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Or there are legitimate issues of transphobia surrounding this topic. This is used as a stick to beat trans people often ignoring the realities of the situation
by Dobbs 5y ago
Or there are legitimate issues of transphobia surrounding this topic. This is used as a stick to beat trans people often ignoring the realities of the situation. How few trans individuals compete, how the ones that do don't generally operate at a higher level than statistically is likely. How the scientific evidence we have on the matter is limited and conflicted at best for people who are are on HRT. It additionally ignores how people on HRT often operate at lower levels than cis women do.
The issue is largely with youth not adults, yet every time the issue is brought out to attack adult trans people. Additionally this is somehow used to demonise trans people and that is then further used to limit access to puberty inhibitors which give trans youth more time to make decisions, and completely eliminate the actual problem with trans youth competing.
So the fact that this is the new favorite beating stick that transphobes use to attack trans people is probably why most people arguing this are called transphobes.
Flippant statements like yours then add to the issue because they try and dismiss the legitimate issues and nuances around this discussion and further lead to the voices of trans people being silenced, and the further attempts to restrict trans people's rights and access to health care.
- caddemon 5y agoI'm sure there are transphobic people that jump on these discussions, but I don't see any connection between this issue and trying to limit access to puberty blockers? If anything using puberty blockers should help diminish any hypothetical advantage trans women have in women's athletics.