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Old 11-01-18, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Doge
Imagine a Micheal Phelps at super low T competing in women's swimming.
Imagine Mike Tyson at low T fighting women. HBO did a segment on "Real Sports" back in 2014 about transgender athletes. There was a story about Fallon Fox, an MMA fighter who did actually suffer one loss against a woman but generally mowed down her opponents. It was argued that no amount of transitioning could make someone who had gone through puberty as a male make that person the same as a genetic female. Bigger bones, more powerful punches, stronger jaw, etc.
Anecdotally, the women I know who race are opposed to racing against transgender women.
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