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“They have different physical characteristics, it’s not fair”

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“They have different physical characteristics, it’s not fair”

by Letizia Cini

“I read dismay that second Sofia Goggia a gay athlete would not be able to go downhill. Before saying such things, kind Sofia, you should stop and think twice: speed is an advantage in the race but with words it can become a big problem ”. This is the comment of the undersecretary of the interior and exponent of IV, Ivan Gasparotto to the words of the skier Sofia Goggia, born 29 years ago in Bergamo.

Interviewed by Corriere della Sera, the athlete from Bergamo spoke on the issue ofhomosexuality: “Are there homosexuals among the athletes? Among women, some do. Among men I would say no. They have to throw themselves off Kitz’s Steif already, ”said the athlete. When asked if it is right that the athletes transgender compete with women Goggia replied that “in terms of sport, a man who transforms into a woman has physical characteristics, even on a hormonal level, which allow him to push harder. I don’t think that’s right then”.

The slip of the Olympic champion

Sofia Goggia with the downhill world cup

The interview released by Sofia Goggia to Aldo Cazzullo and Flavio Vanetti in Corriere della Sera today on newsstands and online. The silver medal in descent at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games was in fact the protagonist of an unfortunate exit. Answering the question of whether they exist in skiing homosexualsthe blue skier replied: “Among women, some do. Among men I would say no. They have to throw themselves off the Kitzbuhel Streif…”.

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Over the hours, the controversies sparked by the interview released by Sofia Goggia do not subside: the silver medal downhill at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games was in fact the protagonist of an unhappy exit. Answering the question whether homosexuals exist in skiing, the athlete from Bergamo replied: “Among women, some do. Among men I would say no. They have to throw themselves off the Kitzbuhel Streif… ”.

“Women are women; men, men “

Asked if she considered herself a feminist, the skier replied: “I believe that women must fight for their rights, including equal pay. But women are women; men, men. I don’t like it when they say: woman with balls. Why do you have to judge me by what I don’t have, what I’m not? ”.
So Sofia Goggia expressed herself on transgender who compete with women: “In terms of sport, a man who turns into a woman it has physical characteristics, even at the hormonal level, which allow you to push harder. I don’t think it’s right then ”. The wave of indignation on social media is inevitable.

The indignation on social media

Sofia Goggia received last April 4 by the president Sergio Mattarella

Sofia Goggia received last April 4 by the president Sergio Mattarella

Among the first positions, that of the president of theArcigay Bergamo Civesn Marco Arlati , who invited the champion to apologize for her “words full of stereotypes” on Facebook. So it was the turn of Ivan Scalfarotto, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of the Interior, who wrote: «I read dismay that according to Sofia Goggia a gay athlete would not be able to do a downhill. Before saying such things, kind Sofia, you should stop and think twice: speed is an advantage in the race but with words it can become a big problem ».
They also intervened on Goggia’s statements The sentinels of Milan, who wrote on Facebook: “We have had no doubts for a long time about how strong the Sofia Goggia blue is. From today, however, we know that you have a stereotypical idea of ​​homosexuality from the age of the caves. So there would be no gay among Italian skiers, because no one would be brave and male enough to challenge such a dangerous downhill. If it’s a joke, it’s not funny. If it’s really the thought of her, it’s distressing ”.

Vladimir Luxury

Vladimir Luxury

“A truly humiliating thought”, he defined it Vladimir Luxury, who commented on Radio Capital the statements of the ski champion. «This idea of ​​measuring heterosexuality through virility is absurd» says Luxuria, «If one is capable of challenging certain heights he does it regardless of sexual orientation. That of the Goggia is a somewhat old idea, according to which gays in front of a steep descent come back screaming and wagging. For some, sport has always been a demonstration of machismo. Already said by men it is terrible, but said by a woman it is truly humiliating “.

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The Mario Mieli Homosexual Culture Circle

“Prejudice and sport, yet another uncivil union”. The Circle of Homosexual Culture Mario Mieli . “In an interview, the ski champion Sofia Goggia states that there would be no homosexual colleagues because they are not brave enough to tackle the most difficult slopes – thunders the president, Mario Colamarino -. Own as if gay athletes are missing something compared to the other. An irrational idea, the fruit of internalized prejudices all too common in the world of sport. A thought that must be fought and eradicated day after day with targeted operations, as well as being sanctioned by the institutions.

“We therefore ask Sofia Goggia and the author of the interview Aldo Cazzullo to clarify their position in this regard”, concluded the president of the Mario Mieli Club, Mario Colamarino.

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