Study finds no physical advantage for trans women in sport

As soon as you start saying "trans women are women EXCEPT," you have lost

3) Riley Gaines tied for 5th. She lost to cis women. 4) Trans women are part of this country and they deserve freedom. 5) You are un-American if you can't accept that.

There absolutely is an acceptable answer to this question. Trans women are not “biological men”. Science is real, and trans people have the right to compete in sports. Leave kids alone. And if you have an issue with any of that, move to Afghanistan.

you don't need a perfect answer, you need a spine, principles, empathy and the tiniest bit of facts on the reality that trans women spent decades in women's sports and these things were never an issue

"when a trans is competing against them" jfc "because even the highest female athletes can't win" And yet every study of trans women competing in women's sport shows that you are wrong.

Most of the agreement people have with the idea that trans women would dominate cisgendered women in sports is twofold. A denial that trans people exist. An inaccurate belief that men can in general wipe the floor with women in any sport.

He keeps emphasizing “if” as a way to claim he actually meant blah blah But he should’ve instead pointed out every study says trans women and trans girls have no advantage to cis women and cis girls in sports. This is akin to saying “I oppose 5G towers if they really cause COVID” It’s anti-science

www.the-independent.com/news/science... It does affect that. 12-18 months is usually when it usually has the highest effect, most sports before the recent moral panic set a minimum of two years on HRT. I can speak as someone on HRT for 6 years, it affects muscle mass, both retention and growth

I see discourse. Let's say this. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Trans women can play womens sports. Trans men can play mens sports. But if people really cared about women's sports, they'd support it by going to games, funding, etc. Instead they let their transphobia and misogyny show.

Wow. She tee’d that up for him and he blew it. She asked about “biological males” which is a very different thing than trans women. Could have brought up the ridiculous stunt by Enes Kanter, but he instead dove head first into right wing framing.

can any fucking democraft understand how hormones work at a base level and how most womens sports organizations functioned just fine with trans women before this stupid panic.

no you're not understanding. there is no study that can 'prove' whether it's fair for trans women to play on women's team because that is not a data-driven decision it is a normative one. and the norm should be that all women are worthy of being included

Bonus points if the polycule is all trans women and the one friend is a cis dude

why do you keep comparing trans women to cis men instead of cis women, pal

He said **IF** trans women affect safety or fairness. He didn't say they **DID** affect safety or fairness. It was a savvy answer. C'mon, Talarico will make a great senator and anyone who doesn't vote for him because of this is cutting off their nose to spite their face.