siceone Posted May 17 Report Share Posted May 17 this is just ridiculousLAUSANNE, Switzerland - Transsexuals were cleared Monday to compete in the Olympics for the first time. Under a proposal approved by the IOC executive board, athletes who have undergone sex-change surgery will be eligible for the Olympics if their new gender has been legally recognized and they have gone through a minimum two-year period of postoperative hormone therapy.The decision, which covers male-to-female and female-to-male cases, goes into effect starting with the Athens Olympics in August.The IOC had put off a decision in February, saying more time was needed to consider all the medical issues.Some members had been concerned whether male-to-female transsexuals would have physical advantages competing against women.Men have higher levels of testosterone and greater muscle-to-fat ratio and heart and lung capacity. However, doctors say, testosterone levels and muscle mass drop after hormone therapy and sex-change surgery.IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies said the situation of transsexuals competing in high-level sports was "rare but becoming more common."IOC medical director Patrick Schamasch said no specific sports had been singled out by the ruling."Any sport may be touched by this problem," he said. "Until now, we didn't have any rules or regulations. We needed to establish some sort of policy."Until 1999, the IOC conducted gender verification tests at the Olympics, but the screenings were dropped before the 2000 Sydney Games.One of the best known cases of transsexuals in sports involves Renee Richards, formerly Richard Raskind, who played on the women's tennis tour in the 1970s.In March, Australia's Mianne Bagger became the first transsexual to play in a pro golf tournament.Michelle Dumaresq, formerly Michael, has competed in mountain bike racing for Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollie60 Posted May 17 Report Share Posted May 17 cool there are lots of very strong women that can compete as men ..lol Might as well as attach a pee pee becuz male athletes make more $$ and endorsements ! I think the following have dicks : Martina Navrotilova , The Williams sisters , female speed skaters, female weight lifters , and some swimmers , mararthon + speed runners , women's luge , the girls that play volleyball and basketball ! .... But the girls that throw the discus on track & field have the biggest dicks of them all ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppanils Posted May 18 Report Share Posted May 18 this is just ridiculousi agree. they should not have needed a court ruling to be allowed to compete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmatas2277 Posted May 18 Report Share Posted May 18 now normalnoises has a chance to finally compete... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siceone Posted May 18 Author Report Share Posted May 18 They shouldn't be competing Period if the whole point of Olypic sports is that the Competitiors are Natural how is this natural? Its a bastardization of the sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppanils Posted May 19 Report Share Posted May 19 They shouldn't be competing Period if the whole point of Olypic sports is that the Competitiors are Natural how is this natural? Its a bastardization of the sportdont kid yourself. the bastardization of the sport began a long time ago with advertising, the bidding wars between TV networks, and coproations developing "better" sneakers and all that crap. all the drug use scandals havent helped either.it is also wonderful to see that your hatred of homosexuals extends to organized sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siceone Posted May 19 Author Report Share Posted May 19 you know I don't hate homosexuals you idiot so save some of your fake vitriol someone else. What am I supposed to Kow Tow to this ridiculous decision to turn the olympics into a freakshow Maybe they are doing it to boost the sagging ratings the games have had...Let me get this into your thick skull Men and women are different we are born differnt, No matter what you do It will Not change that Fact. WE ARE NOT THE SAME For real a post op transexual was not born that way He/she is not natural and made a choice That choice sHould not allow them to compete against people He/she has a clear genetic advantage over. by the way This is about Transexual men competing against women It will be the rare case to see a transexual woman competing against men.For real take that Prejudiced Crap and blow it out your ass... you're fucking disgraceful everytime someone says something based on fact and you don't like it you Cry predujice like Im being Irrational. Another thing, you would agree that the Olympics is a kind of model for youth sports, and The olypics is supposed to send the message of excellence in sports Natural as in Doing your best with what you were born with. Chosing too be a transexual isn't natural. at least with the advertising and the drug scandals or what ever Men were still competing against men and women were still competing against women. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramadas Posted May 19 Report Share Posted May 19 i agree. they should not have needed a court ruling to be allowed to competeExactly! I love how some on here try to cover up plain old racism, and discrimination under the guise of "not natural". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppanils Posted May 19 Report Share Posted May 19 you know I don't hate homosexuals you idiot so save some of your fake vitriol someone else. What am I supposed to Kow Tow to this ridiculous decision to turn the olympics into a freakshow Maybe they are doing it to boost the sagging ratings the games have had...Let me get this into your thick skull Men and women are different we are born differnt, No matter what you do It will Not change that Fact. WE ARE NOT THE SAME For real a post op transexual was not born that way He/she is not natural and made a choice That choice sHould not allow them to compete against people He/she has a clear genetic advantage over. by the way This is about Transexual men competing against women It will be the rare case to see a transexual woman competing against men.For real take that Prejudiced Crap and blow it out your ass... you're fucking disgraceful everytime someone says something based on fact and you don't like it you Cry predujice like Im being Irrational. Another thing, you would agree that the Olympics is a kind of model for youth sports, and The olypics is supposed to send the message of excellence in sports Natural as in Doing your best with what you were born with. Chosing too be a transexual isn't natural. at least with the advertising and the drug scandals or what ever Men were still competing against men and women were still competing against women. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramadas Posted May 19 Report Share Posted May 19 Actually I retract my earlier statement. I'm not too sure if men vs men, women vs women should be changed. Might have unfair advantages for transexuals otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmatas2277 Posted May 19 Report Share Posted May 19 Exactly! I love how some on here try to cover up plain old racism, and discrimination under the guise of "not natural".so i have a question...do the Transexuals compete against the sex they "once were" or "what they are now"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmatas2277 Posted May 19 Report Share Posted May 19 so i have a question...do the Transexuals compete against the sex they "once were" or "what they are now"?ok i ACTUALLY read the article...i still think its unfair..u going to see a lot Transexuals bringing home gold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramadas Posted May 19 Report Share Posted May 19 ok i ACTUALLY read the article...i still think its unfair..u going to see a lot Transexuals bringing home gold...yeah, thats why i retracted my statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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