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Originally Posted by mktng
i dont know enough about this whole topic to really have a view on it.
i know alot of women who race locally, that i've asked, have no issues with racing against transgender women. its not like they are showing up and ripping legs off other women.
good for her.
being WC. just brings more light to the subject.
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In her case, it actually is, at least when it doesnt involve aerobic efforts. Her physiological advantages are real and solely due to having been beneficiary of formerly high testosterone levels.
Having her compete is fine, but we should not pretend that she’d be where she is right now had she transitioned in her teens (cf. as someone in her 30s). Morally, she did not cheat, but physiologically, it’s as if she’s been on T for more than a decade, all without the negative consequences that comes with an e tended regimen of T