Comments by "Shalanaya" (@Shalanaya) on "Lia Thomas, the first openly transgender swimmer to win the NCAA, speaks out | Nightline" video.

Her body is not at the same level of other men, lol, not even close, hormones change the strength, bones, plus trans women are generally born witrh less bone density than both males and females, it doesnt take a genius to see that she is obviously at the womens level, otherwise she would not compete, there are experts who allowed her to compete based on the measurements they have been doing for ts women for decades, general public has no say on this if they dont know these details. She has every right to complete in womens sports, period.
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Trans women athletes who undergo HRT increase their estradiol, which is affecting total body fat percentage, and reduces T to the same levels of average females, all this is reducing muscle mass, red blood cell count & other factors important for athletic performance, and the fat storage in a female pattern affects speed, Lia has more disadvantages than most people realize. This has to be taken on an individual basis, because she no longer has a male body, not even close, anyone can see that it is developing in a female pattern, changing her bones, muscles, fat, just because someone is taller and has a seemingly male skeleton does not mean it has any advantage, there are females just as much tall, would that be advantage, sure, but disadvantage in other areas of the body. Her lung size when adjusted for height has no advantage for example, especially when there's been studies demonstrating that lung size is not a good predictor for sport performance, as the differences are due to respiratory muscles enhancement, not lung size, there are studies for pelvic width difference showing that it also has no advantages in swimming between males and females, Trans women who started HRT even after male puberty can have far less muscle mass than natural born females and are fully eligible to compete with women even as boxers and be more weaker, just like some males are smaller or naturally less developed than some females, this is highly individual, especially after HRT is started where differences are even more blurred. Comments on this thread just prove how most lay men are not just completely ignorant, but acting based on prejudice, not actual knowledge and experise, speaking about things they have no clue about. It is actually hilarious, it seems like everyone is an expert these days.
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@r-platt Well said! The majority of people are ignorant about the changes thru HRT, including the unique biology trans women are born with, most ppl hate trans people, why should they have any say on this matter anyway, I leave it to sport experts who measure ts womens bodies on an individual basis if they can compete.
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@Chuwks999 Im not even trans myself and know what their condition is, it's not feeling like a woman or man, it's being it, you could be locked up alone somewhere in the antractica or being blind and deaf and still desire to transition, because it is a physiological matter, where brain does not match the body, chromosome mismatch happens to all kinds of ppl, not just intersex.
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She's a true hero for me, she is bringing so much empowerment towards men and women by expanding our view of what is a man or woman, as that can never be determined by our limited sexist perspectives of biology, she was born a female. People just need to wake up to see things more clearly. Even as a non trans person myself I can admit the majority of people are totally ignorant about the changes thru HRT, most ppl hate trans people, why should they have any say on this matter anyway, if that was the case they would have already been genocided, I'm sure many trans people understand the majority of people will be against this, beause they are prejudiced and ignorant, they are a stigmitized minority for a reason. I leave it to sport experts who measure ts womens bodies on an individual basis if they can compete, not based on ignorant perspectives of biological sex. I love how pure Lia is in comparison to all other people criticizing her with so much evil and hatred in their eyes.
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She was born a biological woman as well, gender identity has a basis in biology, our brain is the largest sex organ. She is a handicap woman, define it as you wish, but she belongs in womens sports. She has no UNFAIR advantage, she has an advantage, but disadvantage in other areas of the body, no one looks the same. Her muscle mass has been reduced to female range, this has been measured, so she could compete.
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@rogeriogouvea7278 I agree it can be political, why else would they make so much media noise around it. But then again, why now, for 2 decades trans women and men have been competing with the genders they were transitioning into, and no one complained. I dont agree it is necessary for trans people to have their own category, because that is unfair, take trans girls who started hormones at 12, and then those who started them at late 30's, the body is going to be vastly different, so much so that not even their gynecologists can find they're not cis females, fact. To me trans people's bodies should be taken on an individual basis, some male bodies are closer to a female frame in some key areas than some females themselves...
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You're ignorant. She laughs because that accusation is ridiculous, she probably knows well, as most trans people I guess, that she has no unfair advantage, hormones over time change the whole body structure, her muscles are within the female range, she is just a freak of nature as a woman, but still a woman, it is nowhere near natural male body type, the sex is drastically changed = primary and secondary characteristics.
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Hardly, they have probably the least rights of all minorities currently, have you seen all those bills, and people talking about preparing a genocide against them. Ignorant ppl just jump on this bandwagon without realizing they have joined the agenda aimed at the end against all of us.
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@SlayByJay Have you seen tall women standing against small petite women? Youd get the same impression, female atheletes are freaks of nature, if anything sports based on sex was ridiculous since its inception, it should be based on physiology that matters to that sport in particular. And the fact you call her him just tells me something about fairness too, imho ppl like you should not be judges of her fate whatsoever
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@MoneySoul Yes because I know something about HRT, and how their hormones are on the same level with womens, and how muscles are reduced to womens range, and how weak you feel on those hormones, the length of the body is not the marker that gives her necessary advantage over other women, if those women have advantage in other regions of the body
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@MoneySoul She does not have a male body anymore, thats pure science, male body does not develop that way naturally.
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@Perroden I do, I am trans. you have no experience, so please shut up. Thank you.
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@Perroden it is HER feelings, she was borna FEMALE, gender identity is biological, our largest sex organ basically, her body is fully male, it has been drastically altered, enough for other women to have more advantage in some critical areas of the body. Hormones weaken you.
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@Lalalovee_1989 You are absolutely mad and ignorant!!!! her body is within the female range, this has been already measured. HRT are constantly changing the body, in a few years it will be even more female than now.
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@larryhouse3776 HRT and surgery are changing the biology of primary and secondary characteristics, and over time to the degree where it can be indistinguishible from other women. This is higjly individual, thats why I know why you're ignorant, I transitioned myself, so I have an experience about this myself. Hormones are rewiring your physical being, because its hormones that build our body, only them. Why do you think even gynecologists can't see the difference, and need proof they're trans.
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