Ana Peleteiro denounces “insults and death threats” after her controversial statements about trans women

The social media profiles of Ana Peleteiro They have been filled with haters with “insults and death threats” after the athlete opined that trans women should not compete in the same category as cisgender people.

“If you have matured as a man, even if your testosterone levels drop, your bone density and muscle development is different from that of other women. In athletics, the woman who jumps the most is 15 meters and a peak and the man 18 meters and a peak. They must be opened the doors to transgender people, but in non-professional sport,” Ana declared in an interview with The country.

Given the commotion caused by her words, the Olympic athlete has defended herself via a statement on Instagram: “I have to defend the rights of CIS women. That does not mean that I hate TRANS women or that I do not want their regulation to be regulated in any way. situation, but I will never be in favor of women having to compete against people who are genetically superior to us for that to happen”.

The Galician points out that this argument is the one defended by the International Athletics Federation: “After years of studies, they conclude that no matter how much a man lowers his testosterone levels, he will never be the same as a woman. Due to his maturation as such, it includes a change morphological, bone and a lot of levels that cannot be changed regardless of the medication. Solution? I have always said so. Or adapt a category so that we all compete on equal terms or participate in non-federated sports. Since it is unfair, no matter where you look at it”.

“And yes, I get wet and fight for my rights as a woman and for the millions of women athletes who think exactly the same as me, but because of the public trial they are afraid to open their mouths, therefore, this is not an ideological question or transphobia. Sport should be part of the life of each and every human being, because it is healthy, but today, without a trans category, professional sport is not viable. Therefore, let’s fight so that professional sport should be regularized and adapted for transgender people instead of stoning and burying the women who fight every day for our rights”, concludes Peleteiro.

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— ANA PELETEIRO BRIÓN (@apeleteirob) June 28, 2023