06-18-2020, 12:38 PM
(06-18-2020, 12:28 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: I'm not totally following why you think its unfair for (ps I'm not up to date on the various definitions) a trans woman to compete against biological females.
Take all the hormone pills you want, lower the testosterone levels and even post-op these traits never disappear;
Men naturally have a larger bone structure, higher bone density, stronger connective tissue and higher muscle density than women.
This is purely a biological stance.
In all other areas of life, yes protection is important. Such as work, marriage etc. No issues with any of that.
This is what HRT changes, though. When they give a trans woman blockers and estrogen it actually changes the bone structure over time. This is why some sports organizations put minimums on the time a person has been on HRT.
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