I'm all for transgender rights.

Being able to live your life as the gender you are inside rather than having to conform to what your body looks like. Using the bathroom of your gender and so on.

But what i wonder about is sports. A transgender woman who is biologically male has a tremendously unfair advantage over her biologically female competitors.

Should transgender women be allowed to compete against biological women?
Is that fair?
Should there be a separate category or should they just compete with the men?

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LilTiffy4ever · 46-50, F

From what i know of this issue, there are some differences in the skeletal structure of trans women who were deemed to be males at birth, butt the muscle tissue goes through changes after at least 3 years of hormone replacement therapy. There may be a slight advantage in sports where the bone structure provides extra leverage to assist the muscular structures. I think we need more research on this issue. It may be at some point that we do have a separate category for trans women in sports, but I do not think we should be quick to go there without investing time in studies and research. Keep in mind, even among biologically born females, there is a wide variety of body types, heights, bone structure, etc. Anyway, my two cents. :)

JaggedLittlePill · 46-50, F

@LilTiffy4ever the muscle composition is what gives male advantage over female?

LilTiffy4ever · 46-50, F

@JaggedLittlePill From what I have read about this subject a couple years ago and from talking to a transgender coworker who also is athletic, yes, to my knowledge it is not just how big the muscles are, but the composition of the muscle material. I think that it takes aprox 2-3 years of female hormones to change the muscle composition though, so depending on how long the athlete has been transitioned, that can make a significant difference in athletic performance.