both of these people are 100% female.
Well the Olympics have tried to set guidelines in terms of trans competitions based on hormone levels, etc. I just think it really will never work. The sexes are born with physiological differences that are not easily mutable. I don’t think anything can be done without the trans community feeling angry but I’m not psyched on the direction this is going.
I don’t disagree with you. But outrage for the sake of outrage isn’t going to help anything.
Even having higher testosterone for some period will have permanent effects, they try to argue that being on female hormone therapy is enough, but not even close. Going through make puberty in itself is a big difference that is permanent.
As someone who has worked out and stopped multiple times, muscle memory and muscle mass is a crazy thing, you really do have permanent effects that will never go away.
Your not a part of the problem then CJ if you don’t buy into the nightmare I salute you, but unfortunately there are a lot in your party that has np at all with this becoming the new norm, what would have been considered stupid and dangerous just five years ago.
The new frontier - Undefeated because now doping steroids is cool if you are transitioning; break a few necks on the way it’s all for a good cause.
no major MMA organization will ever sign a Transgender fighter.
Its a regional freakshow.
I am pretty damn Left, and am a huge supporter of trans rights in many areas. This isn’t one of them. No I don’t think that a Male to Female trans individual should be competing with other women. This is where Lefty politics goes too far. Yes gender is a social construct, but there are also immutable biological differences between male and female anatomy that should not be discounted. I’m pretty sure most Lefties don’t want to go down this road for fear of appearing transphobic.
I’m pretty far right and also a supporter of gay rights. I do believe that the pressure from the trans lobby on liberals is quite intense. Martina Navratilova, one of the greatest female athletes in history who is also a lesbian, is a target because of her views. They are quite ruthless.
Eh… need more info.
Gabi Garcia she is 6’2 220 + pounds she fight in Japan.
MMA doesn’t need Transgender fighter there is enough monsters already.
I’m pretty far right and also a supporter of gay rights. I do believe that the pressure from the trans lobby on liberals is quite intense. Martina Navratilova, one of the greatest female athletes in history who is also a lesbian, is a target because of her views. They are quite ruthless.
Yup the main fight has been between the trans community and the more old school (read older) feminists- often targeted as "Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists- or TERFs. The TERFS have lost…completely. And pretty much any younger Lefty is accepting of Trans individuals. The problem comes in these certain areas like Sports. And the ideology becomes so rigid that it allows for things that are obviously not a great idea. We just need a work around when it comes to this.
We probably agree on more than you think.
No doubt. If we had a barbecue and a few beers, I would probably enjoy the hell out of your company.
You are ignoring the other side of this coin, PEDs.
If you look at many of the comments in social media, twitter especially, and yes even when these threads pop up here from time to time you would see that many liberals do support this and have np at all saying it.
It shouldn’t be baffling you personally might consider it abomination but sit back and wait awhile come back and read the thread you will find many support it.
Are you a fan of Chris Cyborg? 100% “female” too…
Whether anonymous people on twitter support this or not is irrelevant.
They’re not the ones making the rules.
Are you a fan of Chris Cyborg? 100% “female” too…
was a fan of Amanda Nunes punching her face to death
Are you a fan of Chris Cyborg? 100% “female” too…
Female MMA is finally coming into its own, getting away from freakshow fighters and we are starting to see real amazing talent.
I just looked Cris Cyborg up - and it’s utterly terrifying to find that she’s younger than me.
She looks like she’s in her 50s.
I just looked Cris Cyborg up - and it’s utterly terrifying to find that she’s younger than me.
She looks like she’s in her 50s.
a life of steroids and getting punched in the face will do that.
Lawsuits. Lawyers/attorney’s have ■■■■■■ up our society beyond all reason and common sense.
Maybe there on to something I think they found a way to allow whites to play basketball with black athletes without getting crushed. Just one minor detail they need to be girls.
This is nonsense.
None of the big promotions will sign trans fighters. No one is suing them over it.
Only small, shady backwoods promotions are signing fighters like Fox, and it’s definitely not because they’re worried about being sued.