Biological Men Win in Women's Sports

Cultural Madness:
Men Competing In Women's Sports

4-11-18, Dr Michael Brown -- I have compassion for those who genuinely struggle with their gender identity. It's something I wouldn't wish on anyone, something I do not treat lightly. At the same time, I'm against today's cultural madness where perception becomes reality. 

In the latest example of this madness, the Boston Marathon (among other marathons) announced that men 'who identify as women' can compete with the women. Since everyone runs together, it would simply mean that their times would be compared with the times of the female runners. And since both the male winner and the female winner receive the same prize money ($150,000 in Boston), if a man who identifies as a woman beats the other ladies, he wins! These men are not biological women, and it is not fair for a biological male to compete against a biological female; period.

A 2014 report from the University of Helsinki indicated that, "Identifying genetic associations with X chromosomal genes can be particularly valuable in helping researchers to understand why some characteristics, such as height, strength, etc differ between sexes. 

Because women have two copies of this chromosome
​and men only one.

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Recently "Andraya Yearwood, a freshman who was born a male, won the girls 100-meter and 200-meter dashes at the Connecticut high school Class M state championships. Kate Hall, Senior at Stonington High School won the 2017 girls 100-meter dash Class M state title as a sophomore. However, this year she came in second to the male Yearwood. She was tearful in the aftermath, the Hartford Courant reported Kate saying: "It's frustrating, but that's just the way it is now." More here

In the past, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the world’s governing body for track and field, sought to preserve the male-female division by administering gynecological exams, chromosome tests, or hormone tests to ensure fair competition - that a man is a man and a woman is truly a woman. This is no longer required. Example: South African athlete ... man turned woman, Caster Semenya has been at the center of fierce controversy [also Dutee Chand from India*] over whether he/she should be allowed to compete in women's races. It was revealed that Semenya has hyperandrogenism -- meaning elevated testosterone levels. And in Rio, Caster beat many women in the 800 winning the gold and $55,000 cash prize. More here