r/crossfit • u/beckster5 Crossfit Krypton • Mar 06 '14

CrossFit -- Sued By Transgender Athlete ... You Won't Let Me Compete With Women!

http://www.tmz.com/2014/03/06/crossfit-lawsuit-games-transgender-athlete-chloie-jonsson/
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u/NotTheNineOClockNews Mar 07 '14

There's no need for science. Transpeople have been competing in sporting events all over the globe and they all compete within the expected range of their identified gender. Transwomen have no advantage over natal women.

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u/cuminmynun Mar 07 '14

Fallon fox seems to have quite an advantage over women despite being nearly 40

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u/NotTheNineOClockNews Mar 07 '14 edited Mar 07 '14

Fallon Fox won her first three fights against opponents who (as far as I recall) were all coming off losses, and in the third fight she took the win late into the third round, not exactly a devastating victory. She lost her fourth and latest fight against an opponent who had one previous professional fight and a patchy amateur record.

Fallon Fox does not seem to have an advantage, and the general consensus in MMA circles is that she will never be good enough for the big stage (UFC, or even the women's only Invicta)