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I know I’ll get hate for this but I don’t believe any medical transitioning should be necessary for trans women who are athletes. There are already plenty of biological advantages for one person over another why should gender be treated any differently.
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Anonymous 1w

For example, Michael Phelps is 6’6 and has a condition where his body does not produce lactic acid. There is no universe where this isn’t a predetermined advantage and yet he is allowed to compete normally

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Anonymous 1w

Hi, I am a trans woman and far from a trans medicalist what I will say is that estradiol and spironolactone significantly effect athleticism and body composition. IE I used to easily bench more than a plate and even though I do still exercise with the hormones I can’t really bench anything more than a plate anymore without more intense training. Hormones have a very strong effect on development and body composition and should be considered imho.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

the problem is that there isn’t a single swimmer born female that comes anywhere close to the guys who are second or third to phelps

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

additionally, I think there’s a bit of a difference between a one-off genetic anomaly and an average across nearly 50% of people. if we had a hypothetical sex or race that was 6’4” on average and had the lactic acid deficiency/webbed toes like phelps we would probably put them in a separate category

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Anonymous replying to -> basedpaperbasket 1w

Trans athletes make up significantly under 1% of athletes. That is right in the same neighborhood as the genetic anomalies

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Anonymous 1w

That really just sounds like a similar argument to that which transphobes make. I don’t think you’re transphobic but I encourage you to reevaluate your position

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