Who you are and who or what you want to be are sometimes different things.

 

If your DNA and plumbing indicate you are a male or female, then that's what you are (with rare exception chromosomal disorders.)

 

You can change that cosmetically and use hormone treatment against it, but that doesn't change your DNA.

 

I have no problem pursing that if that's their desire, but you are what you are.  To me this isn't much different than the bathroom.  You can choose what you want be and I don't have a problem with whoever or whatever attracts you... your bathroom is what your DNA dictates.  You should be competing against those with like DNA.

 

That being said... if you are taking substances that are considered performance enhancing and are not allowed for participating athletes, that should be a disqualifier.

 

If the performance enhancing substance list is different for males and females, then it's probably time to update the rules.

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