Post by Max on Sept 27, 2020 18:33:59 GMT
Dr Rachel McKinnon, the trans cyclist continues to show great ignorance with her divisive tactic of attacking anyone who questions her.
I agree with her that sport is a human right and ‘transgender’ people have just as much entitlement to take part, but no way should their home be the female class. It shows terrible understanding from the authorities; it belittles the female sex as well as their sports.
There is a definite need for a ‘trans’ category. Gender, as opposed to sex identity, is a separate thing and should be dealt with as such, its own classification.
Boxing, football, cricket, rugby, tennis all have leagues, weight divisions, seeding and such ways to make competition fair. Para athletes have classifications such as lower leg amputee, partial sighted etc. for the very same reasons. It is an accepted part of every sport and no other group has viewed it as discriminatory or demeaning.
Months ago she went on the offensive yet again when she tried, predictably, desperately and cheaply, to label Martina Navratilova, of all people, ‘transphobic’. Seemingly ignorant to the facts that Martina actually partnered a transgender in doubles long before Rachel was even born and has been one of the more consistent and biggest voices for the LGBT community for over 40 years.
Recently Rachel tweeted: 'We are either full and equal women, or not. We are. ' ignoring the basic facts that she is not a never can be.
A male foetus at 16 weeks has already become hugely loaded with testosterone compared to a female and the differences continue from there on. Chromosomes , genome, generally bigger skeleton, altered pelvis, thigh bone angle, stature, posture, larger heart, bigger lungs, more red blood cell haemoglobin and oxygen levels, VO2max capacity, 30 times higher levels of testosterone longer limbs, genital differences, no reproductive system, no experience of monthly menstrual cycles, or the menopause stage and all it entails, less water and fat content.
These are just some of the huge physiological characteristics, traits and differences between the two sexes and means as a physical discussion about sporting ability she is still far closer aligned to compete against males if fairness matters.
Let’s be clear that reassignment surgery and hormone suppressants won’t eradicate all her physical advantages the physiological legacy remains in the male body that she still has.
The topic gets more difficult for people when the sporting organisations are currently stipulating trans testosterone nmol/l levels must be reduced from around 30 to 10. This is completely illogical when women’s bodies will naturally only produce between 1 and 2. Caster Semenya, whose naturally high figure was just over 5 was banned from competing against women because it was viewed as giving her a distinct advantage unless she took suppressant. So why set the trans athlete figure at 10? Makes no sense and must be unfair.
I hope common sense prevails for the integrity and fairness in all women’s sport where the majority have to take priority over the minority.
I agree with her that sport is a human right and ‘transgender’ people have just as much entitlement to take part, but no way should their home be the female class. It shows terrible understanding from the authorities; it belittles the female sex as well as their sports.
There is a definite need for a ‘trans’ category. Gender, as opposed to sex identity, is a separate thing and should be dealt with as such, its own classification.
Boxing, football, cricket, rugby, tennis all have leagues, weight divisions, seeding and such ways to make competition fair. Para athletes have classifications such as lower leg amputee, partial sighted etc. for the very same reasons. It is an accepted part of every sport and no other group has viewed it as discriminatory or demeaning.
Months ago she went on the offensive yet again when she tried, predictably, desperately and cheaply, to label Martina Navratilova, of all people, ‘transphobic’. Seemingly ignorant to the facts that Martina actually partnered a transgender in doubles long before Rachel was even born and has been one of the more consistent and biggest voices for the LGBT community for over 40 years.
Recently Rachel tweeted: 'We are either full and equal women, or not. We are. ' ignoring the basic facts that she is not a never can be.
A male foetus at 16 weeks has already become hugely loaded with testosterone compared to a female and the differences continue from there on. Chromosomes , genome, generally bigger skeleton, altered pelvis, thigh bone angle, stature, posture, larger heart, bigger lungs, more red blood cell haemoglobin and oxygen levels, VO2max capacity, 30 times higher levels of testosterone longer limbs, genital differences, no reproductive system, no experience of monthly menstrual cycles, or the menopause stage and all it entails, less water and fat content.
These are just some of the huge physiological characteristics, traits and differences between the two sexes and means as a physical discussion about sporting ability she is still far closer aligned to compete against males if fairness matters.
Let’s be clear that reassignment surgery and hormone suppressants won’t eradicate all her physical advantages the physiological legacy remains in the male body that she still has.
The topic gets more difficult for people when the sporting organisations are currently stipulating trans testosterone nmol/l levels must be reduced from around 30 to 10. This is completely illogical when women’s bodies will naturally only produce between 1 and 2. Caster Semenya, whose naturally high figure was just over 5 was banned from competing against women because it was viewed as giving her a distinct advantage unless she took suppressant. So why set the trans athlete figure at 10? Makes no sense and must be unfair.
I hope common sense prevails for the integrity and fairness in all women’s sport where the majority have to take priority over the minority.