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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Like how many people would this effect? We are talking about being elite, best of the best and also trans....we can't make our lives around someone being able to "steal" a gold medal in women's slalom or some shit. [/quote]

No, we are NOT talking about elite. The greatest impact is at the high school level. That's because in college sports governed by the NCAA a MTF trans can only compete as a woman after a minimum of one year of hormonal suppression. So, the MTF competitor doesn't have an advantage in terms of testosterone. IMO, the MTF may still have an advantage based on bio differences such as lung capacity.

In many states, including Connecticut, to compete in high school sports all you have to do is declare your gender identity. So, some of the athletes competing have not yet done anything physical to transition. So, they do have the advantage of higher testosterone levels, in addition to the other physical advantages of having been born male.

The plaintiffs in the Connecticut case are high school students and recent grads. Having several MTFs at the high school you attend may mean that you don't get to be on the team at all or you're never chosen when the number of entrants from each high school is limited. It may not matter to you if a MTF holds the record in a high school female sport, but if you are the born female athlete who would have been the record holder if a MTF athlete hadn't competed and broken the record, you might care. And if you didn't even get to compete at a big meet where the college scouts will be watching because MTFs got all the qualifier spots and that means a much lower chance of being recruited, that matters too. It may mean scholarship money. It may be the chance to go to a college with a good enough coach to give you a shot at the Olympics. It may mean a better chance of getting into an Ivy or a Division 3 college.

So, no, I don't think my priorities are f*d up; I think anyone thinks the most important thing is for MTF trans people to compete in sports as females has the wrong priorities.

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