Miss Universe to allow transgender women in pageants

• Spartaaaaa wrote on 2012-04-15 20:29

  Miss Universe to allow transgender women in pageants
  
  Miss Universe says it will allow transgender women to compete in its pageants starting in 2013, a week after a current contestant was reinstated.
  
  Twenty-three-year-old Jenna Talackova, a Vancouver resident who was born male, will be able to compete in the Miss Universe Canada pageant this year.
  
  The organisation previously barred her under the rule that contestants be "naturally-born" female.
  
  Miss Universe said it was still working on the language of the rule change.
  
  The policy revision follows consultations with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (Glaad), that organisation and Miss Universe said in a joint statement.
  
  Miss Universe president Paula Shugart said she "wants to give credit where credit is due".
  
  "The decision to include transgender women in our beauty competitions is a result of our ongoing discussions with Glaad and not Jenna's legal representation, which if anything, delayed the process," Ms Shugart said.
  
  Miss Universe Canada reversed its decision last week as Ms Talackova, who underwent a sex change four years ago, prepared to call a news conference.
  
  "I have never asked for any special consideration," Ms Talackova said last week. "I only wanted to compete."
  
  Donald Trump, who runs the Miss Universe contest, has wished her the best of luck.

  
  
  Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17668895
  
  Do you really think men should be allowed to compete in Miss Universe contests?
• MareneCorp wrote on 2012-04-15 20:39
  Well, why not?
• Excalibur wrote on 2012-04-15 20:40
  Yes, because if Karok can be sexier than other Vindictus characters, I don't see why they shouldn't.
  
  

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• paladin wrote on 2012-04-15 21:01
  Again transgender
  A she is not a he if the said he became a she
• Loopulse wrote on 2012-04-15 21:25
  If they're male to female then they're a she. Not a he, or a "man".
• Ithiliel wrote on 2012-04-15 21:29

  Quote from Spartaaaaa;839266:

  
  
  Do you really think men should be allowed to compete in Miss Universe contests?

  
  
  They're not men, Spartaaaaa, they're women. So yes, these women should be allowed to compete.
• Chiyuri wrote on 2012-04-15 21:30
  Guys, remember that spartaaa is a troll.. reasonning with him is pointless..
• Xemnas wrote on 2012-04-15 21:33
  Yes as long as they don't have giant members sticking out of their dresses.
• Spartaaaaa wrote on 2012-04-15 21:33
  [S]I used to think that "He-Man" was redundant, but thanks to modern day psychology, I now know that being a man does not necessarily mean that said man is a "he"![/S]
• Bride wrote on 2012-04-16 01:39
  I was ok with them kicking her out of the pageant because the rules DID state she had to be a natural born female which she should've known before joining. but I did figure something good would come out of this
  As long as they allow it, I'm totally ok with a transgender participating in a pageant
• Sinned wrote on 2012-04-16 03:19
  Might as well allow transgenders.
  
  Until I see a pageant where no make up is used to cover everything, it's all fake to me!
• Kueh wrote on 2012-04-16 03:25

  Quote from Spartaaaaa;839300:

  [S]I used to think that "He-Man" was redundant, but thanks to modern day psychology, I now know that being a man does not necessarily mean that said man is a "he"![/S]

  
  
  Translation:
  
  I used to be ignorant, but then I developed some tolerance and understanding of viewpoints that differ radically from my own. Unfortunately, it was all just a bout of sarcasm.
• whocares8128 wrote on 2012-04-16 15:36
  What?! A woman with a fake vagina? I suppose it's okay, as long as she didn't get breast implants, because that would give her an unfair advantage.
  
  [SIZE="1"]/sarcasm[/SIZE]
  
  
  Do people still watch "beauty" pageants? [SIZE="1"]<-- rhetorical[/SIZE]
• Elena wrote on 2012-04-17 14:33
  I see no reason why they shouldn't be allowed. They clearly want to be seen as women. Why deny them that? It's not hurting anyone.
• Drizzit wrote on 2012-04-17 16:51
  The universe simply cannot hold the amount of fucks I don't give.