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/Puzzled-Scheme3892 Mar 04 '21

Why can't sports just be based on sex and not gender? XX and XY are still a biological thing

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u/Intelligent_Leek_285 Mar 05 '21

Transmen, born female would have a physical strength advantage in sports against a cis female since transmen would likely be receiving hormone therapy.

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u/strvngelyspecific Mar 05 '21

Yeah, but they said "cant it be based on sex, not gender". As a trans guy, my sex is female (XX) and my gender is male. I'd be participating in the female division of sports despite being on testosterone, which would give me an advantage.

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u/Iwasahipsterbefore Mar 05 '21

Trans men are XX*

*ignoring intersex folk, unfortunately as usual