(06-09-2018, 01:49 PM)DJC link Wrote:After all, chromosome abnormalities occur in about 0.5 to 1 per cent of all live births, and that's much more than a few births in a thousand.
Isn't it the XY chromosomes we are worried about, not the other few dozen?
Most XY abnormalities fall in the 1:1000 ratio or much much higher, which by my maths is 0.1% or less!
(06-09-2018, 01:49 PM)DJC link Wrote:The point I am making is that your hypothesis that failed male athletes will undergo gender re-assignment for financial gain simply doesn't stack up.
Who said failed, and who said they would re-assign to participate in a sport, why couldn't they re-assign then decide to participate?
Their are already athletes who post their professional career have gender re-assigned, and they will be free to join another sport as a female under these rules.
In the extreme we could hypothesise a Le Bron James could transition at 35 and becomes an AFLW player at say 40 with physical abilities far beyond the reach of the females in the competition! The fact the possibility exists for any transition male to do this it makes mockery of the sport!
I'm not so certain about your claim nobody would do this, India's eunuchs being a very good example of voluntary gender re-assignment for religion or for profit! What was Caitlyn Jenner's motive, mental health, sexual identification or lifestyle?
Finally, Carlton participate in Carlton Repsects, but for the born female athletes joining AFLW, where is the respect for them in this debate, why are they not allowed to compete against others on equal terms, does respect only apply to people in a minority?
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