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Trans ppl in women's sport - what are your opinions?

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Hazza000 · 18/10/2019 13:40

Trans cyclist Rachel McKinnon defends her right to race in women's competitions news.sky.com/story/trans-cyclist-rachel-mckinnon-defends-her-right-to-race-in-womens-competitions-11838131

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HorseWithNoFucksToGive · 18/10/2019 16:55

Ratio City, Arizona.

Great...

Super.

ScrimshawTheSecond · 18/10/2019 16:34

I thought Rache looked irritated by Sky News' questions.

Could be because strangely the ratio on the tweet isn't going in Rache's favour. Happy Friday, all!

twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1185123776935145473

Trans ppl in women's sport - what are your opinions?
andyoldlabour · 18/10/2019 16:20

"Another women's record stolen by a male, eh?"

Don't worry just yet, although RM is claiming it as a World record, it is simply a "Masters best time".
A real woman called Simona Kuprackaite of Lithuania is 36 years old and recorded a much faster time than that at the REAL World championships earlier this year.

ErrolTheDragon · 18/10/2019 16:13

Female nonbinaries, I meant there, obviously.

HorseWithNoFucksToGive · 18/10/2019 16:11

Blue haired hundred-yard dash.

ErrolTheDragon · 18/10/2019 16:08

Trans people in women's sports? Fine, so long as they're transmen or nonbinaries who don't dope with T.

Gooseygoosey12345 · 18/10/2019 16:06

Whatever sex you were born should be the team you compete in. Your body structure doesn't change when you transition, it just doesn't. It's unfair advantage

VickyEadieofThigh · 18/10/2019 16:03

Another women's record stolen by a male, eh?

If this continues, women will eventually hold no records in their own sports.

SittingAround1 · 18/10/2019 15:44

Yeah I think it's great that penis people should be free to compete in anything they want. Really, really fair.

These female athletes should just be kinder, gentler and especially more compassionate to their larger sized trans opponents - after all no one wants to hurt any feelings (especially when it's a penis person).
Women know your place.

(SARCASM BY THE WAY)

Durgasarrow · 18/10/2019 14:59

I couldn't agree more. Rachel, you go gurl. Just keep talking.

ScrimshawTheSecond · 18/10/2019 14:03

I am very uncomfortabel with his description of a female cyclist's 'teeny tiny skinny legs'. Seems incredibly rude.

Beyond that - hooray, get it out there, the more Rache does TV the better.

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Hazza000 · 18/10/2019 13:49

Just saw that 😳 thanks

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