https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57549653
Sure to open up more (typically unproductive) debate on the issue, but the 2021 (2020?) Olympics has its first transgender athlete. Although having passed through male puberty, while T levels are maintained below a threshold, Laurel Hubbard is entitled to compete in Women's Weightlifting 87Kg
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Today, 05:35 AM #1Crawling back under rock
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T-Gender debate again, now olympics
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Today, 06:18 AM #2temporary illusion
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Yeah, he's in the picture in this 2019 article: https://www.t-nation.com/alpha-life/...womens-sports/Originally Posted by OldFartTom
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Today, 06:19 AM #3In Witness Protection
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Trannys need their own catagory, compete against each other.
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Today, 06:23 AM #4temporary illusion
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Absolutely.Originally Posted by mtpockets
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
It's easy to not be afraid of tigers when you're sitting in your living room watching a television program about tigers. When you're in the jungle where the tigers are, it's quite a different story.
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I've thought that in the past, but one problem is that the transgender categories in each sport could be so small that there may be only 1 or 2 people showing up. IMO, there is no workable solution that is going to make everyone happy, so I think trans athletes should just compete against men. Sure, they will be at a disadvantage, but it seems like a better solution than putting every single female competitor at a disadvantage, and it still allows trans athletes to compete.Originally Posted by mtpockets
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Agree. There isn't going to be a good solution and that is probably the least bad option. It disadvantages the least number of peopleOriginally Posted by Karl_Hungus
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