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With the recent issues of transgender people in sports, why don’t we move some sports over to a weight-class system? (midwest.social)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Obviously this won’t work for all sports, but things like football, track, soccer, it would allow for de-gendered team, even allowing athletes with the skills but not the genetically-endowed physical attributes to have a place to play.

Note: I know very little about sports and being on a sports team, so please point out anything that doesn’t make sense.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Sure, but things like steroids and HGH obviously work so supplementing to a standard level should allow closer competition.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Okay... so how much steroids should a cis woman have to take to match a trans women?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

To the same level as male/trans athletes in the same class?

"How much weight should a woman put on to compete in the welterweight class against a trans athlete?"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You've missed the point... There is NO amount of drugs that can equate the function of male puberty for a female. No matter how much steroids you give them. There is no "equal" hormone levels to get equality.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

I get that, but it will probably get closer than classing people by weight.