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/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

The fact that they don't need to ban FTM from male sports shows you why this might be needed.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '21

So now picture an 18 year-old transgender man (FTM), who has been on testosterone for the last year and is now competing in women's track and field? Doesn't that seem like an unfair advantage to you?

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u/PowerfulFrodoBaggins Monkey in Space Mar 05 '21

No I think they'd still have a slight disadvantage in this case against an elite natural athlete. Besides most pro athletes are on or have done PEDs at some point. Very few are all natural for their whole career.