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Old Crank

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3. There are a lot of unknowns involving transgender athletes
Tue Mar 14, 2023, 06:28 AM
Mar 2023

This is going to be a difficult subject to work with because the available data is thin.
Reading The Economist, which has some pretty reasoned opinions about this transgender issue and they don't come down fully on one side or the other. The answers aren't yes and no. It does appear, so far, that if a biological male goes through puberty, that person will have a physical strength boost that the majority of women can't match. Brute strength dports, rugby, shot put, might present n advantage. The data is all over the map for speed, flexibility sports.

There is going to have to be much more research and serious thought put into the regulations for competitive sports.

Right now I side against the school.

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What the fuck? vercetti2021 Mar 2023 #2
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Tone policing? Seriously!? LuvLoogie Mar 2023 #11
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Transphobia is pretty much accepted here. Oneironaut Mar 2023 #17
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Indeed itvis obamanut2012 Mar 2023 #28
please tell me that was some noob, mopinko Mar 2023 #24
... SheltieLover Mar 2023 #27
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Sometimes people aren't aware that fire is hot. LuvLoogie Mar 2023 #12
My cat's breath smells like cat food. Fix The Stupid Mar 2023 #14
Oh, thank you! stopdiggin Mar 2023 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author dlk Mar 2023 #7
What would one ban a person born multigraincracker Mar 2023 #10
Then please, get yourself educated on the subject. It'll Ilsa Mar 2023 #13
High school sports are a bizarre religious cult in the U.S.A. hunter Mar 2023 #15
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There are a lot of unknowns involving transgender athletes Old Crank Mar 2023 #3
However.... rlegro Mar 2023 #18
That is always the case wtih athletics. Old Crank Mar 2023 #22
Merging all sports instead of separating by sex would eliminate the issue MichMan Mar 2023 #30
However.... rlegro Mar 2023 #19
Just substitute a racial term for "biological male" or "transgender" in the school's reply... FreepFryer Mar 2023 #6
is 'pseudoscience' the correct term stopdiggin Mar 2023 #20
many more people have transitioned than competitive athletes have transitioned. FreepFryer Mar 2023 #29
Well and properly done, Vermont. (nt) Paladin Mar 2023 #8
Christofascists persecuted again! AllyCat Mar 2023 #9
Good for Vermont! Lunabell Mar 2023 #26
Personally I don't think private or parochial schools should participate in state tournaments LiberalFighter Mar 2023 #31
I agree.. mountain grammy Mar 2023 #32
Absolutely! SheltieLover Mar 2023 #33
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