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Transgender Athletes

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Autumnleaves Aug 2019 4:26pm, 14 Aug 2019 13,919 posts	Quote Pin Autumnleaves Good summary. And good point Vrap. I have learnt a lot.
Trin Aug 2019 4:31pm, 14 Aug 2019 782 posts	Quote Pin Trin Yes, summary is on point
Raemond Aug 2019 4:32pm, 14 Aug 2019 3,032 posts	Quote Pin Raemond I'd suggest including Vixx's point, GG, that free and welcoming access to sports on a social level is really important (vital, even) for everyone, particularly those dealing with something like transitioning in a still very fraught environment, so errecting unnecessary barriers to that should be avoided.
ThorntonRunner Aug 2019 4:38pm, 14 Aug 2019 2,385 posts	Quote Pin ThorntonRunner Yes that's seems a good summary to me and Raemond's point re social running is also important. I'd wondered about thread locking as well but agree with Vrap's reasons not to
KatieB Aug 2019 4:40pm, 14 Aug 2019 7,642 posts	Quote Pin KatieB What is thread locking?
Raemond Aug 2019 4:42pm, 14 Aug 2019 3,033 posts	Quote Pin Raemond (it's when you disable new comments on a thread but it's still visible for people to read)
KatieB Aug 2019 4:56pm, 14 Aug 2019 7,643 posts	Quote Pin KatieB (Thank you)
Jovi Runner Aug 2019 5:19pm, 14 Aug 2019 6,467 posts	Quote Pin Jovi Runner Can someone explain to me how as a female I'm putting up an unnecessary barrier in social.sports if I am of the view that id prefer not to share my sports team (& by implication the facilities wher we get ready for/change for said sports) with a person still with full male anatomy. I appreciate transgender people may be suffering trauma but as a woman it is traumatic to me the thought of having biological males in my safe female protected venues/teams. Lowering of testosterone transition still leaves many male-female transitioned with full male anatomy! Why must I accept that is OK without question because that is what increasingly women wi habe to accept.
Jovi Runner Aug 2019 5:24pm, 14 Aug 2019 6,468 posts	Quote Pin Jovi Runner I realise that genuine transgender athletes will not want to share women but unless we debate the issues women may have with male b9dies being in their teams then it leaves the door open for abuses by non transgender men taking advantage of the potential to gain access under the transgender banner. To say they won't is naive IMO. Again this would make things worse rather than better for genuine transgender people.
Jovi Runner Aug 2019 5:24pm, 14 Aug 2019 6,469 posts	Quote Pin Jovi Runner Scare not share