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Re:Rival weightlifter speaks out on transgender Hubbard's Ol... by hn_throwaway_99 on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @10:05PM (#27599951)
This graph made the rounds on Reddit: https://i.redd.it/vv4ws1848t671.jpg

One has to completely ignore reality to try to pretend that is a fair competition. One other thing to note from that graph is the worst performance from a man was significantly better than the best performance from cis-woman. Testosterone makes you stronger, who knew?

Re:Rival weightlifter speaks out on transgender Hubbard's Ol... by slipframe on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @11:18PM (#27600402)
Co-ed sports for kids that train together demonstrate this well. I was a competitive swimmer from the age of 5 to 18. Girls and boys received the same instruction from the same coaches, did the same number of laps in practice, etc. Before puberty, there was no difference in times between girls and boys. At about 10-11 years old, the girls started getting faster than the boys. But at 13-14 years old the boys became faster than the girls. Both of these correlate to when both groups reach puberty.
Re:Rival weightlifter speaks out on transgender Hubbard's Ol... by foobiekr on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @02:27AM (#27601417)
There's no way to look at that graph and not conclude that all of the arguments about how estrogen makes the transgender body equivalent. A mediocre man stays a mediocre man. I would really like to know the source posting.