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Congratulation Chelsea Mitchell

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Bebstar123 · 25/02/2019 07:53

For your third place result in the Connecticut State Indoor Championships.
Well done that girl.

amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/24/terry-miller-andraya-yearwood-transgender-sprinter/?__twitter_impression=true

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NotBadConsidering · 25/02/2019 10:47

Link not working, which is weird. I had the page already open from another thread and refreshed it and that’s gone too.

I find it interesting that Andraya Yearwood tends to be the focus of these stories. Terry Miller seems to keep their head down and not talk about it which could be taken a number of ways.

feelingverylazytoday · 25/02/2019 10:47

Has there ever been a woman called Terry before? Quite a few I would think. It's kind of a unisex name, often a short version of Theresa, though some people might prefer to spell it with an I instead of a Y.

terfsandwich · 25/02/2019 10:40

Has there ever been a woman called Terry before? It's not a girl's name, is it?

So not even a name change? Just "I am a woman"?

Congratulations Chelsea on your win.

CallMeSirShotsFired · 25/02/2019 09:28

One of their competitors, Selina Soule, says the issue is about fairness on the track with wider implications. The Glastonbury High School junior finished eighth in the 55, missing out on qualifying for the New England regionals by two spots.

So two cheaters took a spot from a rightful qualifier. Disgusting.

AssassinatedBeauty · 25/02/2019 09:23

I'd congratulate Chelsea Mitchell for her persistence and not being put off by the forgone conclusion. Well done to her for sticking at it and being the best female runner in her event in Connecticut.

Iused2BanOptimist · 25/02/2019 08:18

Yearwood is hoping to qualify for this year’s National Scholastic Athletics Foundation national championships in March. The group recently adopted new rules allowing pre-pubescent girls to participate with their affirmed gender, though no ages are specified. Post-pubescent transgender girls must have completed sex-reassignment surgery and “a sufficient amount of time must have passed” after the operation or hormone therapy “to minimize gender-related competitive advantages.”

Does this mean Yearwood will take the medical route to compete at these championships? Not much time until March. Or is it a matter of calling a lawyer and challenging the rules?

FamilyOfAliens · 25/02/2019 08:02

That heart-breaking sentence from one of the female competitors, “We all know the outcome of the race before it even starts; it’s demoralizing“.

Makes me furious - I can’t begin to understand how it makes them feel.

pachyderm · 25/02/2019 07:59

Cheating fuckers. I'm so angry.

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Bebstar123 · 25/02/2019 07:58

Her name didn't even make it into the original news report

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MsTSwift · 25/02/2019 07:56

She is the winner. Why is anti discrimination all in one direction what about girls being discriminated against they can never win against these lads

WineGummyBear · 25/02/2019 07:55

How how how is this being allowed?