It's a fundamental given men and women are built and perform differently. It's why athletic competition is divided by gender. Or used to be. With no or the rarest of exception, we can reasonably determine, for purposes of athletic competition, who is a man or woman. That determination isn't based on identity or declaration, nor physiognomy - but basic physiology; chromosomes, natural hormone levels, genitalia, and muscular development. In today' inclusive society, it's valid and supportable some choose to identify with a gender they weren't born with or previously associated with. They may additionally solidify that choice with some process affecting physiological change. But growing out or dying hair, changing clothing, taking hormones, undergoing cosmetic surgery, or making a public declaration - these do not reverse or redefine basic fundamental physicality, does not undo decades of bodily development. Even if taking hormone suppressants, a previously-male (arguably still a male) competitor is able to compete near the maximum-permissible testosterone levels for that gender - but their historically-female competitors are forbidden from taking hormone therapy to increase T levels to the same threshold. Moreover, applying a maximum T-level for women's athletics over a recent window of time ignores the retained benefit of past, sustained, high T levels. Those favorable adaptations aren't significantly lost or reversed after lowering T levels. We don't see an issue with women re-assigning themselves as men suddenly dominating in athletics. What we do see again and again is "former" men dominating women's athletics - because for practical purposes, they are men competing among women. Calling out the absurdity of that isn't lack of gender acceptance - it's acknowledgement of a basic reality impeding fair competition in athletics. Coming full circle, McKinnon, for all her scholarly, fluid-gender proselytizing , is only too aware of this, making her disingenuously self-serving; Interviewer: "A study by the Swedish University, the Karolinksa Institute, which I know you've read closely, it does say that there is very limited change in thigh strength 12 months after transitioning and taking testosterone suppressants. Thigh strength, as you know, more than anyone else, obviously a huge thing, particularly in sport, but particularly in track cycling. Do you accept that there may still be an advantage?" McKinnon: [pauses, looks around uneasily] "Is it possible? Yes."
deep depravity wrote:
Human Rights > Your Anti-Trans Hatred wrote:
Here is the typical stuff from the anti-trans Haters. Fortunately Prof Rachel overcame them to win.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHOhKW_XkAEIRDY.jpghttps://news.sky.com/story/trans-cyclist-rachel-mckinnon-defends-her-right-to-race-in-womens-competitions-11838131
Who said trans-hating is bad?
