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Well, it has finally come to this. Enjoy the fruits of your social justice!
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/transgender-woman-track-cycling-1.4863381
A Canadian transgender athlete has become the first to ever win gold at the UCI Masters Track Cycling World Championship. Dr. Rachel McKinnon, from Victoria, B.C., finished first in the women's 35-44 age bracket in Los Angeles on Sunday. McKinnon was born biologically male.
She tweeted: "First transgender woman world champion...ever*", with a photo of her on the podium flanked by second- and third-place finishers, Carolien Van Herrikhuyzen of the Netherlands and Jennifer Wagner of the U.S. McKinnon's achievement was lauded by some on social media as even more spectacular because she is forced to suppress her testosterone levels to what she deems "unhealthily low" levels as a pre-requisite for competing.
Others on social media accused the athlete of cheating, claiming her competing is unfair to cisgender women.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/transgender-woman-track-cycling-1.4863381