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To: DWW1990

This story has been out for a couple of days. It took me a long time before I could figure out what is going on. But basically there is a young girl who is taking male hormones because she wants to develop as a boy would. So outside of the sex organs she is developing male muscles, size and shape.

Now the whole reason that female athletes have a separate category is because male athletes have a an advantage with their testosterone. If females get male levels of testosterone they should not be competing with other females. Females are allowed to compete with males in football or hockey or baseball when they can.

This story seems like a girl who at worst, is taking performance enhancing hormones. And at best is going through a medical procedure. But either way, I am not sure why she is allowed to compete at all and especially with females.


2 posted on 03/02/2017 5:36:05 AM PST by poinq
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To: poinq

By the way this medical meddling rarely ends well. The people who let doctors play with their natural development usually regret it at some time in life. Michael Jackson comes to mind.


4 posted on 03/02/2017 5:39:19 AM PST by poinq
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She wanted to wrestle with the boys, but was denied. She was allowed to take testosterone because it was prescribed by a doctor.

She should have accepted that choices have consequences and chosen not to wrestle girls who didn't have the same advantage she had.

5 posted on 03/02/2017 5:42:42 AM PST by Tao Yin
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To: poinq

No, she should not be allowed to compete.


7 posted on 03/02/2017 5:56:21 AM PST by DWW1990
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