Surfer Bethany Hamilton says she won’t compete in WSL events if new transgender rules are upheld

epah said:
If you are born a man then you should be competing against men, what you identify yourself as at a later stage in life should be left in the bedroom, other than that go join the Rupauls drag race Olympics and leave actual sports alone.
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Screw that. We're all equal here. One event for everyone is the way to go
 
ShaunSA said:
Screw that. We're all equal here. One event for everyone is the way to go
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Can't be done. The fats can't cope. Earlier posts indicate strenuous exercise and that would exclude them.
 
If an activity requires physical strength to compete, simply change the rules to include everyone.

If you cannot do three chin ups, you're out. Whatever you identify as.

/sorry
 
William Foster said:
Why is there no trans division? It seems like a pretty logical step forward toward inclusivity. New bitches should have to earn it.
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Then they would have to separate the divisions. Male to female division and then a female to male division. My Fokk life is so complicated these days. Can we go back to medieval times where people were just simply gay but kept their sex/identity the same. Life was so much easier back then. I wonder what we are going to have 20 years from now.
 
ponder said:
edition.cnn.com

Surfer Bethany Hamilton says she won't compete in WSL events if new transgender rules are upheld | CNN

Surfer Bethany Hamilton says she won't compete at future World Surf League (WSL) events if it upholds its new policy on transgender athletes, saying she wants to see a different division created for transgender people to compete in.
edition.cnn.com edition.cnn.com

Surfer Bethany Hamilton says she won’t compete at future World Surf League (WSL) events if it upholds its new policy on transgender athletes, saying she wants to see a different division created for transgender people to compete in.

The WSL recently announced it would be adopting the International Surfing Association (ISA) policy on transgender participation, which requires trans-female athletes to maintain a testosterone level of less than five nmol/L for at least 12 months in order to compete in the women’s division.

In a video posted on Instagram Sunday, Hamilton asks, “Is a hormone level an honest and accurate depiction that someone indeed is a male or female? Is it as simple as this?”

“I personally won’t be competing in or supporting the World Surf League if this rule remains,” she said.
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If there is competition it should be separated or fully combined, ie: sexes or none.
 
She is not the only one,

beachgrit.com

World Surf League broadsided by surf legends, including Kelly Slater, Shane Dorian, Bethany Hamilton and its own North Shore water patrol, loudly denouncing new policy allowing trans-women to compete at highest level! - BeachGrit

"Speak your truth! Less than 1% of people think this policy reflects fairness," says big-wave surf legend Shane Dorian. "Quite the opposite”
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looking at Hamilton's socials she is getting huge support. All they want is that trans people have their own division.

Just to quote Dorian,

“Speak your truth!” wrote Shane Dorian. “Thank you for being brave enough to stand up for what you believe. Don’t listen to people who hurl the word transphobic at anyone who’s beliefs don’t align perfectly with theirs. These are complicated problems with no clear solution. Regardless, there are many people who love and support the trans community who agree with you on these issues…Less than 1% of people think this policy reflects fairness. Quite the opposite”
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Fulcrum29 said:
She is not the only one,

beachgrit.com

World Surf League broadsided by surf legends, including Kelly Slater, Shane Dorian, Bethany Hamilton and its own North Shore water patrol, loudly denouncing new policy allowing trans-women to compete at highest level! - BeachGrit

"Speak your truth! Less than 1% of people think this policy reflects fairness," says big-wave surf legend Shane Dorian. "Quite the opposite”
beachgrit.com beachgrit.com

looking at Hamilton's socials she is getting huge support. All they want is that trans people have their own division.

Just to quote Dorian,
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Transphobic, if you put them in their own division then they are saying they are not real women like they identify.
 
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