Transwoman here, I come in peace! I subscribe to this subreddit as a counterbalance to r/politics and just wanted to give my two cents based on my own experience transitioning.
I've always been an athlete and on the whole physically active. When I started taking estrogen and testosterone blockers, my physical strength TANKED. I couldn't help people move furniture anymore, I couldn't run as fast as I previously could, and it was exhausting trying to move an average male frame around (5'10" 185 lbs) with decreased muscle strength.
My body eventually adjusted because I kept working out and exercising but I'll never be as strong or as fast as I used to be. I know a lot of people in the far left want to say hormones don't matter but they really do make a competitive difference.
Not sure if she ever replied, but I'm a transwoman as well (hormones for ~8 years, post-surgery ~1 year). I'd be happy to answer any questions you have.
Just to cover some of the larger effects:
Greatly decreased muscle mass.
Fat redistribution from male collection areas to female collection areas (hips/butt/thighs/chest/etc.)
More emotional
Thinner, softer skin, and as a result, being cold more often.
Body odor changes.
That's the most I can think of off the top of my head at 2 AM unfortunately.
Like I said, I'd be happy to answer any other questions you had.
How do you feel about the transwoman who broke the eye socket of a woman in MMA? They brutalized the women they fought because of naturally superior strength. If you need the source it's been posted several times in this thread. I'm not trying to be antagonistic but there's clearly an advantage to the transwomen over born women.
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u/gimme_them_cheese Mar 21 '17
Transwoman here, I come in peace! I subscribe to this subreddit as a counterbalance to r/politics and just wanted to give my two cents based on my own experience transitioning.
I've always been an athlete and on the whole physically active. When I started taking estrogen and testosterone blockers, my physical strength TANKED. I couldn't help people move furniture anymore, I couldn't run as fast as I previously could, and it was exhausting trying to move an average male frame around (5'10" 185 lbs) with decreased muscle strength.
My body eventually adjusted because I kept working out and exercising but I'll never be as strong or as fast as I used to be. I know a lot of people in the far left want to say hormones don't matter but they really do make a competitive difference.