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LPGA Lets Trans Golfers Back On The Greens

As expected the LPGA has dropped its two-year-old requirement that players be “female at birth,” thus barring trans players like Lana Lawless, whose 254-yard drive was responsible for the new rule. Lawless wasn’t happy with the league-mandated discrimination, so she sued. The LPGA’s members, which voted on the matter, saw things her way.

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By: JD
On: Dec 1, 2010
Tagged: Gender, golf, ladies professional golf assocation, lana lawless, long drivers of america, lpga, Sports, Transgender

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No. 1 · Syl · Member · 120 comments
A small but significant victory. It’s important to note that this was decided by a vote by LPGA members, and not “imposed by ‘activist judges’”.

Dec 1, 2010 at 4:52 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 2 · Fitz · Member · 1653 comments
@Syl: A large and significant loss to those of us who like to encourage girls to pursue sports.

Dec 1, 2010 at 5:47 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 3 · The Bony Man
Apparently Syl thinks that letting girls participate in sports isn’t encouraging girls to participate in sports…

Dec 1, 2010 at 6:00 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 4 · j
@The Bony Man: I think you meant fitz. @Fitz: Shut up.

Dec 1, 2010 at 6:16 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 5 · missanthrope
“A large and significant loss to those of us who like to encourage girls to pursue sports.”

Yeah, I’m sure that the one trans woman in LPGA is front and center in the minds of 14 year-old girls when they decide between doing the yearbook club or basketball. Seriously, get a life.

Dec 1, 2010 at 10:33 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 6 · Baxter
Men and women compete in different leagues for a reason. Especially in a sport like golf where upper body strength makes a big difference, people born male have no business playing in a women’s league. This is ridiculous and completely unbalances the playing field.

Dec 1, 2010 at 10:55 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 7 · D Smith
clearly baxter you have no idea just how much of that vaunted “upper body strength” a trans woman loses during transition.

Dec 2, 2010 at 12:20 am · @Reply · Flag
No. 8 · kyals84
@Baxter: You may want
To look up the effects of a trans woman using hormones and muscle loss before opening your mouth

Dec 2, 2010 at 10:59 am · @Reply · Flag
No. 9 · Dino
@missanthrope: Miss Anthrope, will you be my Mrs. Anthrope??

Dec 2, 2010 at 12:04 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 10 · LittleBigBoi
Wow. She is such a delicate little flower. Did she whip out her dick piss on the green to mark this ‘victory’?

Dec 2, 2010 at 4:12 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 11 · Marco
Penny Marshal, is that you, girl?

Dec 2, 2010 at 4:21 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 12 · Baxter
@D Smith: Except that there’s no requirement that a trans woman golfer be using hormones, have surgery, etc. Under the new LPGA rules, Tiger Woods could say he’s now a woman and play on their tour. Sports don’t work without a level playing field and this has just destroyed it.

Dec 4, 2010 at 12:28 am · @Reply · Flag
No. 13 · kyals84 · Member · 15 comments
@Baxter: You act like there is no oversight on these things, I think you are making a lot of speculation. If any sport group is missing a requirement of hormones it is a matter of time until it is added. Do not tell me trans people should not be allowed to play because ‘they may not be on hormones’ when most are and this is easily verifiable when someone requests to play.

She is long transitioned, clearly is using hormones, and they have clearly deemed her ok to play.

Dec 4, 2010 at 12:59 pm · @Reply · Flag
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Dec 20, 2010 at 4:41 pm · @Reply · Flag