Pacific Strength gym in Oakland announced it will not renew its affiliation with CrossFit amid concerns over a new policy allowing gender classification challenges. LGBTQ advocates worry this could lead to harassment, especially for trans athletes and women who don't conform to traditional gender norms. They argue it promotes misogyny and unfairly targets athletes. A local trans athlete noted the disparity in scrutiny between trans women and men, emphasizing that concerns about competitive fairness are often unfounded, as her performance has remained consistent post-transition.
"What it's actually going to do is create a whole host of problems for cis women," they said. "Predominantly, cis women of color, if we're going to be honest - people that aren't feminine enough or don't look a certain way or are too tall, too strong, too fast."
"All this vigilante reporting is really a way for people to exercise their misogyny," she said. "To see a woman and say that their performance is unnatural based on whatever criteria they have in their head."
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