30 Mar 23
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Debates about trans athletes usually focus on trans women.
But....if a woman transitions to a man, receives hormones that increases physical attributes and can now win against men in sports....is that cheating? Because the trans man is receiving performance enhancing drugs, something cis men would get banned for.
31 Mar 23
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@vivify saidOf course it is cheating. Other men don't get to take those hormones (testosterone?)
Debates about trans athletes usually focus on trans women.
But....if a woman transitions to a man, receives hormones that increases physical attributes and can now win against men in sports....is that cheating? Because the trans man is receiving performance enhancing drugs, something cis men would get banned for.
If you want to run with the men, then you run by the men's rules. Simple.
Same with transwomen. Officials must accept their bodies just as they are. No need to force them to lower their testosterone
31 Mar 23
@vivify saidThey set max hormone levels for many sports. I'm not sure if someone who is naturally below the max would be allowed to supplement or how they would even know.
Debates about trans athletes usually focus on trans women.
But....if a woman transitions to a man, receives hormones that increases physical attributes and can now win against men in sports....is that cheating? Because the trans man is receiving performance enhancing drugs, something cis men would get banned for.
31 Mar 23
@vivify saidDrugs aside, I think we can stipulate that if a girl does (all the stuff) to be a man, that the real man will still prevail over a woman-who-calls-herself-a-man in any of the subject sports.
Debates about trans athletes usually focus on trans women.
But....if a woman transitions to a man, receives hormones that increases physical attributes and can now win against men in sports....is that cheating? Because the trans man is receiving performance enhancing drugs, something cis men would get banned for.
Vivify, since you fellers will never stop coming, I can see this issue moving into prosthetics being allowed by competitors during competition. Sad.