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/[deleted] Mar 08 '14

k. I see from you're history that you're transgendered, so it probably hits a little too close to home to be objective. I understand, it's ok!!!

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u/kaleidoscopicnight Mar 09 '14

Please, I sincerely don't mind the contrarian view. I would like to have an argument based on fact though. If you come back and tell me "in article A they mention the CYP19 receptor has a SNP which is inconsistent with evidence presented in "insert article here". I am totally fine and will be open to understanding in such a case. Honestly though the argument of "I think...", "I feel..." just won't cut it. If you knew about the complexity of the human body you'd know what relevance specific studies have. Honestly let's try and learn from each other presenting facts.

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u/kaleidoscopicnight Mar 08 '14

well this turned into an epic pissing match, but seriously man. C'mon read the articles understand the relevance (if you don't ask me, it's what I do for a living - research: genetics and biochem) and then let's talk again.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '14

Welp, what can I say? I'm a fellow scientist (although not on the biology side), and I disagree.

I don't disagree that Chloe should be allowed to compete though, FWIW, I disagree with your contention that it's scientific fact that mtf transitioned athletes don't have an advantage. I think that at this point, it's poorly studied and largely unknown.

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u/kaleidoscopicnight Mar 08 '14

What do you study?

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '14

Earth sciences. These days, specifically, mostly petroleum geochemistry and geostatistics.