dsr-burnley
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- Aug 15, 2014
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Does an average size male goalkeeper become an average size female goalkeeper after taking hormone therapy?Yep, the OP has even chosen to label them 'Sutton United Ladies'. Good grief!
How did the Brighton & Hove Albion Gentlemen get on at the weekend @Lenny Rider?
The armed forces have done a lot of study into hormone therapy treatments and the impact of gender reassignment and surgey on muscle loss and gain. Their studies show and equalling out, but only after a period of 3-4 years.
Studies are inconclusive on time ranges, but it shows that there is an equalling relating to cisgender people.
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The question is whether men and women should have the right to have biological categories. That then begs the question of what is a man and what is a woman?
If someone is painfully born into the wrong body, are you going to deny them the right to identify as the correct gender if they are prepared to undergo all the surgery required to reassign.
Also, in society in general - not sport and this thread aside - who cares if someone is a he, she, they, them, cis, bi, gay, trans? At some point in the future, I hope none of us give a toss what label we choose to use.
The question about whether men and women should have separate biological categories is easy. Answer either yes, keep things separate because women aren't as strong as men; or no, abolish the whole principle of women's sport. The answer is obviously yes (one would hope). A mishmash where men can choose either category is pointless.