Enough Already

CNN lured me in with a headline proclaiming that support for transgender athletes competing in sports based on their gender affiliation is falling. Say it isn’t so. The implication naturally is that Americans actually should support this gender nonsense. Fact: less than a third support it and that number is falling. And the reason, according to the CNN article, is a Republican campaign to suppress the “science” that “trans men are men and trans women are women,” with data showing that transitioning offers no advantage to trans athletes. That’s not data. That’s a lie. And calling out CNN for disinformation does not make me a transphobe. Call yourself whatever you want, dress however you want but don’t include me in your psychosis. No matter how advanced medical procedures are, transition surgery cannot produce a biologically functioning member of the opposite sex. And any male athlete that transitions to female after puberty has already gained the advantages of being a biological male. Any first-year biology major can tell you the difference between phenotype and genotype. Phenotype is the outward appearance of the organism, whereas genotype is the actual genetic makeup of the organism.  You can alter the appearance surgically, but you cannot alter genetic makeup. Nor can you alter the sex organs to make them functional for procreation. And how about that data?  How can a mediocre male swimmer transition to female and become NCAA Division I national champion?  Just watching him tower over his biologically female competitors gives you some idea. In swimming, size matters. He is taller, he has broader shoulders, longer arms, bigger hands, and feet. He has larger lungs, a bigger heart, and leaner muscle mass. This translates into a bigger, more efficient engine with bigger paddles. Similarly, Connecticut high school sports have seen two males that transitioned to females break nearly all of the 17 women’s track and field records. Merely looking at them provides all the data you need. They are bigger, stronger, leaner, and more muscular, with narrower hips and broader shoulders than the other biologically female competitors. Not to mention an unsightly bulge in the crotch of their spandex. It’s clearly not right, yet the media wants us to deny what we see in favor of what they feel. Rubbish. International track and field made a stand to preserve the integrity of women’s sports by banning biological males from competing in women’s events. It’s about time the rest of the sporting world put their politics aside and did the same thing to protect female athletes.