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International Chess Federation (FIDE) to ban and punish transgender players (www.erininthemorning.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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With these new rules, FIDE has managed to

Imply the mental inferiority of women
Validate the existence of transgender men
Destroy the integrity of awards record-keeping
Call transgender women men

Very nice, FIDE, incredible mental gymnastics performance! 👏 Add them to the ever lengthening sports federation shitlist.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

In the elite men’s crit at the Loughborough Cycling Festival last May, she finished 43rd out of 45. Her final men’s race was the Welsh National Championship in September. Bridges finished second to last.

Previously, she set national records in the junior male category.

Nice of you to provide your own counter-evidence. There we have it, a top athlete in the men's category, slumping to "does she even qualify?" in the men's ratings, but ranking top in the woman's category -- because she was and still is a stellar athlete.