I agree with all of you guys. The athletic arena and transgenders of ANY kind do not mix well. If we're going to have separated sports (mens/womens) then I absolutely believe that scientific biology should dictate where you compete. I also believe that any trans that wants to die on the proverbial sword over this subject probably has some ulterior motives. Involvement in these types of measured displays of strength and physicality should be completely scientific in nature. As a person who knows and has had deep conversations with a transgender person who has been in my life for 35 years before and after transition, I would argue that most legitimate trans people feel the same way and that such physical displays are actually repulsive to them. Obviously there are exceptions to every rule, so there will be some, like those in this story, who do not feel this way and take advantage of the obvious possible physical advantage of transitioning from male to female. I believe that such people probably have some underlying societal and personal issues that they are compensating for by using said advantage to dominate in sports. They are not achieving equality or advancing a cause. They are simply taking advantage of their situation to create a false sense of superiority and confidence that they have not been able to achieve in any other way throughout their lives. Trans discrimination is very real, very scary, very horrible and, unfortunately for most of society, including myself, something that we struggle with because we don't see it as "normal" behavior. I have had very mixed feelings in regards to the person I have considered a friend for most of my adult life that is trans. I have learned, through their experience and our conversations, that those feelings that I grew up with CAN be defeated by KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING and a realization that there really is nothing in this society that is actually "normal." Obviously this issue is close to me, but I do agree that this issue, like virtually everything else, should be left to a combo plate of science and common sense.