upset? I'm not sure that's a very fitting descriptor of the trans debacle. One issue is attempting to get to something akin to a protected class based on subjective personal identity. Hazy science and apparently willy-nilly standards for classifying a condition as a mental illness. More generally attempts to have society at large sacrifice their own rights for the sake of a meniscule % of society (again which % is still at root a personal identity). Then there's the issue of ignoring chromosomes in favor of nebulous factors, from supposed biochemical processes to social and political "trends." And the related child abuse resulting from parents indoctrinating their minor kids just because a big play dress up like a girl or a girl plays with army men.

And other stuff....

Transgenders have a learning disability. But worse than retards.