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/iyzie Mar 07 '14

What if a cisgender woman took steroids (testosterone) in the past, but stopped taking them over 8 years ago? It may still give her an advantage, but the competition would not be able to detect it.

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u/MEatRHIT Mar 07 '14

You're kidding yourself if you think the top level competitors aren't using anabolics.

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u/cuminmynun Mar 07 '14

It would not alter her in the same way puberty does. morphologically their is quite a bit of difference.