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Rowling Decries Inclusion Of “Cheat” Trans Sprinter Valentina Petrillo In Paris Paralympics

posted 5 months ago by Satan2016 (25902)
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https://deadline.com/2024/09/j-k-rowling-cheat-sprinter-valentina-petrillo-paris-paralympics-1236075666/

J.K. Rowling and female ex-athletes are among those criticizing the inclusion of transgender Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo in the Paris Paralympics.

Rowling, the Harry Potter author, described Petrillo as a “cheat” after she qualified for the women’s T12 400m semi-finals on Monday. Petrillo will feature in the semi-finals this evening.

Petrillo, 51, competed as a male athlete until the age of 45, winning national titles in men’s track and field. The visually-impaired sprinter had two children before identifying as a woman.

[–] moviechatterer (16049) 2 months ago

I would imagine the vast majority of woke liberals would agree with her.
I have yet to see anybody publicly defending trans-women vs women in sports.

..Yet somebody must be setting the rules that have allowed this

[–] arcticdragon (550) 2 months ago

"Trans-men" are FEMALE but identify as male, so putting them along women makes sense.

[–] moviechatterer (16049) 2 months ago

ok , I will edit the post to correct that .