Watching Lia Thomas win
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I am all for live and let live but when it intrudes on the fairness of a competition, or other more egregious violations of someone else's rights, then it cannot be permitted to continue.
"A league of their own" is not just a great movie, and movie title. They should have a league of their own.
I mean, why not then, just do away with gender based sports? All compete on ability regardless of gender, sex, or identity?
@mark said in Watching Lia Thomas win:
why not then, just do away with gender based sports? All compete on ability regardless of gender, sex, or identity?
What does Title 9 actually do?
Title IX protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance.
What if 1,000 men want to play sports and only 100 women want to play sports?
Go find another 900 women.
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Swimming's world governing body, FINA, has voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions and create a working group to establish an "open" category for them in some events.
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The new policy, which takes effect Monday, will require transgender competitors to have completed their transition by age 12 to be able to compete in women's competitions. The working group will spend the next six months to determine how to set up the new open category, FINA said.
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No child should be transitioning at all by age 12, much less having completed the process.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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@Mik said in Watching Lia Thomas win:
No child should be transitioning at all by age 12, much less having completed the process.
Child abuse.
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@Mik said in Watching Lia Thomas win:
No child should be transitioning at all by age 12, much less having completed the process.
Child abuse.
@Jolly said in Watching Lia Thomas win:
@Mik said in Watching Lia Thomas win:
No child should be transitioning at all by age 12, much less having completed the process.
Child abuse.
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@Mik said in Watching Lia Thomas win:
No child should be transitioning at all by age 12, much less having completed the process.
100% agree!
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Transgender cyclists take gold AND silver medals at Chicago women's race
Two transgender cyclists have taken the top spots on the podium at the Chicago CycloCross Cup after triumphing in a women's race.
Tessa Johnson, 25, won first place in the women's SingleSpeed while Evelyn Williamson, 30, placed second in the race on October 7.
The transgender pair made headlines earlier this year for sweeping the competition at several women's races amid debate over the inclusion of transgender athletes in women's sports.
In the women's SingleSpeed race, Johnson took the gold and Williamson took silver, leaving only one biological female on the podium, Allison Zmuda, who won bronze.
Johnson also placed first in the women's Cat Half, winning $150 in prize money. Williamson placed fourth in that race, receiving a $75 prize.
I mean, you can’t even make a MAMIL joke here.
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What kind of seats did they use?
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Boxers under the age of 18 must still compete as their birth gender.
However, the policy goes on to explain that USA Boxing will now allow for transgender boxers to compete in the category of their choice.
It continues: "A boxer who transitions from male to female is eligible to compete in the female category under the following conditions:
"The athlete has declared that her gender identity is female and has completed gender reassignment surgery.
So, the question is: How much body strength does a transgender woman (man?) have after "transitioning?"
Corollary question: How long before a (genetic) woman gets a severe injury from a transgender "woman"?
