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submitted 1 year ago by DevCat@lemmy.world to c/facepalm@lemmy.world

They think trans women have an unfair advantage in... fishing?

Three members of an English women’s fishing team in England are refusing to compete at the world championships due to the fact that one of their own teammates is trans.

The Shore Angling World Championships will take place in Italy in November, and the board of the sport’s governing body, the Angling Trust, has said it will not prevent trans angler Becky Lee Birtwhistle Hodges from applying to compete.

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[-] oo1@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fish are extremely sensitive to pheromones, so very possible that differnt levels of hormones impact a fisherperson's ability to attract giant prehistoric fish

source: (youtbue documentarty on catching the worlds largest fish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Pr2OvSVwE

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