Transgender athletes competing in Olympics??

[Anonymous]

I have recently come across an interesting blog about transgender athletes allowed to compete in Olympics. I think this is one of the sensational news everywhere and I have seen many forums discussing the same. Here is the blog which I came across http://www.ftmtopsurgery.ca/blog/transgender-rights/transgender-athletes-allowed-compete-olympics/ . What is your opinion regarding the transgender athletes competing in Olympics?

[Anonymous]

I believe the trans-women would fail the drug tests, which are looking for the presence of excess testosterone. And in this case, I'm it sure I'd be in favor of it, especially in events that are a measure of strength or speed. There are musculature differences between men and women, trans or not. Even when in the best shape, women and men's results times tend to be different.

Think about. Caitlyn Jenner still has Bruce's musculature and training under the hair and makeup. Not fair to have women compete against Bruce Jenner (presuming the age was reduced)

Now, figure skating and ice dancing? Eh, maybe.

[Anonymous]

base it on chromosomes. Two XX's compete amongst each other as do XY's. Simple.

[Anonymous]

Wrong and unfair.

And Re skating, men rgularly throw quads. Women do not.

[Anonymous]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_verification_in_sports

The link gives a broad outline for transexual athletes in the Olympics, as well as how they deal with female hyperandrogenism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_verification_in_sports

The link gives a broad outline for transexual athletes in the Olympics, as well as how they deal with female hyperandrogenism.

It should not be allowed for the Bruce Jenner transgenders of this world. Male chromosones, DNA, skeletal and muscular structures, you try out for the men's team. If you cannot make the men's team, then you do not get to be an Olympian.

[Anonymous]

Not Olympics, but there was a female transgender professional tennis player decades ago and she was allowed to play professionally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:base it on chromosomes. Two XX's compete amongst each other as do XY's. Simple.

What about people with XXY or XYY chromosomes? Genetics aren't as cut-and-dry as we once thought.

[Anonymous]

As a lesbian I think it is so, so wrong and awful. I agree, base it on whether someone is male or female... yes, sex organs.

[Anonymous]

And what if a Transman is a great athlete? Would you prohibit a person born with female anatomy who has physically transitioned from competing with CIS gendered men if he is capable of doing so (and we can assume here that his testosterone levels would be comparable to those of other male athletes)? That person presumably would not be allowed to compete with other women because of his testosterone levels. If he can't compete with the other men either, then you exclude this person entirely.

Wouldn't that be rather harsh to say XXs can't compete with XYs in that context and very unlikely any XYs would be unfairly disadvantaged in any way?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not Olympics, but there was a female transgender professional tennis player decades ago and she was allowed to play professionally.

Renee Richards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renée_Richards

Found this quote interesting:

Richards has since expressed ambivalence about her legacy, and came to believe her past as a man provided her with advantages over her competitors, saying “Having lived for the past 30 years, I know if I’d had surgery at the age of 22, and then at 24 went on the tour, no genetic woman in the world would have been able to come close to me. And so I’ve reconsidered my opinion.

I think the chromosomes should dictate which “team” a person competes on, not the choice of the individual.

[Anonymous]

Here is the thoughtful perspective of a Transwomen distance runner. In a nutshell, she concludes that while there may be some legacy advantage in certain sports, the reduction in T levels and increase in estrogen had the most profound and rapid impact on her athletic ability as a distance runner. What is interesting about this Washington Post piece is that the athlete actually sought to do an empirically based study of the question.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/do-transgender-athletes-have-an-edge-i-sure-dont/2015/04/01/ccacb1da-c68e-11e4-b2a1-bed1aaea2816_story.html

[Anonymous]

Life involves trade offs. I don't believe it would be fair for a transgendered woman to compete against those who were born women. If I were a transgendered woman I would not take pride in winning physical competitions against non transgendered women.

[Anonymous]

I play a team sport that is dominated by females, and we have transgendered woman who play with us/ against us. It really doesn't seem unfair in the slightest. But it is a very inclusive environment, so not the norm I guess

[Anonymous]

I would really need to see studies on it to decide. I don't know enough to say if trans women still have a competitive advantage or if the hormone therapy negates that.