This is a trans man competing in a sport as his assigned birth gender - it's exactly what TERFs like Linehan claim to want

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mickstep on October 19th, 2020 at 18:07 UTC »

You know I really liked Father Ted and the IT crowd and Black Books. Is being a TERF literally this guy's career now? Does he have a Patreon or something to support his tirade against Trans people?

DanteChurch on October 19th, 2020 at 18:14 UTC »

Ok, this story is wildly misunderstood.

The trans wrestler is ftm, however he is forced to wrestle women because the Texas rules for wrestling force him to because he was born female. He wants to wrestle other males but they won't let him. It's not like he is using his transition as an advantage like some weight lifters have arguably done. He wants to wrestle other males because he is male now and finds that to be more fitting to his anatomy and ability.

VictorZiblis on October 19th, 2020 at 18:30 UTC »

I generally avoid centrist viewpoints becuase they're usually just an excuse for allowing fascism but in this rare case? Both sides of the "trans in sports" arguments need to understand that it's a complicated issue that sweeping, generalized rules cannot fix.