This might not be the right forum to ask this question, but since it’s already going I thought I’d present it here. As you know, there’s been a lot in the news lately about transgender athletes. Mostly transgender females (male-to-female) being barred from participating in female events. The argument being that they are, for all intents and purposes, still a male competing against birth females, and that the male->female trans athlete has an unfair advantage against birth females. But it got me wondering about events where a female->male trans athlete might have an advantage over birth male athletes. For me, when I think about this transgender issue, initially events like track & field, swimming, wrestling, etc. come to mind. But I wonder if there are events like the male gymnastics disciplines where a female->male might have an advantage over a birth male. Maybe diving???
In my work (Psychiatrist) I have a few trans patients. I know one trans man who ran marathons before and after transition. Getting back into running after surgery and on hormones he said "wow, testosterone is amazing, I am going faster on less training." He was about middle of the pack before transition and much further back as a man, but was having fun.
In my work (Psychiatrist) I have a few trans patients. I know one trans man who ran marathons before and after transition. Getting back into running after surgery and on hormones he said "wow, testosterone is amazing, I am going faster on less training." He was about middle of the pack before transition and much further back as a man, but was having fun.
