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andyoldlabour · 23/01/2019 16:02

If anyone like myself was "peak transed" by the McKinnon story, and they know of someone who needs convincing about TW's competing in women's sport, then this may help.
I don't know how this went under my radar, but in New Zealand there is a young (21) downhill mountain bike rider called Kate Weatherly, who up to around 14 months ago was competing as a pretty average guy. Within 3 weeks of leaving the male side of the sport, Weatherly won their first women's race, and went on to win the 2018 National New Zealand championships in February of last year.
Weatherly will this year be riding in World Cup events.
Fellow competitors are not happy about it, and I know that I wouldn't be if I was in their situation.

www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/concern-over-lack-of-stand-down-period-for-transgender-downhill-mountain-biker/news-story/493e4d8a05d18a385145382e2d229c99

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SonicVersusGynaephobia · 23/01/2019 16:13

Good.

The more of this that comes out, the better.

GerryblewuptheER · 23/01/2019 16:13

Well as was announced on radio. Women cap themselves and need to try harder 🙄

I've had colds longer than that person waited .

It's unfair plain and simple.

They are a big fat cheat

AnotherBewilderedQuoll · 23/01/2019 16:09

Another cyclist unencumbered by integrity. Cheat.

AssassinatedBeauty · 23/01/2019 16:09

At least as more of these individuals become apparent, it will become clearer and clearer that they have an obvious advantage over women competitors. It will be hard to stick to the fantasy that reducing testosterone to low male levels makes any difference.

GrinitchSpinach · 23/01/2019 16:07

The confusion about the crossover period of transgender athletes is now causing some riders to shy away from competition in the sport, according the NZ Herald. Those would the female riders for whom the category is designed. Pushing women out of spaces and opportunities left and right.

Weatherly, the male cyclist: “If everyone’s not happy then maybe everyone’s not doing their best racing and I just want everyone to be having fun and doing their best.” Same rubbish as spouted by McKinnon and friends: if only women tried harder then surely they could beat males.

FGS. Thanks for posting, Andy.

VickyEadie · 23/01/2019 16:06

Part of the steady 'drip, drip, drip' of this is to make us think there will be so few - and (as in McKinnon's case) they won't really challenge at the usual elite adult level. so it won't matter, will it?

But here we are - a young adult person who was a mediocre male competitor now entering as a woman and winning at elite level.

Drip, drip, drip...

MsTSwift · 23/01/2019 16:03

Cheating. That is all.