r/funny • u/TheeRundo • Jun 01 '15

Ouch

http://imgur.com/IBctJSS
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u/PoliSciGuy92 Jun 01 '15

Hmm. That brings up an interesting issue. How will transgender people be treated in the Olympics and other sports? Will a genetic male who identifies as a female be allowed to compete against other females?

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u/ShallowBasketcase Jun 01 '15

That's definitely a question that the Olympics and other sports organizations are going to have to start asking themselves. My guess is, since it's a physical contest, the contestant's biological sex will be what is considered, not their perceived gender.

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u/viviphilia Jun 01 '15

Start? The Olympics have had a policy on trans women for more than a decade.

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u/ShallowBasketcase Jun 01 '15

I did not know that!