# Transgender weightlifter wins women's competition.

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**Created:** [March 22, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-weightlifter-wins-womens-competition/782763 "2017-03-22T15:06:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-weightlifter-wins-womens-competition/782763/81 "2017-03-28T20:53:18Z")

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> [@cmkeller](#):
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> Una Persson:
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> Is it bigotry when none other than Renee Richards expresses a similar opinion? From [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Richards):
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> > “Having lived for the past 30 years, I know if I’d had surgery at the age of 22, and then at 24 went on the tour, no genetic woman in the world would have been able to come close to me. And so I’ve reconsidered my opinion.”

Renee Richards is incorrect. All evidence suggests that after a couple of years of suppressing/eliminating testosterone production, a trans woman’s strength is comparable to other women of her weight/height/level of fitness. A 24-year-old, post-transition Renee Richards might well have beaten most opponents, but that would have been a function of her skill, not her natal gender.

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