Chris I am sorry you felt attacked, maybe I am a complete idiot, by I didn't see mean spirited comments. If you felt I was one of them, I absolutely apologize, as hurting your feelings was not my intention. My general feeling was not that people here have hostility towards your being transgender, but I may be mistaken. I think that just like you feel it's unfair for you to be left out of the competitions, female competitors think it would be unfair to them if you did compete. Considering the amount of time and effort that goes into preparing for a competition, you can hardly blame them for feeling strongly about it.On the other hand, there is something I'd like to say to you. I am quite sure you have encountered all sorts of hate, discrimination, and meanness in your life due to your choice. I understand and sympathize. But one thing I noticed of people who have been subjected to a lot of this is that they start to expect it. Now, correct me if I am wrong, but I get the impression that, no matter how much we say that it's about the fairness of competition, you will still continue to think it's because we don't accept transgender people. I have mentioned to you the example of the heavyweight boxer wanting to fight a featherweight. Are we against heavyweight boxers? Do we hate them, or make fun of them, discriminate them, or fear them? No! And even hinting at that is, frankly, offensive to those of us who make it a point to be as open minded and accepting as possible in their lives. See it from our point of view: what if a black bodybuilder on steroids wanted to compete against natural bodybuilders, and when he wasn't allowed, he said "oh you don't let me because I am black and you are a bunch of racists!" Wow, really? Now, I am sure the black guy has been discriminated against due to his race for his whole life, but hard as it may be to believe, this time, it has nothing to do with his race!!! Is it so hard for you to believe that this time, it has nothing to do with you being transgender?