Would Lia Thomas be allowed to compete in the Paralympics if they identified as Disabled?

[TortugaRumCakeQueen]

I bet they blooming wouldn't.

No of course not, OP. It’s only women whose rights and boundaries can be trampled with impunity.

Paralympics categories are quite strict and dependent on detailed assessments. There has also been an issue with cheating and people getting themselves wrongly categorised in order to win - there was a radio documentary about it a year or two ago. At no point did the idea of "identifying" come up, it was just cheating!

@Babdoc

No of course not, OP. It’s only women whose rights and boundaries can be trampled with impunity.

Quite!

No. Your level of disability has be independently assessed. It has nothing to do with feelings. If you’re not disabled enough you can be kicked out, even if your disability means you would never be able to compete in able bodied events.

There was a documentary about this a while ago featuring a runner with mild cerebral palsy. She was not allowed to compete as a para athlete.

@Talliah

No. Your level of disability has be independently assessed. It has nothing to do with feelings. If you’re not disabled enough you can be kicked out, even if your disability means you would never be able to compete in able bodied events.

There was a documentary about this a while ago featuring a runner with mild cerebral palsy. She was not allowed to compete as a para athlete.

It would be nice if the same assessment applied in women's sports.

To be honest, I already know the answer - NO. I was being sarcastic. It just baffles me, that Women's sport is not protected in the same was as the Paralympics. Why not?

Because our rights don’t matter

Even though disability is a spectrum!