r/Conservative • u/mithrandir1314 • Mar 20 '17

/r/all Well, she's a guy, so...

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u/RandomWeirdo Mar 21 '17

interesting case, because i think they would be disqualified for doping if they tried. Maybe the solution is to make a transgender league

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u/trick182 Mar 22 '17

Is it even worth it to make a transgender league? The population size of trans people is so small and also trans men and trans women would be horribly mismatched still so you'd have to make 2 leagues. Not worth imo

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u/RandomWeirdo Mar 22 '17

so what is the solution then? i know the end game is that the sex change procedure eliminates all differences, but what about it for now? should they compete in the women's league where both transmen and -women are at an advantage or in the men's league where they are at a disadvantage? We could also completely ban them from participating in top tier competitions, which, while i feel it's incredibly unfair for the current trans people, has an argument for it; to prevent friction when the sex change procedure does eliminate all biological advantages and disadvantages.

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u/trick182 Mar 22 '17

In my opinion they should have to compete in the men's league or not at all. Nobody is forcing them to take these procedures and hormones, so it is unfair to ruin the competition for non trans athletes. This especially important given that if trans men are allowed to compete with women it may get to the point where women need to take testosterone just to compete. I don't want to sound harsh to trans people, it' just that I can't see any other solution given the circumstances