# 🦞 Trans rights **URL:** \ **Category:** Reasonably serious discussion\ **Created:** [11 October 2018 12:09 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670 "2018-10-11T12:09:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Intiniki](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/intiniki/32/9_2.png) [@Intiniki](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Intiniki)\ **Post date:** [3 March 2019 16:56 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/141 "2019-03-03T16:56:12Z")
If only they’d put us in charge with our “common sense” approach on all issues, they would be resolved in a day. ---
**Author:** ![Numptyboi](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/numptyboi/32/25_2.png) [@Numptyboi](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Numptyboi)\ **Post date:** [4 March 2019 08:54 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/142 "2019-03-04T08:54:50Z")
To be honest, if i was 18 now and entered a cycling event like this i’d still be on the fucking track trying to finish after having my arse handed to me on a plate by some super fit ladies. Seriously, though, have to agree with the sentiment above and what Davies and Navratilova have said. ---
**Author:** ![Intiniki](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/intiniki/32/9_2.png) [@Intiniki](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Intiniki)\ **Post date:** [4 March 2019 10:00 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/143 "2019-03-04T10:00:05Z")
> **[Women's race halted after 'catching men'](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/47433583)** > > The women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was halted after Nicole Hanselmann almost caught the men's race. ---
**Author:** ![Numptyboi](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/numptyboi/32/25_2.png) [@Numptyboi](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Numptyboi)\ **Post date:** [4 March 2019 10:57 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/144 "2019-03-04T10:57:04Z")
Ha ha! Superb! ---
**Author:** ![Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cobham-saint/32/99252_2.png) [@Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Cobham-Saint)\ **Post date:** [4 March 2019 22:18 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/145 "2019-03-04T22:18:10Z")
> Hmmmm ---
**Author:** ![CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cb-saint/32/95251_2.png) [@CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/CB-Saint)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2019 07:20 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/146 "2019-03-05T07:20:55Z")
Fuck this, from now on I am going to identify as a eight year old. The Ayatollah keeps telling me I am always being childish so I already have acceptance from the person who knows me best. Those little fuckers had better watch out on sports day, I am going to wipe the floor with them ---
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2019 08:55 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/147 "2019-03-05T08:55:21Z")
I’m going to identify as a 21 year old. 🙄 Meanwhile, Sharron Davies is right. We’ve seen this play out with Caster Semyana in Athletics and in a way with the Oscar Pistorius runner not murderer situation. We can classify athletes in the Special Olympics so why is it a problem, unless we start to apply the same even standards and ruin inclusion by forcing blind skiers to race on ability or allow wheelchair racers into Olympic 100m races. Transgender rights are important & I’m proud that I recognise that, being trapped in the wrong body is horrific, but having post op competitors against clean athletes is not the way forwards. ---
**Author:** ![pap](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/pap/32/74795_2.png) [@pap](https://www.sotonians.com/u/pap)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2019 09:11 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/148 "2019-03-05T09:11:22Z")
Oh aye. Let’s ban one of the only truly decent things the UK has ever bequeathed to the world. ---
**Author:** ![Intiniki](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/intiniki/32/9_2.png) [@Intiniki](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Intiniki)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2019 09:50 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/149 "2019-03-05T09:50:31Z")
Yep. It will free up a lot of time for other stuff. People can still do sport to keep fit and for mental health just not competitively. ---
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2019 10:07 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/150 "2019-03-05T10:07:33Z")
Yeah, let’s sell off all the school & community owned sports fields & facilities to the elite so they can make more money building houses, don’t need them anymore. Oh wait… ---
**Author:** ![PhilippineSaint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/philippinesaint/32/3978_2.png) [@PhilippineSaint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/PhilippineSaint)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2019 10:09 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/151 "2019-03-05T10:09:21Z")
That was my school years @Polski_Filip We lost two football pitches, a rugby pitch, and a low fence to escape from the school at lunchtime. ---
**Author:** ![Barry-Sanchez](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/barry-sanchez/32/76_2.png) [@Barry-Sanchez](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Barry-Sanchez)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2019 11:44 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/152 "2019-03-05T11:44:08Z")
The way to stop this farce is to have same sex sports, or have a transgender section of the sport, it must be thoroughly disheartening for athletes. ---
**Author:** ![Barry-Sanchez](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/barry-sanchez/32/76_2.png) [@Barry-Sanchez](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Barry-Sanchez)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2019 11:48 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/153 "2019-03-05T11:48:45Z")
> [@Intiniki](#): > > **Yep. It will free up a lot of time for other stuff. People can still do sport to keep fit and for mental health just not competitively.** I do hope this is a piss take. ---
**Author:** ![Intiniki](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/intiniki/32/9_2.png) [@Intiniki](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Intiniki)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2019 12:05 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/154 "2019-03-05T12:05:11Z")
Didn’t say that. Anyway think my tongue in cheek response has been lost. Although if there was less football on I’d be a much happier human. ---
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2019 13:06 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/155 "2019-03-05T13:06:13Z")
LESS FOOTBALL! Says a poster on a FOOTBALL FORUM! Burn the Witch. Oh wait, we can’t the Thermostat is broken. FREEZE the Witch! 🙄🕶🤪 ---
**Author:** ![Intiniki](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/intiniki/32/9_2.png) [@Intiniki](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Intiniki)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2019 15:11 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/156 "2019-03-05T15:11:27Z")
I’ve always been very open about my views on football. I used to watch it. I even did a fantasy football thing in the echo (think I was 3rd female and in top 100 or so). But just not that interested now. Anyway there are a few interesting articles around trans people at the mo. So we should probably have a read and get back on track. ---
**Author:** ![Lets-B-Drinking](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/lets-b-drinking/32/1041_2.png) [@Lets-B-Drinking](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Lets-B-Drinking)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2019 16:53 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/157 "2019-03-05T16:53:14Z")
I’m going to identify as Sharron Davies’ sex slave. ---
**Author:** ![Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cobham-saint/32/99252_2.png) [@Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Cobham-Saint)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2019 19:43 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/158 "2019-03-05T19:43:36Z")
Been following a particularly shouty debate on Twatter. This Rachel McKinnon seems very shouty, when it suits. > ---
**Author:** ![lifeintheslowlane](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/lifeintheslowlane/32/690_2.png) [@lifeintheslowlane](https://www.sotonians.com/u/lifeintheslowlane)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2019 19:53 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/159 "2019-03-05T19:53:10Z")
Well there you have it…no point entering a discussion with someone who believes they have all the answers. ---
**Author:** ![Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cobham-saint/32/99252_2.png) [@Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Cobham-Saint)\ **Post date:** [5 March 2019 20:04 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670/160 "2019-03-05T20:04:06Z")
Blocked over 70000 people apparently- most have just liked comments not 100% in agreement. Something not quite right/stable there imho. [Previous page](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670.md?page=7) [Next page](https://www.sotonians.com/t/trans-rights/4670.md?page=9)