I have no problem whatsoever with most transgender people but when some of their number start calling the recent decision by Seb. Coe and world athletics not to allow trans women to compete in women's events one based on "hate" rather than science or fairness it drives me nuts!

Their sense of self entitlement is unreal! Testosterone levels aside, there are plain differences in skeletal make-up and musculature that give men a physical advantage in a huge range of sports. Men have larger lung capacity enabling them to take in more oxygen to feed the muscles, they build muscle mass a lot more easily, longer arms and legs give them a fulcrum advantage in terms of power. Narrower hips also helps with some sports, such as football, as men's legs tend to be more bowed where women have wider hips and tend towards being more knock-kneed (this leads to a far higher percentage of women footballers suffering ACL injuries for example than men). All this surely means that trans women have an inherent advantage when competing with women in the vast majority of sports (with the possible exception of those demanding greater flexibility as women's bodies are generally far more flexible than mens). Sport should be about inclusiveness yes, but above all it should be about fairness. Of course trans sports people should be encouraged to participate and compete-but in their own category of else "open" ones.

As for all the woke nonsense and vitriol aimed at those who dare to point out the blindingly f ucking obvious that "women don't have a *****"....

All this has Jack to do with equality or discrimination but just a massive dose of self entitlement