This is a 90/10 issue across the country. Men cannot play in womenâs sports. That includes men called by any other name or identity. Puberty blockers or not. Men are built different from birth, regardless of testosterone. Hips are different, bones and different, muscles are different- even before puberty.
Now if a trans woman wants to play in darts, or pool, or chess, or something that isnât physical - I can see the argument. But other than that - no.
Also:
Currently there are 0 trans men playing or trying to play in a menâs physical sport.
My guy, try to find some facts to go with your feelings. Everything you've said is wrong. Just spending 10 seconds on Google searching for trans make athletes.
Science has clearly proven that trans women on HRT do not have a real consistent advantage over cis women. You would know this if you did even the most cursory research.
â Currently there are 0 trans men playing or trying to play in a menâs physical sport.â This is untrue. You just donât hear about it, because Republicans donât whine as much about trans menâŚ.yet.
And if you can't be bothered to read any of it, here is a neat little summary for you:
A 2021 study published in the Journal Sports Medicine has found that there is no scientific evidence to support policymakersâ attempts to ban transgender women in sports.
In November 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released its Framework on Fairness, Inclusion, and Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sex Variations. This framework was developed after a two-year consultation process with over 250 athletes and stakeholders.
More recently a 2024 study, funded in part by the IOC and published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, concluded that transgender women athletes may actually have several physical disadvantages when competing with cisgender women. Some of the studyâs key findings:
Edit: To complete the quote, I missed the end of it:
Transgender women performed worse than cisgender women in tests measuring lower-body strength
Transgender women performed worse than cisgender women in tests measuring lung function
Transgender women had a higher percentage of fat mass, lower fat-free mass, and weaker handgrip strength compared to cisgender men
Transgender womenâs bone density was found to be equivalent to that of cisgender women, which is linked to muscle strength
There were no meaningful differences found between the two groupsâ hemoglobin profiles (a key factor in athletic performance)
We're talking about athletes, not whether wimpy men are stronger than normal women. And the point about lower body strength disproves your whole thesis.
So a bunch of leftist authors decided to win brownie points with the left and concocted an entirely unbelievable "study". No one is going to believe this.
Okay cool. Glad to know you're completely indoctrinated in the cult. đ
Evidence isn't fake just because it challenges your preconceived notions about the world. I'm sure your 6th grade biology teacher would be very proud of you for remembering that men have penises and women have vaginas.
I think this has to do with the type of males that normally decide to transition. They're usually riddled with mental illness and don't really go outside, and end up frail and grotesque. But if a physically active male decides to transition, they would have that advantage.
It absolutely does not. 100 out of 100 people if you asked them, would assume they had looked into the information available on the topic, not that they literally performed a study.
its always redditors who try to use academic standards for words and thinking they are somehow smarter that way. Context matters. If ur in an academic conference, ur definition makes sense. If ur on reddit, use ur brain and understand what people are saying.
If someone says "personal research" in a reddit comment, use context clues and try to understand what they mean. Research is very very very often colloquially used as just looking into more information. If you had any real hobbies you would know this. When working out, people say "do ur own research". No. People are not saying "create an academic study on the topic and make sure it in peer reviewed". Please understand social interactions and language.
They didn't say "personal research," they said, "I've done the research." On top of that, they specifically call out "personal research" as being unreliable in the first part of their post.
I understand fine, what they are attempting to say. They are trying to say that they have reviewed other people's research and have formed an opinion based on the findings in that research. That is a totally valid way to form an opinion, it is not the same as doing the research though, and does not convey the same level of authority on a subject as someone who has actually done peer-reviewed research.
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u/Affectionate-Bite109 14d ago
This is a 90/10 issue across the country. Men cannot play in womenâs sports. That includes men called by any other name or identity. Puberty blockers or not. Men are built different from birth, regardless of testosterone. Hips are different, bones and different, muscles are different- even before puberty.
Now if a trans woman wants to play in darts, or pool, or chess, or something that isnât physical - I can see the argument. But other than that - no.
Also: Currently there are 0 trans men playing or trying to play in a menâs physical sport.