There are two different stories being told - Fallon's story and Terrence's story. One is great and one is still a huge question mark.
Let's start with the great one. Terrence is a highly gifted basketball player who has had some bad luck partly due to his sexuality. His is a story of how fighting spirit and determination can take you over mountains. A story of accepting oneself and what makes us different. Hope he has done well with his studies and is living a happy life.
Being gay and playing basketball does not create any risks for others health and safety. There is actually not even a discussion nor has there ever been on that topic. The question simply does not exist.
Unfortunately for Fallon Fox the same can't be said for transgender athletes.
Of course transgender women should be allowed to perform any sports they like, that is not what anyone is saying. The question is whether transgender athletes should be allowed to compete against biological women in competitions. If they should, should they be allowed to do so without the opponent's knowledge of them being trans?
There is a line by Fallon in the film where she says something in the line of "I dont understand why this is an issue. All I ever wanted to do was to fight MMA and be happy..."
Maybe so, but if you cant understand why others worry about the situation, then all you are is a full blown narcissist..who may or may not enjoy beating up women.
I wanted to give this film a lower rating due to Fallon Fox, but it didn't seem fair on Terrence nor the film makers, who I'm sure only had good intentions and wanted to highlight "outsiders" in sports - which at the end of the day is a good thing.
Let's start with the great one. Terrence is a highly gifted basketball player who has had some bad luck partly due to his sexuality. His is a story of how fighting spirit and determination can take you over mountains. A story of accepting oneself and what makes us different. Hope he has done well with his studies and is living a happy life.
Being gay and playing basketball does not create any risks for others health and safety. There is actually not even a discussion nor has there ever been on that topic. The question simply does not exist.
Unfortunately for Fallon Fox the same can't be said for transgender athletes.
Of course transgender women should be allowed to perform any sports they like, that is not what anyone is saying. The question is whether transgender athletes should be allowed to compete against biological women in competitions. If they should, should they be allowed to do so without the opponent's knowledge of them being trans?
There is a line by Fallon in the film where she says something in the line of "I dont understand why this is an issue. All I ever wanted to do was to fight MMA and be happy..."
Maybe so, but if you cant understand why others worry about the situation, then all you are is a full blown narcissist..who may or may not enjoy beating up women.
I wanted to give this film a lower rating due to Fallon Fox, but it didn't seem fair on Terrence nor the film makers, who I'm sure only had good intentions and wanted to highlight "outsiders" in sports - which at the end of the day is a good thing.