I'm aware that there's a large amount of argument over what's going to be changed for the upcoming DSM 6 on the LBGTQ front. Even psychology is divided in it's definitions of 'transgender' vs. As I understand it, there is a big debate among the psychology and medical fields as to when the healthiest time in a person's life is for this radical and irreversible decision to be made.
When you remember, as Sandy and I do, watching Soviet and East German 'gymnasts' show up to the Olympics after a four-year course of male steroid treatments, you can understand where Sandy would like to a solid consensus, a firm rule, of who can compete in girls sports.Īs things sit right now, I am unaware of any scientific consensus as to when a transgender should undergo the gender reassignment process. But muscle mass and testosterone play a role in some sports. ALL sports require the will to win, the dedication to excellence at the competitive level, so that's not an issue. You don't ask weightlifters to do gymnastics routines at a competitive level, after all. Let's start with the basics here: there are sports where muscle mass counts for more than agility or flexibility. I certainly mean no insult or condescension in my comments. My wife and I have a rule around our house: "If your partner says something that can be taken two ways, and one of those ways either insults you or pisses you off, they most likely meant it the other way." If we can proceed from that premise, I think we'll be fine. But I also recognize the controversy and hot-button nature of it. Let me say that I want to offer an honest and candid reply to the issue you're expressing here. So, Absentia, it took me a little bit to work out how I feel about your post.
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