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Donald Ian Rankin

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1. I'm afraid I think they're right and she's wrong.

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Sat Mar 8, 2014, 08:36 PM

Mar 2014

Having been born male may well provide an advantage over other competitors who've been female all their lives, and I think that advantage is an unfair one.

Competitive sport is one area where what matters is biology, not identity.

In most sports, both male-female and female-male transsexuals should be permitted to compete in all-male events even if they currently aren't, but not in all-female ones.

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I'm afraid I think they're right and she's wrong. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2014 #1

Yes, this is a tough one. Warpy Mar 2014 #2

Not necesarily - Ms. Toad Mar 2014 #3

You are correct. Biology is a fact that can't be ignored by policy seveneyes Mar 2014 #6

Agreed. This is a tough call. If it can be shown that the female hormones have negated any okaawhatever Mar 2014 #4

I don't want men competing against me... seattledo Mar 2014 #5