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I know someone that happened to. He was understandably light on the details but said it was agony. No surprise there.
Apparently it’s usually caused by something called bell clapper deformity which sounds bad enough on its own.

It's hard to know what the best outcome is here. If Hubbard wins that would be unjust to the female competitors, but at the same time might spur on change to make female sports 'women only' on account of the clear advantage M2Fs have.

If she loses, some will claim that it means trans athletes don't have an advantage (which is inaccurate, plus this individual is a good couple of decade+ older than most competitors and so isn't the most extreme example) and it might usher in further repeats of this down the line.

You’d more likely be retching than reaching, I would have thought.

Precious McKenzie must be turning in his grave reading this…

Following Palace since 25 Feb 1978

Right you are. More than right. In the face of madness, from all sides really, I like to maintain a sense of fairness. However, fairness doesn't equal fantasy. If a woman trains her whole life to achieve her dream, I'm not eager to give a high five to someone who hops onto the girl bus 2/3 down the road. Sure, I appreciate that nature has its quirks, and I would never be an asshole about someones person challenges or decisions if that's what they need to do. There are certain biological realities though, and I'm also never going to be cheering on this person, much in the same way that I wouldn't be doing so for a (former) man giving a beating to a woman in a boxing ring. If anything she damaged her cause. I would expect even most trans people cringe at the attention someone forcing their way into these competitions causes. It's not ability; it's self indulgence.

Edited by BlueJay (23 Jun 2021 2.27am)