"I wonder what some of these people would say if we proposed moving all of Bruce Jenner's medals and records over to the women's category, since trans people are "always" trans even before transitioning"
Ha! Great point!
And yes, there's a trans man boxing in the female category at this very Olympics. The idea that trans/nonbinary people c…
"I wonder what some of these people would say if we proposed moving all of Bruce Jenner's medals and records over to the women's category, since trans people are "always" trans even before transitioning"
Ha! Great point!
And yes, there's a trans man boxing in the female category at this very Olympics. The idea that trans/nonbinary people can neither compete in the appropriate category for their sex is ridiculous. Several trans men (and "nonbinary" females) do this, because they understand, as every serious person understands, that it's dangerous or at least unfavourable for female athletes to compete against males. However they "identify."
"I wonder what some of these people would say if we proposed moving all of Bruce Jenner's medals and records over to the women's category, since trans people are "always" trans even before transitioning"
Ha! Great point!
And yes, there's a trans man boxing in the female category at this very Olympics. The idea that trans/nonbinary people can neither compete in the appropriate category for their sex is ridiculous. Several trans men (and "nonbinary" females) do this, because they understand, as every serious person understands, that it's dangerous or at least unfavourable for female athletes to compete against males. However they "identify."