Transgender Athletes Research Paper

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Transgender Athletes

“I’ve never felt so overpowered in my life,” said professional MMA fighter Tamikka Brents.“I’ve fought a lot of women and have never felt the strength that I felt in a fight as I did that night. I can’t answer whether it’s because she was born a man or not, because I’m not a doctor. I can only say I’ve never felt so overpowered ever in my life, and I am an abnormally strong female.”

Tamikka wasn't referring to a woman fighter, but Fallon Fox. A transgender fighter who pretends to be a woman and fights women. Tamika felt as if she was in the mens league, not even all her training and strength would help her as she quickly took an L.

Transgenderism has now spread into the public’s eyes. The disorder sometimes known as
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Males are normally stronger, faster and better built that females. Studies show females are on average 15% of all males sporting records. So surely you can even figure out it’s not fair to pair the opposite sex in physical activity.

The International Olympic Committee on the other hand has a different view. Since 2004 you now only have to get sex reassignment surgery to compete in the gender you specify as. As MMA fighter Fallon Fox demonstrators, this surgery makes little difference. But get this the Committee is trying to end the need to get the reassignment surgery, they better make their mind up or we won’t know which gender the athletes are.

Imagine being a girl watching your “female” counterpart walking away with gold, all your struggles and hard work down the drain. Male athletes probably couldn't care less as events using speed and strength will be easier for them. Still, some males might feel a need to lay off because of the disadvantage their “male” opponent might have. She might think she is one of the lads but I not too sure the rest of the competitors will. The males who have had sex reassignment surgery or are just transitioning to women will have a major advantage in various