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Transgender Athletes

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RooA Feb 2023 5:19pm, 4 Feb 2023 2,113 posts	Quote Pin RooA Also one is able to remove one's blog from the more open setting of all Fetchies to buddies only or private at any point. That cannot be done with forum posts which cannot be edited or deleted or made private. Obviously anyone can copy and paste across if they so wish. But I feel it is bad form, particularly when considering issues for which women have received death and rape threats when publicly expressing opinions.
DocM Feb 2023 5:46pm, 4 Feb 2023 47,163 posts	Quote Pin DocM What about taking screenshots from replies to blogs? . That's probably bad form too so I guess no one would do that.
MsG Feb 2023 6:00pm, 4 Feb 2023 2,345 posts	Quote Pin MsG I would hope not DocM, hopefully we can agree that going forward that isn't something people will do, particularly when blogs are set to buddies only.
RooA Feb 2023 9:16pm, 4 Feb 2023 2,114 posts	Quote Pin RooA That's actually a very good point DocM, everything on the internet has probably been screenshotted and archived and shared to shit anyway so I'm just being oversensitive and fernickity. It doesn't matter. I haven't said anything I'm blogs I don't stand behind. 🤷‍♀️ I guess I'm just jumpy. My apologies, Pinks.
Pinks Feb 2023 10:55pm, 4 Feb 2023 40,145 posts	Quote Pin Pinks Apology accepted
Charlesvdw Apr 2023 5:00pm, 8 Apr 2023 26 posts	Quote Pin Charlesvdw “Did you know that you're still preaching inaccuracies? As already mentioned, chromosomes are not the be all and end all of 'biological sex - and there is no persuasive, peer reviewed, evidence supporting the assertion that AMAB folks who don't transition until after puberty retain a physiological advantage. “ This is not correct. Not that I think scientific evidence will convince anyone researchgate.net
Charlesvdw Apr 2023 6:12pm, 8 Apr 2023 27 posts	Quote Pin Charlesvdw Conclusion of the authors after reviewing all the evidence: Longitudinal studies examining the effects of testosterone suppression on muscle mass and strength in transgender women consistently show very modest changes, where the loss of lean body mass, muscle area and strength typically amounts to approximately 5% after 12 months of treatment. Thus, the muscular advantage enjoyed by transgender women is only minimally reduced when testosterone is suppressed. Sports organizations should consider this evidence when reassessing current policies regarding participation of transgender women in the female category of sport.
richmac Aug 2023 2:58pm, 17 Aug 2023 22,906 posts	Quote Pin richmac theguardian.com This seems shonky
Pou Pou LePhoõk Aug 2023 3:03pm, 17 Aug 2023 4,124 posts	Quote Pin Pou Pou LePhoõk 'Many sports involving intense physical activity – which chess does not –...' Journalism at its finest.
LindsD Aug 2023 3:23pm, 17 Aug 2023 63,438 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Super shonky and also quite weird. Almost like a spoof except deeply unfunny