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19. Unfortunately, that was a question that someone else posted. I asked if there had been any trans men who had had...

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Reply #18)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 09:14 PM

Jul 24

success (i.e., by achieving victory) in men's athletic competitions. If that had occurred, I have not heard of it. I was merely wondering if it has occurred. If you don't know whether such an event has ever occurred, that is a perfectly legitimate response. I also do not know. I just have not heard of it.

As to the motivation behind one's participation in such competitions, I agree that only the athletes would know. So, I would not have asked that and indeed did not ask that.

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U.S. Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from Olympic women's sports [View all] The Grand Illuminist Jul 22 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Jul 22 #1

Transgender women participating in sports is a complicated issue. TomSlick Jul 22 #2

Caitlyn Jenner won the men's decathlon at the 1976 Olympics Shrek Jul 24 #14

only applies to the USA team, cannot stop other nations. what, is there a flood of transgender ppl joing olympic teams? msongs Jul 22 #3

How about Transgender men ? JI7 Jul 22 #4

Does that even ever happen? I've never heard of a transgender man achieving success in a men's sporting event. At... xocetaceans Jul 22 #5

Winning isn't the point of thls Oeditpus Rex Jul 23 #7

Why aren't there any transgender men competing in men's sports? pcdb Jul 23 #9

Rhetorical question? Oeditpus Rex Jul 23 #10

What makes you think that there aren't any? Jose Garcia Jul 24 #15

Competition in a sport is about winning. I think you might mean participating and not competing, but even then, sports xocetaceans Jul 23 #11

No, competition in anything is about Oeditpus Rex Jul 23 #12

As I said, you and I don't have apparently any sort of similar definition of sports or of competition. xocetaceans Jul 24 #16

If by 'earlier question' Oeditpus Rex Jul 24 #18

Unfortunately, that was a question that someone else posted. I asked if there had been any trans men who had had... xocetaceans Jul 24 #19

The article touches on this a bit Shrek Jul 24 #13

There's no such thing as "men's" sports Seeking Serenity Jul 24 #17

What about Intersex? maxsolomon Jul 23 #6

I wish I could be alive Oeditpus Rex Jul 23 #8

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