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Cake day: June 21st, 2023

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  • Genuian question here, are there any studies on bone structure and joint strength of trans athletes? The article says there’s no scientific evidence to prevent trans athletes but only talks about testosterone. The complains I have heard center more around a person who had natural male hormones until say 16, and so had puberty male growth in bones and joints to support male muscle mass. Then, transitioned. The hormone levels would be the same as any other female athlete, but would prior bone and joint growth be “locked in”?

    Does that give an advantage? Especially in a sport like swimming where arm length and shoulder size are so critical for the physics of propultion through water.








  • I liked it. I think there may be a difference between American moderates today with LGBTq and American moderates in the past on racial issues. In the US moderates are pretty progressive on lgb issues (Idk about the t yet) compared to the rest of the world (including South America in my understanding). But American moderates were pretty behind on racial issues in the 60s, as it was still decades before interracial relationship on TV were shown regularly or interracial marriage was legal.

    In the US at least there has been real progress in most cities that make up the majority of the population, or suburbs where all the moderates in the US live. Political progress comes in stutter steps with political power since not much gets done.



  • In my experience it’s a spectrum that can range from friendly, to hate, like any other diverse groups of people.

    I’ve been in a lot of LGBTQ spaces, or in spaces adjacent to those spaces, including dating and roommates and friends etc. The majority of the time everyone is friendly and it’s a great community. Just be respectful and treat everyone like a human being.

    But, there are some spaces that as a cis-het person you are not welcome and and not wanted. For example, my roommate was in a Gay volleyball league, and though I would have liked to go I was never invited, and the general vibe was that cis guys are really not allowed. My sister is a lesbian, and especially in lesbian spaces cis-het there can be a real discomfort to even dislike for cis-het men. I’ve personally heard on two separate occasions lesbian women say that they “hate all cis-men” (I think they assumed I wasn’t cis, I don’t always present cis-het).

    So don’t assume that every space will be open to you, and that every person will want to be friends with you, and it’s because you are cis-het. As an ally that can sting sometimes, being excluded because of your sexual orientation, but that’s how it is. Just remember that most people are really great, and there’s a lot of history and circumstances that led to the creation of those LGBTQ only spaces. Good luck!