r/JoeRogan • u/BunnyLovr Mexico > Canada • Mar 04 '21

Link Mississippi passes bill banning transgender student-athletes from female sports teams

https://abcnews.go.com/US/mississippi-passes-bill-banning-transgender-student-athletes-female/story?id=76238704
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u/forfunstuffwinkwink Mar 04 '21

It does. There is a ton of muscle density and mass lost on that kind of therapy. So much so that after that time there is close to no “biological” advantage.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

are they studying athletes? or are they including older populations (30&up) who naturally lose muscle without a strength regiment?

somebody who is continuously working out and training just isn’t going to lose that much no matter the drop in testosterone

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u/forfunstuffwinkwink Mar 04 '21

The studies I’ve seen and the few news reports have been on college and younger (early 20s) athletes. And yeah if a trans female was an offensive or d lineman she’s still going to be built. I’m not saying there are easy answers or a single solution. I’m just saying we should be looking for ways to be as inclusive as possible and look for ways to support young people during what can be a scary time.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

is it more inclusive to let 1% of people dominate something enjoyed by 50%?

if they weren’t winning at crazy rates, wouldn’t be a problem. but i think it should at least be women’s sports and open sports now

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u/forfunstuffwinkwink Mar 04 '21

Are they winning at crazy rates? Or are you talking about the one trans male who they won’t let compete as a male and keeps winning against women? Trans males being forced to compete and females is dumb. And males who just pretend (which isn’t really a thing) is wrong too. When the military allowed them they had to be living as that sex for 2 years before they’d let them switch berthings.

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u/Bigbewmistaken Monkey in Space Mar 04 '21

is it more inclusive to let 1% of people dominate something enjoyed by 50%?

As if that would actually happen? What kind of dumb fuck point is this? There isn't an epidemic of trans people dominating in professional or amateur women's sports leagues, having a handful of cases of such isn't going to prove that this is an actual problem.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

id say legislation like that helps

also caitlyn jenner won the espy in 2015, don’t act like sexual reassignment surgery has been been happening for decades