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Recon868 posted...

A trans woman is still male, not female. Male and female are biological realities that are out of our control. You are born with one and that's that. None of us have a choice.Don't underestimate the impact of sex chromosomes. They play a big part of our biological make up and functions. This is why males are by far more stronger and athletic on average than females.

Of course trans people are not synthetic. They are human like everyone else. We should be compassionate to all humans. But athletic sports are based not on identity but biology. A trans woman has a huge advantage over a female woman. That is why it's unfair. It's no one's fault, its not something anyone should feel ashamed of but rather its a biological reality we all have to accept. We don't choose our sex.

I was talking purely about wording here. Trans women are not biologically men. They are biologically trans women. That is how they are born. Obviously, chromosomes are factually a vital part in the composition of a human being, but every immutable aspect within our body is biological. There is an othering at play when you start throwing around words like "biological" and "normal" to define groups of people. It belittles and dehumanizes out-groups. It tells them their physical and mental experiences are wrong and/or illegitimate.

No one would like it if a stranger walked up to a friend or family member and called them abnormal or non-biological due to some condition, so they should pay it forward and extend that courtesy to others.

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