Thoughtful & informed response. There are MANY important issues our country should focus on. This isn't one. Also, stop grilling athletes about it to get clicks.
Since 1976, transgender women have been eligible to compete in the ladies' category at major tournaments such as Wimbledon, the United States Open, the Australian Open, and the French Open. Despite this, fifty years later, there has yet to be a transgender woman who has won a Grand Slam title.
In tennis, if a male athlete wishes to transition from the male to female category, the process typically requires the athlete to abstain from competition for several years.
The sport does not permit a male player to simply declare a gender change and immediately participate in female events at Wimbledon or other tournaments.
As both a researcher and a transgender athlete myself, I concur that no male athlete should be allowed to self-identify as female and compete in women’s categories without meeting established criteria.
For male athletes seeking to compete as females, the regulations specify strict hormonal requirements. They must undergo hormone therapy involving testosterone suppression and estrogen supplementation for a minimum of two years. During this period, they are required to maintain testosterone levels below 2.5 nmol/L and undergo additional physical assessments.
Such hormone treatment significantly impacts physical attributes related to athletic performance, including stamina, strength, recovery, and speed.
Research indicates that even in international sports such as cycling, transgender women lose their male advantage within one year of beginning hormone therapy. After three to four years of treatment, a male athlete would likely experience diminished physical capabilities, making it improbable to compete successfully or win at the Grand Slam level in women’s tennis.
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Vince Young explains his parenting style and why he refuses to turn his son’s football career into an extension of his own
“I don’t get involved with the coaching stuff. I help out. I go throw the ball to him. Point out little small things that I feel like he can fix.”
“Me, I’m more so like loving him. ‘I’m proud of you, son.’ I’m a fan.”
“I’m going to watch my son, man. I’m just proud of him.”
“I didn’t have my dad around. He was in and out of jail. I had to depend on guys like TJ’s dad… And my other teammates’ dads… To tell me they were proud of me.”
“When I’m around my kids… I want them to know… ‘I love you.’ I’m not on your ass… Telling you what you can do better. I’m not yelling at you.”
“You’re going to make mistakes… But let’s fix it together.”
“Me and my son and daughter… We go to therapy together. They hear me talk to the therapist… And vent out what’s bothering me… Then he and she can feel comfortable doing the same thing.”
Wolfers: For nine out of the last 10 presidencies, if you’d said, “How much should we blame the president for what’s going on with the economy right now?” I would have said that the president is just one factor among many.
That’s what I would have said nine out of 10 times. This is the 10th time.
There’s literally no question about the cause of the current oil price spike. It is that we decided to go to war in Iran on an open-ended, ill-defined mission, and we’re not quite sure what to do. The Iranians took over the Strait of Hormuz, and now the global economy is substantially fractured and global energy markets are in disarray. There’s no question about what caused that. We know that because we actually saw things get a little bit better in June during the ceasefire, but those happy days are behind us.
There’s also no question that tariffs are a complete own goal. They’ve led to higher prices paid by Americans. And that, I think, explains why, if you look at the United States compared to our peers in the G7—think of these as other economies that are kind of like, if the U.S. economy had mates, this is who they’d be—comparable large industrialized economies, the United States right now has higher inflation than any of them. We’re number one, but it’s not one of those good number ones.
And let me just add: it really does hurt my heart because we know how not to screw things up. Any economics textbook, anyone who’s taken introductory economics, would know that there are large economic costs to going to war. They would know that starting a global trade war in a chaotic and incoherent fashion is all downside and no upside.
Not a soccer guy but LOVED the World Cup.
Decided to try MLS on a 113 degree Vegas Saturday - no bueno.
The issue: MLS doesn't feature the best in the world. It's just not a comparable product to NHL or NFL. Meh.
@thisishowivegas@AriaLV Hi Nikki! Not sure how you showed up on my feed, but now that I've seen the profile, your love for Vegas is infectious - I'm excited FOR you! From one degen to another, have a fantastic week here!
Mamdani: In a win for every ice cream lover across New York City, we will work with the state to do away with the frozen dessert permit that requires restaurants to seek out a superfluous second permit for what they’re already doing: serving food.
No more treat-sploitation, as we say.
Right now, barbershops need three licenses to cut hair: one to be a barber, one to own the shop, and one from the city on top of both.
The state of affairs is frankly anti-fade, and we will not stand for it, which is why we will work with the state to streamline these licenses as well.
And to the bingo enthusiasts out there, for too long, the potential earnings of a hot streak at bingo have been capped by arcane rules that no longer reflect how the game is actually being played.
With OPEN, DCWP will remove unnecessary regulations, including prize limits.
These are just a few of the improvements we are proud to announce today as we make it clear we are in the pocket of Big Abuela.
@BreezeAirways I tried and was on hold for a while / got an automated menu.
It's jusr $8 in points. Please don't make me jump through hoops. I've used the wifi before with no issue as you can see with my account.
@BreezeAirways it's only 800 points=$8. honesty not worth a phone call it happened, you can ask your team - if you can provide the credit would be appreciated
@SuperBookNV@CaesarsSports Hello. For those of us with $ in the Westgate Sportsbook app, how much longer will we be able to use it, and when do we have to withdraw account $ by?
People are often critical of Victoria Beckham but to see this outpouring of emotion here from her as England scores a goal shows her deep connection with both football and the team.
I'm Italian and lived in Manhattan for years. @amyjoon_ is right, Little Italy is a small tourist neighborhood in 2026. If you're an actual Italian immigrant that could afford NYC, you'd live somewhere else.
People melting down that Mamdani’s ‘immigrant enclaves’ post skipped Little Italy are wild. I bet you there are ZERO Italy-born residents living in Little Italy. It’s a theme park for tourists and a great place to get cannoli. It is not an immigrant enclave.
The net effect of this decision is political parties will have more power over individual candidates. When elections are over, winning candidates will feel more obligated to vote with their parties instead of their constituents.
Fewer Thomas Massies and Ro Khannas, more zombies.
NBC Sports Presents All 15 Games Live Nationally – An MLB First – On Special “Star-Spangled Sunday” Across NBC, Peacock, And NBCSN This Sunday, July 5
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@LeBatardShow is annoyingly woke - at least he owns it. But a HUGE edge for Meadowlark and all the people he employs. @craigcartonlive is merely a drifter with no authenticity or loyalty
MrBeast says tipping a pizza delivery driver $10,000 led to the best reaction he’s ever seen
“I tipped a pizza delivery guy $10,000, he didn’t really react too much, but the next day he came back and I was like oh God, was he gonna ask for more money”
“I open the door and he just started crying, he was like I didn’t even think this money was real, I just took tomorrow off work and I haven’t seen my kids in so long because I work every day, I just gotta spend a day with my daughter, this is the greatest day of my life”
“I’m opening the door about to be like bro I don’t have more money, and then he hits me with that and I just 180’d so quick, better than when I give people a million dollars, nothing beats that one”