Do huh what now?
Evil gator said:I don’t see how it can possibly be legal to have a sex change before the age of 18. It just seems like a “fall of rome” moment.
And I am pretty liberal (at least by past standards) on social issues
I dunno I feel like Jenner knows what she’s about. Kids though, it’s insanity and groomingDocZaius said:Evil gator said:I don’t see how it can possibly be legal to have a sex change before the age of 18. It just seems like a “fall of rome” moment.
And I am pretty liberal (at least by past standards) on social issues
It shouldn't be legal. And even adults who are considering such a profound alteration to their bodies should have extensive therapy before going through with it.
DocZaius said:
'It's definitely awkward because Lia still has male body parts and is still attracted to women,' one swimmer on the team told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview.
Lia has told her teammates that she dates women.
Evil gator said:Was it maybe a meet in the Philippines or a trip?
Evil gator said:Holy shit he has a bikini on
Evil gator said:Remember when you’d see a guy in a bikini and know he was nuts and didn’t have to pretend it was weird
"He doesn't fully understand the science, advantages or disadvantages," she said, going on to call Phelps "a hypocrite for saying it should be a level playing field."
"He is genetically superior with his 6'7" wingspan, double-jointed ankles and huge feet. His chemical composition allows him to breathe in and fill his lungs and hold his breath longer [than his competitors]," she explained, adding that he also experiences "the chemical advantages of having ADHD [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder], which comes with added strength and endurance."
During his interview, Phelps compared competing as a trans athlete to those who dope to improve performance.
"Even he says that he never competed on a level playing field, inferring doping, and they still could not beat him," argued Chandler, who told us that was the comment that "hurt the most."
"That is harsh," she said, adding that Phelps' description of the topic as "complicated" was like "the understatement of the year."
"In that moment of watching and hearing him say those things, it felt like a literal slap in the face," she continued. "I felt like I was good enough to love, lay with and be with, but not be respected or allowed in the women's sport of swimming – like I was not a woman, but rather an alien or God-knows-what. It can't be a woman's sport if it doesn't include all women, period!"
"There should be standards, but I don't believe they are fair enough at the moment, especially for someone who started the physical and medical transition a year ago," she said in reference to Thomas specifically, who started to transition in the spring of 2019. In the summer of 2020, she was approved by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to compete on the UPenn women's swim team.
"One year on blockers and estrogen isn't enough to undue the advantage of masculinization during puberty that at 18 you would still be undergoing," said Chandler, making sure to note that this would not apply to those who transition prior to puberty "because the masculinization process would not have occurred."