Jenner Woman of the Year

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

Bentleyspop said:

JWPearl said:

disgusting
i dont care if you have womanly attributes
if it hangs God meant for you to be what
functionally works properly a bloke!!!!!...

I never understand some people's extreme level of fear, hate, and ignorance

Can you clarify what you mean by ignorance?

Ignorance like believing in things like Santa Claus, fairies, magical gods... or ignorance like looking down at other people?

Amongst the Ani said:

She killed someone this year. Regardless of being a man or woman they gave an award for woman of the year to someone that killed someone this year. Whats next, Jared Fogle for father of the year.

Bentleyspop said:

Amongst the Ani said:

She killed someone this year. Regardless of being a man or woman they gave an award for woman of the year to someone that killed someone this year. Whats next, Jared Fogle for father of the year.

It was an accident.
The roads were wet and he (at the time he was still "he") was driving under the posted speed limit.

JWPearl said:

disgusting
i dont care if you have womanly attributes
if it hangs God meant for you to be what
functionally works properly a bloke!!!!!...

PJ_Soul said:

PP193448 said:

I don't think people care that Caitlyn is transgender, the question is why the hell does she deserve any award just because of it, especially any woman of the year type award. Should an award for woman of the year not go to someone like Malala Yousafzai?? That would be way more deserved...

It's GLAMOUR MAGAZINE. A fucking fashion rag. Malala deserves better than that.

Dirtie_Frank said:

Drowned Out said:

Dirtie_Frank said:

If a man becomes a transgender woman can he/she then compete against women in athletic competitions?

See MMA fighter Fallon Fox
A Medical And Scientific Analysis of Transgender MMA Fighters. Do They Have an Advantage?
http://fightmedicine.net/uncategorized/a-medical-and-scientific-analysis-of-transgender-mma-fighters-do-they-have-an-advantage
The key question is whether Fox, being born a male, has a distinct physical advantage over her genetically female opponents. A cornerstone of muscle physiology is that a muscle strength, or the force it can generate, is directly proportional to its cross sectional area. In other words, bigger muscles can generate stronger forces. Therefore, if Fox had bigger muscles, than theoretically she would be able to generate more force than her opponents. This concept, however, simplifies the biologic make-up of a gender-specific muscle. It’s not just a question of muscle size, but also composition.

A simple equation in physics in Force = Mass x Acceleration. More specifically, the lean muscle mass a person has theoretically can determine how much force and damage they can inflict on their opponent. Genetic males tend to have higher amounts of lean muscle mass, less fat, and more dense bones than their genetic female counterparts. So, if Fox was born a male, then she should be bringing those tools with her into the fight. However, a major part of gender re-assignment surgery is not just the physical act of the surgery itself, but also subsequent hormonal therapy. The effects of this hormonal therapy helps the transgendered male–>female person look more female. In the process, lean muscle mass decreases; total body and muscle fat increases, and bone density decreases. This has been studied in male–>female transgender individuals compared to male controls. After treatment, all of these things the transgender females have less lean muscle mass, more fat, and thinner bones than their male controls. This, however, has not been studied against female controls. The reason being is that medical doctors are performing these studies, not to compare the transgender patients to females, but to study if the hormonal therapy can lead to diseases such as osteoporosis, or thin bones.

Before the 2004 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee ruled that transgendered athletes may compete as their re-assigned gender provided they have undergone hormonal therapy for more than 2 years, or the surgery occurred before puberty. The Transgender Athlete Policy has also been adopted by the World Tennis Association, LGPA/PGA and U.S. Track and Field.

You have seen to leave out an important portion of the document.

However, what is clear is that transgender individuals that underwent surgery after puberty will retain some male features, such as increased height. Male–>Female transgender patients tend to retain more muscle mass than female–>male transgender patients gain, suggesting that some gender-specific attributes remain. Whether effects such as height will prove beneficial in MMA like they do in other sports such as basketball remains to be seen. Another question is if the fighter is completely transgendered. Taking estrogens without castration will leak out testosterone that can maintain muscle mass. Furthermore, how much estrogen is being taken? If it’s not enough, then muscle strength can be closer to male levels.