Lance Armstrong speaks about fairness in sport relating to Trans athletes

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Lance Armstrong speaks about fairness in sport relating to Trans athletes.

‘Of all the controversial and polarizing subjects out there today, I’m not sure there are any as heated as the topic of Trans athletes in sport.

‘Is there not a world in which one can be supportive of the transgender community and curious about the fairness of Trans athletes in sport yet not be labeled a transphobe or a bigot as we ask questions? Do we yet know the answers? And do we even want to know the answers?

‘I do. Hence these conversations… a special series of The Forward, beginning Monday, where I dive into this issue with an open mind in an attempt learn as much as possible from all sides of the debate.

‘I truly hope you enjoy this series. And I hope that for those who have been reluctant to have this conversation, this somehow feels safe. Be fearless.’

“I do. Hence these conversations… a special series of The Forward, beginning Monday, where I dive into this issue with an open mind in an attempt learn as much as possible from all sides of the debate.”

He ended his thread: “I hope that for those who have been reluctant to have this conversation, this somehow feels safe. Be fearless.”

Armstrong’s suitability to lead a discussion on fairness in sport was mocked on social media, with the American having been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.

His consecutive victories in the famous race from 1999-2005 where stripped in 2012, following a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report.

USADA said Armstrong had led ‘the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen’ within his U.S. Postal Service and Discovery Channel teams.

Armstrong confessed to doping in 2013, admitting the offences in a televised interview. “Is there not a world in which one can be supportive of the transgender community and curious about the fairness of Trans athletes in sport yet not be labelled a transphobe or a bigot as we ask questions? Do we yet know the answers? And do we even want to know the answers?