Gender Studies I

[dxmnkd316]

Re: Gender Studies I

Tier A post

[MissThundercat]

Re: Gender Studies I

No, I think I will fight on this. USAT uses International Olympic Committee standards:

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus Meeting in November 2015 agreed the following guidelines to be taken into account by sports organizations when determining eligibility to compete in male and female competition:
1. Those who transition from female to male are eligible to compete in the male category without restriction.
2. Those who transition from male to female are eligible to compete in the female category under the following conditions:

2.1. The athlete has declared that her gender identity is female. The declaration cannot be changed, for sporting purposes, for a minimum of four years.
2.2. The athlete must demonstrate that her total testosterone level in serum has been below 10 nmol/L for at least 12 months prior to her first competition (with the requirement for any longer period to be based on a confidential case-by-case evaluation, considering whether or not 12 months is a sufficient length of time to minimize any advantage in women’s competition).
2.3. The athlete's total testosterone level in serum must remain below 10nmol/L throughout the period of desired eligibility to compete in the female category.
2.4. Compliance with these conditions may be monitored by testing. In the event of non-compliance, the athlete’s eligibility for female competition will be suspended for 12 months.

So right now, I'm going to the race director and USAT and will tell them both I have blood work they can verify.

[dxmnkd316]

Re: Gender Studies I

Then it’s worth it. You decide what’s important. Go get it girl

[MissThundercat]

Then it’s worth it. You decide what’s important. Go get it girl

Of course, all of this is for naught if I need to have another surgery on my right foot. So I'll fight, but be cautious.

[dxmnkd316]

Re: Gender Studies I

Of course, all of this is for naught if I need to have another surgery on my right foot. So I'll fight, but be cautious.

Good plan. Focus on getting healthy first. Especially if it impacts long-term basic mobility. That's so critical.

[MissThundercat]

Re: Gender Studies I

Good plan. Focus on getting healthy first. Especially if it impacts long-term basic mobility. That's so critical.

Right now, I can't even pick my leg up to get on my bike. So yes, I'll focus on getting healthy first.

[MissThundercat]

Re: Gender Studies I

And part of why I really don't want to date cis men any more. Too often, they won't love me with stubble in the morning. They won't love me with visible chest hair (I don't have a lot, but it's there). I don't have a feminine voice (this still upsets me). The hormone fairy didn't leave me well endowed in the chest (meaning I'm going in for augmentation sometime next year). They don't love me when they find out all that. When they discover I don't meet what they see on PornHub, they bail.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Gender Studies I

And part of why I really don't want to date cis men any more. Too often, they won't love me with stubble in the morning. They won't love me with visible chest hair (I don't have a lot, but it's there). I don't have a feminine voice (this still upsets me). The hormone fairy didn't leave me well endowed in the chest (meaning I'm going in for augmentation sometime next year). They don't love me when they find out all that. When they discover I don't meet what they see on PornHub, they bail.

I assume you know this from experience (or not?); either way, that's terrible.

[MissThundercat]

I assume you know this from experience (or not?); either way, that's terrible.

Life of a trans girl.

[Kepler]

Re: Gender Studies I

No. We can't choose our essential being and we also can't choose our attractions.

As much as I sympathize, I can't see this as a valid criticism of cis men. The whole idea is to embrace who one is, with honesty. If we start putting normative evaluations on desires then we are right back where we started with people being shamed for who they are.

Even though the shoe is on the other foot, that's still wrong.

[MissThundercat]

Re: Gender Studies I

No. We can't choose our essential being and we also can't choose our attractions.

As much as I sympathize, I can't see this as a valid criticism of cis men. The whole idea is to embrace who one is, with honesty. If we start putting normative evaluations on desires then we are right back where we started with people being shamed for who they are.

Even though the shoe is on the other foot, that's still wrong.

Nobody treats you as a fetish.

[Kepler]

Re: Gender Studies I

Nobody treats you as a fetish.

You don't know that.

But yes, I can completely see what you are saying. I was reading your comment as a complaint that cis men prefer cis women to trans women. If I now understand you are saying cis men will give a trans girl a tumble as a lark and then have an early squash game* the next morning. Come see the Bearded Lady! That behavior is inexcusable.

* Always allowing for the fact that cis men also treat cis women this way.

[MissThundercat]

Re: Gender Studies I

You don't know that.

But yes, I can completely see what you are saying. I was reading your comment as a complaint that cis men prefer cis women to trans women. If I now understand you are saying cis men will give a trans girl a tumble as a lark and then have an early squash game* the next morning. Come see the Bearded Lady! That behavior is inexcusable.

* Always allowing for the fact that cis men also treat cis women this way.

So I have some questions for these creeps.

And for all I know, you and Fade would totally be down for a 4 AM IHOP adventure.

[Kepler]

Re: Gender Studies I

IHOP adventure.

Beg pardon? I mean... I do like pancakes.

[MissThundercat]

Re: Gender Studies I

Beg pardon? I mean... I do like pancakes.

I see life as an adventure. And I like going to IHOP at 4 AM. Are you coming at that hour or not?